Category Archives: personal

I’m an Anglophile from “Way Back When”

Posted on May 30, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Roy of the Rovers Our Uncle Keith went to England with his family in 1960. He was working for Macmillan Publishers. That didn’t affect me, as a ten-year-old, until he started to send presents back home to me, the first … Continue reading →

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DNA: It’s All Relative

Posted on May 29, 2018 by cdsmiller17

ancestryDNA When I heard that my sister, Anne, was contemplating having her DNA tested, I started to consider doing the same. The main reason for doing so was to discover who our maternal grandfather is. As my three sisters and … Continue reading →

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Betty Shine: We All Shine On…

Posted on May 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

…like the moon and the stars and the sun Three nights ago, I had a dream in which someone wanted to prove what I was really about. He asked me to meet with Betty Shine and pay her £10 for … Continue reading →

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A Good Day: Stella and Bugles

Posted on May 11, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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Waiting for Some Friends

Posted on May 2, 2018 by cdsmiller17
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How to Recall Your Dreams

Posted on April 30, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Recollection of a Night Dream We recently moved our bed. For most of three years it has been aligned east/west, mainly because of the layout of our bedroom. Spontaneously, my wife decided that it should be aligned north/south instead. In … Continue reading →

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Crossing Dimensions

Posted on April 25, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Fringe Last night’s dream was probably influenced by the new television show “The Crossing” but it hearkened back to “Fringe” in effect. Once the dimensions began to open up, the show had a building that was a ‘no man’s land’ … Continue reading →

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Amazed by Grace

Posted on April 22, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Stairway to Heaven In the ‘old days’ (read, just yesterday), we thought we could earn our way to salvation. By following the rules, we thought we could buy a stairway to heaven. What a waste of effort! As I have … Continue reading →

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Experience: Negative to Positive

Posted on April 14, 2018 by cdsmiller17

“Don’t touch! It’s hot!” As a species, we are wired to disobey. It must have been built into our DNA to be negatively suggestible. From the minute we are told not to do something, that’s all we want to do. … Continue reading →

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The Feeling of Abandonment

Posted on April 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

We All Have Our Crosses to Bear Do you know why atheists feel justified in saying that there is no God? Because even Jesus, dying on the cross, called out to Him, and He didn’t come to Jesus’ rescue. Abandonment … Continue reading →

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