{"id":25331,"date":"2020-07-18T20:05:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T00:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=25331"},"modified":"2020-07-19T17:27:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T21:27:48","slug":"5-friday-faves-music-that-soothes-the-heart-god-shaped-racial-reconciliation-brothers-hospitality-and-the-colors-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=25331","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Music that Soothes the Heart, God-shaped Racial Reconciliation, Brothers, Hospitality, and the Colors of Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blog-Friday-Faves.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15038\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blog-Friday-Faves.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4225\" height=\"2671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blog-Friday-Faves.jpg 4225w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blog-Friday-Faves-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blog-Friday-Faves-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blog-Friday-Faves-1024x647.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4225px) 100vw, 4225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friday Faves! Here are mine for this week:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Music that Soothes the Heart<\/strong> &#8211; I don&#8217;t know how <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nathan<\/a> does it time after time. He takes that one classical guitar of his and he renders video game, TV, and movie themes into <strong>sounds so soulful you feel the healing just listening<\/strong>. I don&#8217;t even know the two video games <strong>The Last of Us<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Last_of_Us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a>) or the anime TV series <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naruto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naruto<\/a>. These themes below, arranged and performed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/beyondtheguitar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beyond the Guitar<\/a>, are hauntingly beautiful. Thousands of folks have already viewed his YouTube videos, and their comments get me every time. More and more I see there&#8217;s something more to video games (and to anime)&#8230;in the stories and music, there is such a heart connection. It&#8217;s fascinating. The music, too&#8230;wow!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NARUTO: Sadness and Sorrow - Classical Guitar Cover (Beyond The Guitar)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bMjV5Id2E8M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE LAST OF US PART 2 Medley - Classical Guitar Cover (Beyond The Guitar)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XRnGyeWrvc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE LAST OF US - Classical Guitar Cover (Beyond The Guitar)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OA61t6KOTx0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Did you also catch that Nathan is doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCMdrx2G85-jzBcXjYqhZ2PQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a podcast<\/a> these days? I&#8217;m the mom and yet learn so much about him and his work through these (all adult children should consider doing this sort of thing, even if it&#8217;s just for their parents&#8217; enjoyment).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ep 12: If I Had To Start Over - Advice For Starting A Music Career In 2020\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZqDX7R5F9v8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) God-shaped Racial Reconciliation <\/strong>&#8211; Just this week, I came across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Jp8O0kajWsQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video<\/a> on Twitter. Watched the whole thing, with cold chills. I&#8217;m not going to give it all away, but you will be spellbound for the 40 minutes of story-telling of how <a href=\"https:\/\/willfordministries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will Ford<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhopdc.com\/our-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Lockett<\/a> met and how their stories have connected for generations.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jp8O0kajWsQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They tell of how God used a dream during sleep in each of their lives that set up a situation for them to meet. They also speak of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. King&#8217;s Dream Speech<\/a> and how it was not only &#8220;poetic&#8230;but prophetic&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Martin-Luther-King-sons-of-former-slaves-and-former-slave-owners-sit-together-AZ-Quotes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25485\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Martin-Luther-King-sons-of-former-slaves-and-former-slave-owners-sit-together-AZ-Quotes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Martin-Luther-King-sons-of-former-slaves-and-former-slave-owners-sit-together-AZ-Quotes.jpg 850w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Martin-Luther-King-sons-of-former-slaves-and-former-slave-owners-sit-together-AZ-Quotes-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Martin-Luther-King-sons-of-former-slaves-and-former-slave-owners-sit-together-AZ-Quotes-768x361.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dreamstreamco.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dream Stream Company<\/a> &#8211; Will Ford and Matt Lockett<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dream-King-Martin-Fulfilled-America\/dp\/1947165658\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=The+Dream+King&amp;qid=1595098232&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Dream King: How the Dream of Martin Luther King, Jr. Is Being Fulfilled to Heal Racism in America<\/em> &#8211; Will Ford and Matt Lockett<\/a><span id=\"productTitle\" class=\"a-size-extra-large\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) <\/strong><strong>Brothers <\/strong>&#8211; I never had sisters and always wanted one. Fortunately, with three brothers, I have two sisters-in-law who have given me that sweet experience of sisters for life. [Another amazing sister-in-law thanks to my husband&#8217;s brother].