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A Few Minutes of Worship

I have crappy days, too. Would it surprise you? Much of my ranting about the Germanic mythology and the sour mood in things like Beowulf arises from having inherited a major dose of that sourness. That is, I live with … Continue reading

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Vehicle Funding 01

Ref: Hunting for a Vehicle — More than one person asked me to keep this up to date. Today we received a $50 money order for our vehicle search from Milton Buss. I’ll play the game and post updates as … Continue reading

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Hunting for a Vehicle (Updated)

I noted previously a prayer request for another vehicle. One of our regular readers asked for a better accounting of how we are doing this. It seems to me I have no reason to keep this so very private if … Continue reading

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Epilogue of Angels

Angie and Preston had a rather quiet fall season volksmarching in the Eifel, Rheinland and Saarland areas. During a beautiful hike in Trier, they stopped for a snack on the university campus. While they sat enjoying Bavarian pretzels, Preston’s phone … Continue reading

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Of Truth and Angels 10

Grabbing their bags, they made sure to check that everything was as they had found it. Returning the key to the tiny enveloped, they hung it on the door handle, closed the lock on the hasp and strode off into … Continue reading

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Of Truth and Angels 3

There was also a date, three days from then. Preston and Angie had reduced virtually all communications to electronic means. For their pay packets, they decided to set up regular mail retrieval through the PostNL office nearest their apartment. Everything … Continue reading

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Of Children and Angels 10

Preston noticed a local news car showed up just in time to video the departure of everyone but the sergeant and his original crew. He and Angie did their best to hide from the reporters and their camera. The sergeant … Continue reading

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Of Children and Angels 8

Of course, it meant a lot of swing-shift work, as Preston called it. For the next week, at least ten kilometers in all directions, they rode every road, lane and trail they could find. They took pictures of everything conceivably … Continue reading

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Of Children and Angels 7

Preston insisted on climbing into the tent to lay down. Angie knew he wasn’t so very tired because they hadn’t ridden that far, and certainly not very hard. Lying on his back, he stared up at the interior surface of … Continue reading

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Of Children and Angels 5

They didn’t yet know where the breaking house was, and finding it wouldn’t be simple. Asking questions would likely cause the mission to abort and utterly fail to identify the carriers. They needed to catch the traffic bringing the kids … Continue reading

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