{"id":29648,"date":"2022-02-28T19:58:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T00:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=29648"},"modified":"2022-02-28T19:59:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T00:59:54","slug":"5-friday-faves-beyond-the-guitars-latest-parenting-pearls-aging-well-words-and-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=29648","title":{"rendered":"5 Friday Faves &#8211; Beyond the Guitar&#8217;s Latest, Parenting Pearls, Aging Well, Words, and War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14251\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3996\" height=\"2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2.jpg 3996w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Blog-Friday-Faves-006-2-1024x651.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3996px) 100vw, 3996px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quick take on favorites of mine over the last couple of weeks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1) Beyond the Guitar&#8217;s Latest &#8211; <\/strong>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Playstation vs. Xbox (but it\u2019s guitar)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pZu4D_yKZy4?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=\"This 11\/8 time signature sounds insane on guitar. (Lava Me 3)\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f_jROG9TQsY?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) Parenting Pearls<\/strong> &#8211; So thankful for wisdom of others&#8230;especially in parenting and raising children to be mentally healthy and resilient. How other cultures parent is also intriguing. Below are some of both.<\/p>\n<p>Mom blogger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourmodernfamily.com\/becky-mansfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becky Mansfield<\/a> wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourmodernfamily.com\/kids-forget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a great piece<\/a> on things we don&#8217;t want our kiddos to forget.\u00a0 Please share in the Comments what you hope your children don&#8217;t forget.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourmodernfamily.com\/kids-forget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>What Really Matters: Things I Never Want Our Kids to Forget &#8211; <\/em>Becky Mansfield<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-Things-You-Dont-Want-Your-Kids-to-Forget-Your-Modern-Family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29835\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-Things-You-Dont-Want-Your-Kids-to-Forget-Your-Modern-Family.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-Things-You-Dont-Want-Your-Kids-to-Forget-Your-Modern-Family.jpg 750w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-Things-You-Dont-Want-Your-Kids-to-Forget-Your-Modern-Family-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-Things-You-Dont-Want-Your-Kids-to-Forget-Your-Modern-Family-576x1024.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourmodernfamily.com\/kids-forget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook, Becky Mansfield, Your Modern Family<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2022\/01\/west-texas-kids-covid-schools\/621373\/?fbclid=IwAR22rREe0Xzlf4-Ny0rbSDXsItd8AOwPqCU2SYk8YVUs81nRWTNiku7xGq0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>First, You Decide that Kids Belong in School<\/em> &#8211; Carrie McKean<\/a> &#8211; a writer friend of mine in Texas; everyone won&#8217;t agree with her, but she writes well and with reason for us as parents during our time with COVID.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/02\/10\/1079406041\/researcher-says-rethink-prek-preschool-prekindergarten?fbclid=IwAR2r8oiHyjDe8OgQ6FzaBhka9Yh9d7PIl4x8foyhKYffrGssavYLQUmqW70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>A Top Researcher Says It&#8217;s Time to Rethink Our Entire Approach to Preschool<\/em> &#8211; Anya Kementz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grownandflown.com\/stop-judging-other-kids\/?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=socialflow&amp;fbclid=IwAR1m98GSn6U7DryaGj5qBfhJ_8oXLid5vVJ1fp9Z--R9ckWkYMSUOOchiKs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>It&#8217;s Easy to Judge Until It&#8217;s Your Kid; Let&#8217;s Try Compassion<\/em> &#8211; MaryBeth Bock<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20220105-the-arctic-parenting-style-that-fosters-resilience?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Secret of Arctic &#8216;Survival Parenting&#8217;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Aging Well<\/strong> &#8211; Start young. Start young to age well. If you have to catch up (like me), there is still time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/family\/archive\/2022\/02\/happiness-age-investment\/622818\/?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Seven Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age<\/em> &#8211; Arthur C. Brooks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/story\/health\/forgive-psychology-trauma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Forgiving People Is Good for Your Health. Here&#8217;s How to Do It.<\/em> &#8211; Rachel Feltman<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The situation with my mom (cancer and heart) and my dad\u2019s (Parkinson\u2019s and dementia) health has been making me so sad. I wish I could be with them right now. \ud83d\ude25 So my sister sent a video of them together tonight, dancing to Neil Young. \ud83d\udc99 Take a moment to love your loved ones. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y2fBu26NlP\">pic.twitter.com\/y2fBu26NlP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; holli (@holli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holli\/status\/1485052444765990915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popsci.com\/story\/health\/forgive-psychology-trauma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Forgiving People Is Good for Your Health. Here&#8217;s How to Do It<\/em> &#8211; Rachel Feltman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blog-Gottmans-7-Principles-of-Marriage-yes-magazine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29649\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blog-Gottmans-7-Principles-of-Marriage-yes-magazine.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2550\" height=\"1593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blog-Gottmans-7-Principles-of-Marriage-yes-magazine.jpg 2550w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blog-Gottmans-7-Principles-of-Marriage-yes-magazine-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blog-Gottmans-7-Principles-of-Marriage-yes-magazine-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Blog-Gottmans-7-Principles-of-Marriage-yes-magazine-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2550px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/i.pinimg.com\/originals\/1b\/b4\/3c\/1bb43c683dbcebb70cfcefd49ccf37b0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John &amp; Julie Gottman, Yes! Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_2o3\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc dati1w0a e5nlhep0\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>4) Words<\/strong> &#8211; As much as I love words this quote from Jesus&#8217; teaching gives pause: \u201c<em>But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.\u201d\u00a0 &#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/matthew\/12-36.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 12:36-37<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Words matter. Words mean things. We should be generous with life-giving words and sparing with words that destroy.\u00a0 Silence and restraint have their place.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"jsc_c_2o3\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc dati1w0a e5nlhep0\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/the-eternal-significance-of-a-single-little-word\/?fbclid=IwAR0n7E17GYxEjbhOKpSlpIKOV1cmZZo5EcJpiN7abeZCN5JO9HRRU1nsuoU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Eternal Significance of a Single Little Word<\/em> &#8211; Tim Challies<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/what-if-a-poem-by-malcolm-guite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>What If<\/strong><\/a>&#8211; A poem by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.malcolmguite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malcolm Guite<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">What if every word we say<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Never ends or fades away,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Gathers volume gathers weigh,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Drums and dins us with dismay<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Surges on some dreadful day<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">When we cannot get away<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Whelms us till we drown?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">What if not a word is lost,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">What if every word we cast<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Cruel, cunning, cold, accurst,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every word we cut and paste<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Echoes to us from the past<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Fares and finds us first and last<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Haunts and hunts us down?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">What if every murmuration,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every otiose oration<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every oath and imprecation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Insidious insinuation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every blogger\u2019s aberration,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every facebook fabrication<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every twittered titivation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Unexamined asservation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Idiotic iteration,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every facile explanation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Drags us to the ground?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">What if each polite evasion<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Every word of defamation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Insults made by implication,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Querulous prevarication,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Compromise in convocation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Propaganda for the nation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">False or flattering persuasion,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Blackmail and manipulation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Simulated desparation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Grows to such reverberation<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">That it shakes our own foundation,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Shakes and brings us down?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Better that some words be lost,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Better that they should not last,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Tongues of fire and violence.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">O Word through whom the world is blessed,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Word in whom all words are graced,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Do not bring us to the test,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Give our clamant voices rest,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">And the rest is silence.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Then, on a lighter note:\u00a0 there&#8217;s this sweet game that is all the rage right now. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4382128\/wordle-who-invented\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wordle<\/strong><\/a> created by <a href=\"https:\/\/meaww.com\/wordle-game-creator-josh-wardle-is-now-ruling-the-gaming-industry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Wardle<\/a> (launched in October 2021). I love it because it is not time-consuming. You get one word puzzle a day that is challenging but doable. So fun.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getpocket.com\/collections\/what-to-read-about-wordlewhile-everybodys-still-talking-about-it?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>What to Read About Wordle While Everybody&#8217;s Still Talking About It<\/em> &#8211; Alex Dalenberg<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"474\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Wordle philosophy\u2014a short thread:<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t use a strategy. I don\u2019t want a strategy. (Please don\u2019t reply with any.)