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Simple Pleasures Are the Best!

Maybe I’m getting old, but the more I’ve thought about it, the more it strikes me that life’s simple pleasures really are the best. If you’re over age 55, perhaps you remember this one: I’m not so sure I’d rank a helping of pork and beans as one of life’s…

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bryan.bice February 15, 2023 February 14, 2023Contentment, Gratitude, Pleasure, Uncategorized Contentment, Gratitude, Pleasures, Simplicity

Bloated Backpacks

Should you find yourself at the visitor’s center in Amicalola Falls State Park in Dawsonville, Georgia, it may seem quite odd that just outside the building hangs a scale from one of the support beams. Then again, if you’re at that particular park, you would likely be aware that it’s…

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bryan.bice April 26, 2022 April 25, 2022Backpacking, Christian Living, Goals, Money, Possessions Backpacking, Contentment, Goals, Money, Possessions

What Makes for a Good Day?

After my recent episode at the end of a Sunday morning service (I wrote about it last week), it was decided I needed a break. At first, I balked at the word “need.” I mean, a vacation is always nice, but need suggests some kind of deficiency. When I got…

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bryan.bice April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022Contentment, Encouragement, Nature, Peace, Refreshment, Rest Contentment, Hiking, Lakeshore, Nature, Refreshment, Rest, Weather
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