The Music of Sounds

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THE MUSIC OF SOUNDS  by Jeanne Gowen Dennis Sing to the Lord all the earth. (Ps. 96:1)  Musical Sounds I’ve been thinking lately about the amazing gift of sounds. The songs of birds. The tinkling of water in a stream. The whispers of wind through leaves. The crashing of waves. The music of various instruments. Voices lifted in song. The Human Voice Most of all, I’ve marveled at the human voice. We can hum a tune, belt out a popular song, sing an aria, cheer someone on, shout out a warning, talk in normal tones, or whisper a prayer. So many…

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LIGHTWEIGHT PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE

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LIGHTWEIGHT PROBLEMS IN PERSPECTIVE by Jeanne Gowen Dennis Losing Weight at Last For thirty years, I complained that I couldn’t lose weight. “Eat less. Exercise more,” people said. It never worked. Then suddenly last fall, the inches started coming off. I can only attribute it to cutting out gluten and other foods that disagree with me. Getting more sleep. Drinking more water. And possibly spending a month in Southeast Asia. There I fell in love with fresh vegetables. Vegetables with small amounts of meat for breakfast. And for lunch. And for dinner. I walked almost everywhere I went. Keeping It…

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