Tumbleweeds
February 17, 2024 by admin
Filed under Life Topics
Tumbleweeds are nature's welcome wagon to New Mexico. It has taken me a while to understand how a tumbleweed tumbles! I've come to realize that it takes a certain set of circumstances to create a tumbleweed. First, the tumbleweed candidate has a shallow root system—not much anchoring the plant to the earth. Second, the shrub gets dried out, due to lack of moisture. Third, a high wind blows and uproots the bush, launching it on its way through fields, and across roads, until it eventually lodges in a fence row.
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We Get to be Co-Sufferers
Though I count it a great privilege to pray for the many needs that are sent my way via email or other means, there are times I feel overwhelmed at the magnitude of suffering endured by my fellow believers around the globe. The old saying that the devil never takes a vacation is certainly true, and yet.
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Wise advice from Kids
By Ronnie Wyatt
A group of kids were asked the question, “If you had one chance to give someone some helpful advice, what would you share with them?” I believe that their practical wisdom can be helpful to us all.
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Great Is The Lard
By Darren Marlar
Being a standup comedian comes with its own set of unique experiences. The other night before a show I had an email from a fan asking what my favorite cookie was.
Quick side note. Comedians get paid next to nothing – almost as little as online humor columnists. So I don't mind using fans for occasional caloric perks. In fact, I'm not opposed to outright asking on-stage, "Can someone please bring me a Wendy’s Triple, please? I'm starving!"
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Wisdom from Mamas Kitchen
By Ruth Bomar
In my mother’s one-pivot kitchen, she could place her foot in the center and pivot to the stove, sink, fridge or table. Bright orange linoleum covered the floor, something Mama would mop with vigor, stand back approvingly, and then sigh with satisfaction. Every day enticing aromas filled our small home from my mother’s central command: beans, onions, garlic, chile, tortillas. As a child I never had to wonder what to do, my mother’s voice ordered me to action. “Chop the onion in tinier pieces, squeeze more out of these limes, get the dog out of here, and put the guacamole on the table. Stand up straight.”
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