Heaven - Tracy M. Smith

08 Feb

Welcome Home

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In my book, “Choosing Life,” I mentioned how much I enjoyed school. Learning, really. I loved history and geography. One of my teachers told a story about a train ride through Europe. There were four passengers in her compartment. The only language they had in common was Latin, so they conversed in Latin. I studied about the world, and I longed to see every bit of it. I wanted to climb the steps to the Parthenon, sit in the Coliseum,…..

05 Sep

Sour Grapes

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My “To Do” list for when I get to Heaven is growing. The first hundred years, I want to stand on the Mount of Olives overlooking the New Jerusalem and praise God for His faithfulness and loving kindness and mercy to me. Then I have to find Ezekiel. I have to tell him that I read his book, and that what he said set me free from believing that I was under a curse from my father. I don’t know…..

12 Apr

Fashionista

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I am not a fashionista. My style is strictly classic, with a twist. Fads and fashions come and go, but classic is always in style. I do have the classic wool blazer, but it is bright red. Years ago, I found the perfect shirt. It is a good quality long sleeve camp shirt with two pockets on the front. I can roll up the sleeves to make it a three-quarter length, perfect with slacks or jeans. So I bought over…..

04 Oct

Who Are You?

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Back in the day, Loretta Young had a TV sitcom. On one of the shows, during a cocktail party, the question was asked “Who are you?” Most of the people responded with their names. Some answered with their occupations: doctor, plumber, accountant. One woman answered “I am a child of God.” Everything stopped. All attention was on her. In those days, it was acceptable to speak of your Christian faith wherever you were. And, of course, her answer was profound……

27 Sep

Going Home

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Our Japanese neighbors are going home. They lived next door to us for the last 4 years. We didn’t hear much from them. They were a very quiet family, a mother, a father, a son and a daughter. All were very accomplished and thrived here in America. When my husband told me they were leaving, he commented that they would miss all this open space here in Arizona. I told him that “home” always calls to us. No matter how…..

20 Sep

The TANSTAAFL Theory

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If you studied economics, you know about the TANSTAAFL theory. It you didn’t study economics, you know this instinctively. TANSTAAFL: There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Somebody is paying. If someone is receiving food stamps, they are not free. The government does not “make” money. It does not “earn” money. It takes money away from someone to give it to someone else. Someone is paying taxes. And, if someone is receiving something for “free,” they are paying…..

13 Sep

Clean-up On Aisle 4

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In “Choosing Life,” I told you that I was an only child. When I married George, I got a whole new family. Instantly I had a mom and two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law. My brother-in-law’s wife was my third sister-in-law. I’ll call her Madge. Madge was a fourth generation Californian, and a feisty one at that. If there was one thing that Madge had, it was opinions. And she held them strongly. Most of her opinions revolved around the sad…..

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