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2016-06-21T08:27:23-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

A rare full moon on the summer solstice

Last updated on: June 21, 2016 at 8:27 am By Joanne Brokaw

I could feel it: a full moon was imminent. Turns it's a Strawberry Full Moon, a once in a lifetime occurrence. Read more

2016-06-03T16:30:06-04:00

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Animals, humans, and Yellowstone National Park

Last updated on: June 3, 2016 at 4:30 pm By Joanne Brokaw

Animals in Yellowstone are just trying to live their lives without interference from humans who want to get a good photo for their Christmas card. Read more

2016-06-03T16:30:21-04:00

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A gorilla, a boy, and life in the balance

Last updated on: June 3, 2016 at 4:30 pm By Joanne Brokaw

What transpires between man and beast when they come face to face and only one can survive the encounter? Read more

2016-05-30T15:53:39-04:00

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My birthday, Memorial Day, and Mars approaching

Last updated on: May 30, 2016 at 3:53 pm By Joanne Brokaw

Today is my birthday; it's also Memorial Day and the day Mars travels closer to Earth than it has in a decade. Coincidence? I think not. Read more

2016-05-26T20:11:06-04:00

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A belief in a God bigger than any book or religion

Last updated on: May 26, 2016 at 8:11 pm By Joanne Brokaw

Whether Josh Grisetti actually met God or not doesn't matter. He walked away from the experience with a bigger faith in a bigger God. Read more

Joshua Steven Grisetti

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2016-05-25T15:38:03-04:00

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Update on Lucy, the chicken with vertigo

Last updated on: May 25, 2016 at 3:38 pm By Joanne Brokaw

I wrote that the vet prescribed antibiotics and rest for my chicken with vertigo. How do you put a chicken on bed rest? Read more

2016-05-25T11:30:24-04:00

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To kill or not to kill spiders

Last updated on: May 25, 2016 at 11:30 am By Joanne Brokaw

I stood there and pondered the spider nest, baby arachnids hatching and scurrying in every direction. Is it morally right to kill them? Read more

2016-05-25T14:39:42-04:00

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Taking my chicken to the vet, and other dizzying thoughts

Last updated on: May 25, 2016 at 2:39 pm By Joanne Brokaw

This isn't the first time I've taken a chicken to the vet. My friends think I'm cuckoo, but my chickens are members of the family. Read more

2016-05-17T13:37:48-04:00

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Groundhogs, coffin parts, and other cemetery surprises

Last updated on: May 17, 2016 at 1:37 pm By Joanne Brokaw

While walking my dog in the cemetery, we came across a groundhog hole surrounded by casket handles and knobs, and pieces of rotted coffin wood, and a bone. Yes, a human bone. Read more

2016-05-10T20:05:00-04:00

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My dog eats a live bird (musings on animals doing what animals do)

Last updated on: May 10, 2016 at 8:05 pm By Joanne Brokaw

My dog Bailey was just outside, just hanging out in the grass, enjoying the evening air. She’d been outside maybe ten minutes when I went out to bring her in and saw that she had something pinned to the ground…it was a bird. I called to her, she moved towards me, and the bird jumped away. Bailey went after the bird, pinned it, and let it go. It hopped, she pinned it again. When it flew up about a foot,... Read more

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