Category Archives: Ponderings

Life’s Events

Posted on 2015/07/12 by JimR, Chaplain

I haven’t written much lately. Life has been a challenge when you have to make changes that aren’t necessarily things you want to do. I’ve been separated from my ex for over six years and due to a large amount … Continue reading →

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Comfortably Numb

Posted on 2015/06/10 by JimR, Chaplain

Some may recognize the subject title as the name of a song by Pink Floyd. Libby and I were talking last evening about life in general and I said that I had learned to not let things bother me like … Continue reading →

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Peace Within. . .

Posted on 2015/04/14 by JimR, Chaplain

I laid down on my bed last night and just soaked in all the new freshness of a completely redone room. It felt so good. I just wish the rest of the house was the same. It will happen. I … Continue reading →

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To Go or Not To Go, That Is The Question

Posted on 2015/02/25 by JimR, Chaplain

Today there is snow and ice on the ground. It can be considered a typical February weather event. Still, local folks still don’t seem to have enough of it to gain experience in driving in it nor does our DOT … Continue reading →

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I’m Home

Posted on 2015/01/11 by JimR, Chaplain

Walking up from my garage this morning elicited new thoughts. I haven’t moved for 27 years until a month ago. I have known for years the voice of God and also the open door principle. I felt the urging some … Continue reading →

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My Belief

Posted on 2014/12/21 by JimR, Chaplain

Christmas is a holiday that for years I have not celebrated. What?? I did a lot of research in history, Biblically and historically. I settled on one fact. If we cannot celebrate His birth everyday, we missed the need for … Continue reading →

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Gray Hairs in the Sideburns

Posted on 2014/11/29 by JimR, Chaplain

I’ve had this thought running through my head for quite some time. Gray hairs in the sideburns is a memory that I have from back in my forties. I was at work one day when I got up and wandered … Continue reading →

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TIME FOR CHANGE

Posted on 2014/11/09 by JimR, Chaplain

Here’s something people sometimes. . .well most of the time, don’t like. Change. It’s inevitable. Just by virtue of being alive creates change. I guess the real culprit of change is what changes. If it’s a good change, we’re okay … Continue reading →

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Ramblings of an Uncommon Nature

Posted on 2014/10/30 by JimR, Chaplain

Thursday morning, 30 Oct 2014. Libby is “singing” in the kitchen. I don’t know if “Whoa, oh, oh, oh counts as such, but it is melodic. Running water in the sink helps, I suppose. I have Fiesta to my left … Continue reading →

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Painting With the Heart

Posted on 2014/09/24 by JimR, Chaplain

One can easily look at my right middle finger next to the fingernail and deduce I use a pen or pencil a lot. But that doesn’t make me a writer. Writing stories and allegories, prose and poems, fiction and non-fiction … Continue reading →

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