<\/p>\n<p>Now, back to my brothers. There are three. <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dwane-Wade-Robert-Blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25464\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dwane-Wade-Robert-Blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dwane-Wade-Robert-Blog.jpg 960w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dwane-Wade-Robert-Blog-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dwane-Wade-Robert-Blog-768x475.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One died too young, and we miss him. Our older brother, Robert, died of a &#8220;shredded aorta&#8221;. The surgeon who operated for hours to save his life told our family they were able to repair the aorta but couldn&#8217;t get him off bypass. He was just too tired.<a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Robert.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25495\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Robert.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"443\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Robert.jpg 337w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Robert-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life was hard on my brother, Robert, twice divorced and struggling with health issues that diminished him. He coped by blaming the hard on others. His siblings took some of the brunt of it&#8230;his children and parents also. However, we learned especially from our mom&#8217;s example that loving him mattered. Two friends of mine, in separate conversations, gave me excellent advice: &#8220;Hurt people hurt people&#8230; deflect the attacks and lean in anyway.&#8221; I learned what the buttons were that Robert pushed for me and &#8220;deactivated&#8221; them. I wanted our relationship to survive. Somehow, when I didn&#8217;t react to his put-downs or temper outbursts, he just stopped trying to engage in that way. What if I had walked away and given up on him, on us. Thankfully, we had time&#8230;not as much as we would have liked, but time&#8230;to be close, to laugh over memories, to share the daily small victories, to long together for better days, to make plans for those days. I learned so much from him on dealing with challenge and not giving up. One day I will tell him.<\/p>\n<p>My two &#8220;little brothers&#8221;, Dwane and Wade, have benefited from what we learned from our older brother. We three have always had strong opinions like our big brother, but less argumentative and more gentle. Now that our parents are gone, we hold together. I can&#8217;t imagine any disagreement ever separating us from each other. We are family and I am so thankful for them.<a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Debbie-Dwane-Wade.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25465\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Debbie-Dwane-Wade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Debbie-Dwane-Wade.jpg 604w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Debbie-Dwane-Wade-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-314.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25466\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1373\" height=\"972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-314.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-314-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-314-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-314-1024x725.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1373px) 100vw, 1373px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25467\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1088\" height=\"1088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-351.jpg 1088w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-351-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-351-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-351-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2015-April-phone-pics-American-Idol-Spring-flowers-Dad-visit-351-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1088px) 100vw, 1088px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How about you?<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we lose a parent (or both) through divorce or death. We are with our siblings for most all of our lives. They help shape us for life.<\/p>\n<p>My extended family lives states away. No travel yet for me but it&#8217;s coming. In the meantime, so thankful for phone calls with these brothers of mine. And social media, right? Thankful for every connection.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s celebrate our families while we have them. None are perfect. Some are exceptionally difficult. We have much to learn &#8211; from our original families &#8211; to live well in our own next families&#8230;and to love well, even through the hard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4) Hospitality <\/strong>&#8211; What&#8217;s wrong with this picture? No people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Living-Room-Hospitality.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25534\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Living-Room-Hospitality.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Living-Room-Hospitality.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Living-Room-Hospitality-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Living-Room-Hospitality-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-Living-Room-Hospitality-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This room is the least used in our house during this season of COVID-19. Before this Spring, our living room was hopping with friend visits, mid-week small groups from church, work friends, neighbors, and our children and grandchildren. Those visits have mostly moved outside with the social distancing mandates.<\/p>\n<p>I miss our usual hospitality. Now it requires more creativity and less people. The noise of hospitality is missing, as well as the bounty of it. At the start of COVID-19 restrictions, I was all about writing cards, doing drive-by visits, making videos of reading picture books and posting them to Google Drive for our grandchildren, reconstructing how we celebrate birthdays and holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Four months in, I put away my card box. No more books on Google Drive. It feels like we&#8217;re heading into a longer &#8220;hunker down&#8221; than we imagined. For now, I&#8217;m taking a breather&#8230;but not for too long.