by Susan Ternyey, originally written in 2014 Its the beginning of a new year, perhaps a good time to contemplate our Beginning–Comment 1“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.The same was in the beginningwith God.All things were made by him;and without him was not any thingContinue reading “A Few Comments on The Creation”
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With Joy We Rise
A hymn by Susan TernyeyCopyright 2019 Susan Ternyey With Joy we rise and lift our PraiseTo God for this new Blessed day.New Hope, new Start, new Birth and Life, By Grace from darkness dawns new Light. With this New Year let us embraceThe converting power of His Grace,Which gives us means to become as ourContinue reading “With Joy We Rise”
Traveling Light
by Susan Ternyey, Dec 2019 Light travels 93 million miles to get here from our sun, at the speed of light, and though that trip takes nearly 8.5 minutes, a bolt of lightning travels exactly the same speed in a flash. While strange lights in the sky have haunted humans at times, how much more weContinue reading “Traveling Light”
Big Wheels
by Susan Ternyey, Nov 2025 When I go wheelin’ ’round, my Big Wheels are in back, the power behind my motion, while the little wheels in front steer my course. For some, the Big Wheels are the Big Cheeses, whether aged or new. May they bring good taste to the fore, and after providing sustenance. Continue reading “Big Wheels”
Onedin Line Timeless Themes
by Susan Ternyey, Sept 2025 Self-Determination—Part 1 If the Onedin Line could be considered a body of work, then surely its structural frame would be the theme of Self-Determination, with other themes fleshing out the story. The impetus James Onedin felt to make his own way in life began the story, and carried it forward.Continue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
Onedin Line Timeless Themes
by Susan Ternyey, Aug 2025 Making a Life: James & Maragarita Onedin Of the 9 episodes of the last season of the 8 season series, Margarita only enters the story in episode 3. But to understand the relationship between James and Margarita, it’s important to summarize the first 2 episodes of the season. The otherContinue reading “Onedin Line Timeless Themes”
To Live as if Dying
by ST, 2/16/2025 I recently heard the song “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw. He said“I was in my early fortiesWith a lot of life before meAnd a moment came that stopped me on a dimeI spent most of the next daysLooking at the x-raysTalkin’ ’bout the optionsAnd talkin’ ’bout sweet time”I askedContinue reading “To Live as if Dying”
“The Onedin Line” Timeless Themes
Part 1 by Susan Ternyey, Dec 2024 James Onedin wants to be his own master, his life under his own command; he wants to own his own destiny. He is a ship’s captain, and his employer, Callon, has dangled the promise of having his own command for nearly 6 years (S1 E2). Although James hasContinue reading ““The Onedin Line” Timeless Themes”
Birth Day Gifts
by ST, Oct 2024 My Birthday This year for my birthday I took a trip to Prosser WA for their States Day Celebration, partly as a treat for myself, partly to gather content for my Travel site. Birthday gifts: how that came about and how it all worked out. (My travel site: https://www.travelpacificnw.com/destinations-in-the-pacific-northwest.html ) AsContinue reading “Birth Day Gifts”
Faith & Science
by ST–May 2024 Enlightenment vs Faith in God The Enlightenment freed us from a superstitious belief in God as the explanation for whatever we don’t comprehend. Science can explain more and more, so we don’t have to fall back on God or the miraculous for an explication of things. Right? We understand the development ofContinue reading “Faith & Science”
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