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Category Archives: Metaphysical Reflection
Late Summer Drive through the Flint Hills
The beauty of a shimmering sun as the wind bends long stems of grass on the rolling hills of southern Kansas… Continue reading →
Posted in Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged autumn, cattle, Flint Hills, grazing, hills, Kansas, Kansas poetry, livestock, prairie, ranching
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Autumn Calling to Labor and Rest
The beauty of cool quiet mornings calls us to both rest and labor; the coming of harvest and the beauty of ripened fields. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged autumn harvest, cool mornings, farm harvest, farmers, harvest, mornings, rest, September, work
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Tree Huggers and Bold Sharings
An unexpected sharing from a stranger revealed a very unexpected source of calm and soothing fragrance. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged butterscotch, hikers, hiking, pine bark, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, scents, sharing, trails, vanilla, witnessing
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A Bit Short of the Peak
If we wish to have a greater view, we must take a higher perspective… even if it’s a tough climb sometimes! Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Living, Exercise, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports
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Tagged climbing, Colorado, encouragement, hiking, Horsetooth Mountain, mountains, perspective
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Keeping It Straight
Even something as simple as mowing a pasture goes better when we keep focused on the destination… or the goal, if you please. Continue reading →
Posted in Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged destination, focus, goals, keeping fixed on the goals, mowing pasture, progress
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A Better Praise
There is just a hint of coolness in this morning’s stillness and a very pleasing sense of peace… may both be yours today. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged early morning, gratitude, heat, peace, quiet, stillness, summer
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Highs and Lows
Sometimes, even when the job is tough, we make it even tougher with our own mistakes. But… it can still work out! Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Remodeling/Construction, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged crawl space, dirt, electrical work, laundry, mud, muddy clothes, plumbing, pulling wire
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Of Sprouting and Growing
We are not always meant to achieve our growth in the place where we are first planted… Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged Bon Secours, change, growing, growth, sprouting, tiny tree, trees
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An Odd Thing
If a tiny cactus can somehow survive alone in a strange place, perhaps I should remember that God’s power and plan transcend temporary circumstances. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged cactus, Elk City Lake, Elk City State Park, fitting in, forest, Kansas, odd, opportunity, serve God, southeastern Kansas, trees
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Light Showers in the Area
A bit of humor can help us get through a day… even when the joke is on us! Continue reading →
Posted in Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged dignity, KBOR, meetings, rain, soaked
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