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Can a tire swing not be made from a tire?
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My daughter and I went to a park in Marquette, Michigan last week. Wood play scape, swings, everything. I was drawn to this blue tire swing. When I got there, I discovered it isn’t a tire swing. It is a round swing of molded plastic that looks like a tire swing. But it can’t be.…
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The tiny gifts of St. Nick
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St. Nicholas usually comes to our house. He has found us as we’ve moved. He found us after I grew up and moved out of my parents’ house. He always came to us there. St. Nicholas finds us. And when he does, he puts stuff in our shoes. — When I was getting older, but…
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Walking the beach
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There is something small in the walk, barefoot along the shore; with crunching sand and waves lapping the hem of your jeans. Soaked, drying, sandy, brushed and prepared to return to socks then shoes, then pavement, feet planting and stepping in time to music produced by your phone.
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Embrace
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This week’s Wordless Wednesday: Embrace
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Under Water
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Wordless Wednesday
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Falling Asleep
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Wordless Wednesday He put on his sister’s hat and fell right to sleep.