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not competitive with anyone but myself (in this game and in all things). <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m terrible at games and seldom play any. <\/p>\n<p>1\/2<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP at The Priory) (@KSPrior) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSPrior\/status\/1486831510602846215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSPrior\/status\/1486831510602846215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter, Karen Swallow Prior<\/a> (Click to read the full thread)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-news\/wordle-app-charity-donation-1286210\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wordle App<\/a> (different game, different creator)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>5) War &#8211; <\/strong>We have all read and watched about the current invasion of Ukraine by Russia. How to respond? Who to respond? I won&#8217;t pose an opinion here because we have so many, and they don&#8217;t help really. Praying is the most important thing we can do. Below are some links I found interesting this week (well, links that weren&#8217;t behind\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/paywall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a paywall<\/a>). Praying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-War-Ukraine-Pavlo-Lozynsky-Facebook.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29838\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-War-Ukraine-Pavlo-Lozynsky-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-War-Ukraine-Pavlo-Lozynsky-Facebook.jpg 829w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-War-Ukraine-Pavlo-Lozynsky-Facebook-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Blog-War-Ukraine-Pavlo-Lozynsky-Facebook-768x889.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/a>Photo Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10158216219531423&amp;set=a.10151124255336423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/getpocket.com\/collections\/war-in-ukraine-essential-reading?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>War in Ukraine: Essential Reading<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-59667938\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ukraine&#8217;s Volodymyr Zelensky: the Comedian President Who Is Rising to the Moment<\/em> &#8211; Stephen Mulvey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2022\/02\/28\/wendell-berrys-advice-for-a-cataclysmic-age?fbclid=IwAR1r0auHNmZ927N_15CzAcSa2-m8aLy23pgyMBDV2-yzG4PgD6cRo9_1eF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wendell Berry&#8217;s Advice for a Cataclysmic Age<\/em> &#8211; Dorothy Wickenden<\/a> [Lengthy biographical piece on Berry&#8217;s advice &#8211; also includes an audio file which you can listen to instead of reading the story.]<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few quotes from the piece above:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThink Little. Nearly every one of us, nearly every day of his life, is contributing <em>directly<\/em> to the ruin of this planet.\u201d Berry went on to say that he was \u201cashamed and deeply distressed that American government should have become the chief cause of disillusionment with American principles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a Jefferson Lecture in 2012, he quoted Stegner\u2019s description of Americans as one of two basic types, \u201cboomers\u201d and \u201cstickers.\u201d Boomers are \u201cthose who pillage and run,\u201d who \u201cmake a killing and end up on Easy Street.\u201d Stickers are \u201cthose who settle, and love the life they have made and the place they have made it in.\u201d They are \u201cplaced people,\u201d in Berry\u2019s term\u2014forever attached to the look of the sky, the smell of native plants, and the vernacular of home.<\/p>\n<p>He told the crowd that, as a member of the human race, he was \u201cin the worst possible company: communists, fascists and totalitarians of all sorts, militarists and tyrants, exploiters, vandals, gluttons, ignoramuses, murderers.\u201d But, he insisted, he was given hope by people \u201cwho through all the sad destructive centuries of our history have kept alive the vision of peace and kindness and generosity and humility and freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA properly educated conservative, who has neither approved of abortion nor supported a tax or a regulation, can destroy a mountain or poison a river and sleep like a baby,\u201d he writes. \u201cA well-instructed liberal, who has behaved with the prescribed delicacy toward women and people of color, can consent to the plunder of the land and people of rural America and sleep like a conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf two neighbors know that they may seriously disagree, but that either of them, given even a small change of circumstances, may desperately need the other, should they not keep between them a sort of pre-paid forgiveness? They ought to keep it ready to hand, like a fire extinguisher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus said, \u2018Take no thought for the morrow,\u2019 which I take to mean that if we do the right things today, we\u2019ll have done all we really can for tomorrow. OK. So I hope to do the right things today.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanswhotellthetruth.org\/portraits\/wendell-berry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Wendell Berry &#8211; Americans Who Tell the Truth<\/em> Website<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div id=\"jsc_c_2o3\" class=\"ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc dati1w0a e5nlhep0\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg\">\n<div class=\"qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d\">\n<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">___________________________________________________________________________<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Any favorite finds you&#8217;d be willing to share? Post them in the Comments and thanks so much for stopping by.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><strong>Bonuses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Setting a Valentine&#8217;s lunch for our grandchildren:<a href=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29767\" src=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8814.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8814.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8814-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8814-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8814-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/real-life-diet-kenny-g?utm_source=pocket-newtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Real-Life Diet of Kenny G, Who Learned to Cook to Set an Example for His Son<\/em> &#8211; Mick Rouse<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-pzXEf4VWNU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Video &#8211;<em> Jesus&#8217; Heart<\/em> &#8211; Eric Gilmour and Dane Ortlund<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=10223601657403921&amp;set=gm.5111693538882568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three Encouraging Quotes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick take on favorites of mine over the last couple of weeks: 1) Beyond the Guitar&#8217;s Latest &#8211; Enjoy! 2) Parenting Pearls &#8211; So thankful for wisdom of others&#8230;especially in parenting and raising children to be mentally healthy and resilient. 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