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Chapter 1 of The Saga of Charlie Doggett MY ENGLISH ANCESTORS HELPED COLONIZE AMERICA FATHER’S LINES On 28 October 1636, Benjamin Doggett (WikiTree link), my paternal 6th Great Grandfather, was born to William Doggett III in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, who went on to become an Anglican Minister and pioneering missionary to the American Colonies where …
Like I think nearly all the kids of my generation my Father used to tell us about the long country miles he walked to school in all kinds of weather and indeed his generation were naturally walkers much more than mine, though I walked to school too! Just in a town! 🙂 But of course …
Yesterday morning Stijn (he pronounces it sort of like the English word “sang”) who is taking a year away from a university in Holland to “see the world” is for now a tourism intern here at Guayabo Lodge (after spending time first in Indonesia). He does all the jobs here including front desk, restaurant waiter, …
Religious art may need an explanation for both those who know me well and for those who do not. Though I worked my entire adult life for Southern Baptists (evangelicals), I became quite disappointed with the denomination in general and the later larger concept of Evangelical Christians as I year by year watched a very …
I am beginning a new stories section of my website titled Travel. It will eventually have many stories of my many trips around the world (outside Costa Rica) with some illustrative photos along with links to the newest section of my Photo Gallery titled Pre-Costa Rica Travels. where I am slowly creating a gallery on …
The featured photo above is a Lineated Woodpecker pecking away on a woodpecker hole that I think was already there with him enlarging it. It’s uphill from my house yesterday morning, an overcast day not really good for photos. But I tried anyway. Then along comes the smaller Hoffman’s Woodpecker (below photos) making a big …
Following Jesus – The Will Campbell Way (My June 15, 2013 blog post on His Spirit Blog) A Middle Tennessee minister/philosopher/activist, Will Campbell, cut to the chase when it came to following Jesus and would be as good a role model for me as anyone in contemporary times. He died June 3. In today’s Tennessean our …
Have you ever watched a campfireWhen the wood has fallen lowAnd the ashes start to whiten‘Neath the embers crimson glow With the night sounds all around youMaking silence doubly sweetAnd the full moon high above youJust to make the spell complete Tell me were you ever nearerTo the land of hearts desireThan when you sat …
Change blows across my life’s beach, In hopes that it will my mind teach. Shadowed as a lacy palm-like dream, In my eyes, wildlife and nature gleam. Pure life soars o’er a high canopy, Toucans, Parrots, Macaws will be. On colorful wings of living abroad, In tropical places where I’ll be awed. As many birds …
The above feature photo was made on one of the Kenya Mission Trips of a Masai boy shepherd with his “rod and staff” (that knife would be his “rod”) protecting, defending and guiding his sheep like Psalm 23: Psalm 23 A psalm of David. 1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,he …
