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I love to eat fruit, almost every kind of fruit. I pretty much eat some fruit at every meal and for snacks. Fruit has helped me lose weight and get control of my blood sugar levels. My doctor, however, has warned me about eating too much fruit. It seems that fruit has enough sugar inContinue reading “Too Much of a Good Thing”

As I get older I have less tolerance for high input levels around me. I have a hard time dealing with a crowded restaurant with voices coming from many directions. Neon signs and flashing lights put me in a tailspin. Walking along busy streets with pedestrians and vehicles coming from everywhere makes me want toContinue reading “Too Much Input”

When our kids were young, we had a family puppet ministry. It was called Heavenly Hands and we performed for Sunday Schools, camps, mission trips, and our neighborhood. We learned the craft in formal training and watching the masters, like the Muppets, perform. I wrote most of the scripts and we were aided by somewhatContinue reading “Puppet Master”

I greatly admire the work of talented music composers and artists. I have no idea how they take an idea and create beautiful music or artwork. They start with a simple notion and weave together complicated pieces of music and art. Do they see the end product in their minds as they start, or doContinue reading “Artistic Endeavors”

When I was diagnosed with diabetes seven years ago, I told the doctor that I was not willing to change my diet. I thought she was going to tell me that I had to eat tasteless food that I had spent a lifetime avoiding. She listened patiently to my rant and just made a coupleContinue reading “Small Victories and Little Defeats”