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For Paris-The City of Light I'm a riser I'm a get off of the ground, don't run and hider Pushin' comes to shove Hey I'm a fighter When darkness comes to town, I'm a lighter A get out aliver, of the fire A Survivor. -Dirks Bentley On the dark ashen night of September 11th, 2001 in New York
Continue ReadingGod of Heaven and Earth, When we close our eyes, slow our breath, and ask you to enter in— We feel the shift in gravity. No longer are we relying on ourselves and the temporal world for our grounding and truth. But You—The One for whose Love never fails us. We ask now that you
Continue Reading"Thanksgiving Thursday" is an American gourmand's heaven: Roasted turkey, cornbread dressing, sweet potatoes lathered in marshmallows, macaroni and cheese, tart cranberry sauce, and pecan pie! But what about the "Wednesday Night Before" when everyone is making the often stressful airplane, car, or train trek home? Or how about the "Saturday
Continue ReadingOver the last year, my mother and my son Charlie embarked on quite an exciting adventure researching our family history. As it turns out, the family tree is laden with intrigue, scandal, royal liaisons, great betrayals, many a love tryst and triangle, an unfortunate decapitation or two, children banished to
Continue Reading"Follow your bliss." -Joseph Campbell "Put your derriere where your hearts wants to be." -Steven Pressfield "If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you don't bring forth what is within you, what you don't bring forth will destroy you."-Gospel of Thomas Gioachino Rossini is
Continue ReadingPop into any French bistro and you are sure to find a dish served with France's famous Le Puy lentils. Celebrated chefs around the world claim the Le Puy lentils are the best in the world. These petite dark green and blue marbled legumes are grown on a mountain plateau
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