November 2013

    Psss!!! Happy SSS Day! You don't know what that means? Well, every Sunday, writers of any genre, published works or works-in-progress, post seven-to-ten sentences from their book. Then, they go around to each others sites and read and comment and help each other out. The best part is you can read all these […]

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Today's Five-Minute Friday Art Topic: Tree By: Susan Schiller Our mission is creating art through writing. If you choose to join us, we are writing non-stop for five-minutes, without editing, from your heart, about anything you want regarding this Friday's one-word topic: TREE! Go: One's own soul is nourished in nourishing others. Trees remind me […]

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Shelter in the Storm By: Susan Schiller Standing together on our balcony, my husband and were awed by this massive bank of clouds that hovered over our community this past summer. It stirs up a memory of a night long ago when I witnessed an altogether different kind of storm… it's name was F-10. I'll […]

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Day 8: Art-Every-Day-Month – Let the Children Come By: Susan Schiller "Children, parents, elders… everyone is welcome. Let's all dance!" sounded the invitation and a rainbow of colors burst into the arena in a parade of Cheyenne families, white families, cowboys and Indians, rich and poor, Catholics and Protestants, and more. My friend Marvia said […]

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If You Witness Spiritual Abuse and Do Nothing About It, Consider Yourself Part of the Problem By: Susan Schiller I was reading a scientific article in Forbes written by Bill Frezza earlier this year, regarding the overwhelming evidence that scientific research is being manipulated and controlled by the powers that be, even to the point […]

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Discovering a Hidden Treasure By: Susan Schiller Nearly obscured by a sprawling juniper tree, lay hidden this most perfect cactus blossom! My husband and I had been boating in the Tongue River Reservoir and decided to have lunch on an island. Climbing onto the top of the hill, Wayland excitedly beckoned me over to a […]

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Thunder in the River By: Susan Schiller Beauty came disguised as thunder in the river on this quiet summer day on the Tongue River in eastern Montana. Humans are a rare event in this rural country and the horses stood curiously in a stand of trees, just watching us paddle our canoe quietly downstream. All […]

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Cross to Glory By: Susan Schiller Beading helped me get my life back. It's what we did after work, nearly every night. All of us sitting around the dining room table with our rainbow of glass beads, needles, and patterns. Laughing, joking, and sharing ideas for the next regalia, I learned to relax and have […]

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How to Know if Your Church Leader is a Pathological By: Susan Schiller "I know something is wrong and I can't put a finger on it," is a phrase many of us ponder endlessly as we try to figure out why we feel uncomfortable in church or even at home. Today I'm sharing some simple […]

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A Day at Medicine Rocks, near Ekalaka, Montana By: Susan Schiller From the series "Art Every Day" Right now photography – just a plain, non-fancy digital camera – is my window into the magic of nature. Beauty calls to me from the mountain tops to the waterfalls to the sunflowers in my garden. Beauty has […]

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A Day at Sinks Canyon in Lander, Wyoming By: Susan Schiller Right now photography – just a plain, non-fancy digital camera – is my window into the charm of nature. Beauty calls to me from the mountain tops to the waterfalls to the sunflowers in my garden. Beauty has a language that can only be […]

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Grace By: Susan Schiller Face-to-face with a mystery of a grace so incomprehensible, I stood in front of this larger-than-life size poster of the image of Christ on the Shroud of Turin for what seemed like hours. His face. The face of grace and mercy. His eyes of love. It was a 3D holographic image […]

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