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November 20, 2105

Absurdity Day Absurdity in life The Absurdity of Life without God  - I wanted to be fair and offer a link that offered the viewpoint of "absurdity of faith in God" but when I Googled it nothing came up except the article I just linked to and then links about  Absurdism , it's the closest I could find. The Age of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard to Be Happy Beautiful Day Beautiful Day in song ::  U2 , Beach Boys , Michael Buble , Joshua Radin ,  Queen , Jamie Grace , Mozez Wright , DJ Splash ,  Tom Boxer featuring Jay , Thea Gilmore Beautiful Day in words ::  Oh what a beautiful day , Most Beautiful Day ,  Beautiful Day , Another Beautiful Day Universal Children's Day "The one thing all children have in common is their rights. Every child has the right to survive and thrive, to be educated, to be free from violence and abuse, to participate and to be heard. " ( source ) Bright Futures for Every Child, Every Nation Violence A...

Day 64: Africa

My Mama is arriving at the airport in Denver right about now and will soon be boarding a plane that will take her to another plane that will take her to Africa.  I've taken a similar journey.  Perhaps you remember my journeys to Africa, perhaps you are new to me and don't know.  (If that's the case click here  to start my story about Africa.)  Regardless today I find myself "in" Africa in my thoughts and heart.  In fact, lately I've been having dreams about all my beloved friends in Africa in which we are together.  This past Saturday night I got to have some face time with a dear friend from Kenya, whom I will see again next week.  Bits of sunshine.  My Mama couldn't find room in her luggage for me so I'll have to be content with staring at the picture of the carepoint where she will be in Swaziland and fighting back the green-eyed monster that I can't be there.  I'm grateful my Mama gets to visit a continent that has become a part of m...