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The Power of Christmas
As all things in life, we have various impressions. A severe electrical storm, seen from a distance, often magnifies the strength of our...

Don Penner
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Submission of One’s Heart
Recently, I wrote regarding the Serenity Prayer. As a recovering alcoholic, the prayer for serenity, “to accept the things I cannot...

Don Penner
Dec 12, 20225 min read
Political Serenity
The Serenity Prayer God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the...

Don Penner
Dec 11, 20221 min read
Make Your Story a Good One
Humans are intricate creatures. We don’t need to be far off of normal, and we refer to ourselves as “sick”. We all admire health and...

Don Penner
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Who Are We? How Did it Start?
Recently my daughter Annette tag-teamed with my wife Lucille and read me a subscription to life. The message was brief and to the...

Don Penner
Nov 28, 20223 min read
Fear
I was a preschool tyke. Our small farmhouse didn’t have a nursery. I was sleeping in my cot in my parents’ bedroom. I had heard my...

Don Penner
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Normal
Normal is a complex word. It is also a negotiable word. It is complex from the perspective it is used as an adjective or a noun. It is...

Don Penner
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Time
Today I’d like to draw our attention to the topic of time. By all appearances, we have a fair bit of control over many things . Time and...

Don Penner
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Contribution
I am unsure what to call the act of contribution. We might compare it to love. When we give of it freely, enough is received in return...

Don Penner
Nov 8, 20222 min read
Openhearted
To enjoy the freedom of forgiveness we must surrender our hearts. Proverbs 4:23. “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are...

Don Penner
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Tolerance
Blogs have many motivating platforms, is my observation. I’m not certain exactly what my platform would be. Most importantly, I hope it...

Don Penner
Nov 7, 20223 min read
Who I am
My name is Don. My wife is Lucille. We are known as Baby Boomers. We “boomed out” three babies in five years. My father-in-law was...

Don Penner
Nov 7, 20223 min read
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