<a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-Hospitality-Facebook-source-unknown-July-11-2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25471\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-Hospitality-Facebook-source-unknown-July-11-2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-Hospitality-Facebook-source-unknown-July-11-2013.jpg 456w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-Hospitality-Facebook-source-unknown-July-11-2013-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/215258057166454490\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest, Source Unknown<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As my husband is watching a NFL game from 2019 on TV (Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs), I&#8217;m hoping we&#8217;re in half-time on this whole COVID thing. Great game, if you didn&#8217;t see it (and if you&#8217;re a Titans fan!).<\/p>\n<p>Hospitality in the usual is missing for some of us (social distancing being at-risk) and we miss it. So thankful for you out there who have taken hospitality to a whole new normal and haven&#8217;t missed a beat. I&#8217;m getting ready to join you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>5) Colors of Summer &#8211; <\/strong>No words necessary. Enjoy the colors:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9232.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25521\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9232.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9232-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9232-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9232-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-June-Papas-Garden-Flowers-Grandkids-038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25511\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-June-Papas-Garden-Flowers-Grandkids-038.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-June-Papas-Garden-Flowers-Grandkids-038.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-June-Papas-Garden-Flowers-Grandkids-038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-June-Papas-Garden-Flowers-Grandkids-038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2020-June-Papas-Garden-Flowers-Grandkids-038-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dave-Fishing-2020-July-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25530\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dave-Fishing-2020-July-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dave-Fishing-2020-July-1.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dave-Fishing-2020-July-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dave-Fishing-2020-July-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Dave-Fishing-2020-July-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9376.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25522\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9376.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9376.jpg 4032w, 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4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9045.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25519\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9045.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9045.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9045-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9045-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9045-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25520\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9072.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2308\" height=\"3450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9072.jpg 2308w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9072-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9072-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/IMG_9072-685x1024.jpg 685w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2308px) 100vw, 2308px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hope your weekend is filled with sweet times and near loved ones (even if it has to be six feet apart).<\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Bonuses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-recommendations-The-three-cs-to-avoid-by-WHO-Facebook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25500\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-recommendations-The-three-cs-to-avoid-by-WHO-Facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"749\" height=\"1322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-recommendations-The-three-cs-to-avoid-by-WHO-Facebook.png 749w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-recommendations-The-three-cs-to-avoid-by-WHO-Facebook-170x300.png 170w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Blog-COVID-recommendations-The-three-cs-to-avoid-by-WHO-Facebook-580x1024.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/WHO\/photos\/a.750907108288008\/3339935806051779\/?type=3&amp;source=48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Health Organization, Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zuby - OK Dude [Official Music Video]\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v72xcA0vYCk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"White Allergies? w\/Matthew McConaughey - Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - Ep. 2\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CwiY4i8xWIc?list=PLXAptcMQLoM6jeadgiA4YZZbgW4BDovTB\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2020\/06\/10\/matthew-mcconaughey-discusses-racism-and-white-allergies-in-interview-with-former-longhorns-star-emmanuel-acho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Matthew McConaughey Discusses 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J. Marquez<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/poets.org\/poem\/let-america-be-america-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Let America Be America Again<\/em> &#8211; Langston Hughes<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Huzbbn5chL\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlinstitute.org\/im-a-black-millennial-here-are-three-ways-we-can-improve-race-relations\/\">I\u2019m a Black Millennial \u2013 Here are three ways we can improve race relations<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;I\u2019m a Black Millennial \u2013 Here are three ways we can improve race relations&#8221; &#8212; Douglass Leadership Institute\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dlinstitute.org\/im-a-black-millennial-here-are-three-ways-we-can-improve-race-relations\/embed\/#?secret=oX9B8Uf65f#?secret=Huzbbn5chL\" data-secret=\"Huzbbn5chL\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getpocket.com\/explore\/item\/how-to-achieve-your-goals-by-creating-an-enemy?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>How to Achieve Your Goals By Creating an Enemy<\/em> &#8211; Nir Eyal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Home Free - God Bless the U.S.A. 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This was a fascinating infographic. 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