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This charming church, built in 1854 in rural Oregon, was where my father became a pastor in his senior years to our close-knit community of farmers & ranchers. No one cared what denomination people adhered to or how they voted. What we cared about was praying for each other, being there for each other, and lifting up one another in faith & grace. We put on original plays for Christmas & Easter, held Harvest Festivals, and entered children on floats in the nearby Lamb Parade. We put out wildfires on each other’s farms, delivered each other’s calves & brought in hay bales before thunderstorms, never forgetting to make meals & visit the sick or lonely. We only passed a donation plate for those in need, not to pad the coffers of distant corporations. But most of all, we LOVED. We laughed & cried with those we loved & welcomed anyone who wanted to experience that love. Maybe it’s time for modern churches to remember such values that linger in the heart long after the torrents of dogma & politics wane. Love is what remains. 💛 🌈☀️

#church #community #faith #grace #love #prayer #farm #ranch #helpingothers #rural #farmlife #ranchlife #neighbors

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SUPERBLOOM! We’ve had a very wet summer & the wildflowers & songbirds are out in full force. Lovely week to hit the trails 🌸🌼🌺

#wildflowers #superbloom #flora #colorado #rocky mountains #nature #outdoors #alpine #mountain hike #hike #summer #hiking

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It’s the HOLY GRAIL of wildflowers! I’ve lived in Colorado for 10 years & never found the rare Fairy Slipper Orchid until a hike last weekend. Fairy dreams do exist! The magic is real…🧚🏻‍♀️ 🌸

#Wildflower #Colorado #Fairy #Summer #Hike #Hiking #Nature #Holy Grail #Fairy Slipper Orchid #Calypso Orchid #Rocky Mountains #Magic

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Welcome Summer Solstice! We greeted the dawn at the practice run course for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race on top of “America’s Mountain” at 14,000 feet (the finals take place this weekend). Nothing like seeing a sublime sunrise while race cars swerve by with gigantic motors grinding at a hundred miles an hour! The boys were thrilled—vroom! 🏎️ ☀️

#Pikes Peak International Hill Climb #pikes peak #race #race car #colorado #americas mountain #summer solstice

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Happy Father’s Day! Beautiful hike to 10,000 feet today with Don—a wonderful dad & the love of my life! We saw the first wild iris of the summer up in the high mountain meadows 🏔️ 💛

#Happy Fathers Day #Rocky Mountains #Colorado #Wildflowers #Iris #Nature #Hike #Outdoors #Fathers Day

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Stunning hike yesterday to 11,000 feet! I always remember my father in such places, a WWII veteran who took us on many hikes & taught us a love of the outdoors. Hope your Memorial Day is filled with joy, remembrance & deep gratitude 🏔️💛

#memorial day #the crags #colorado #rocky mountains #hike #hiking #hiking with dogs #gratitude

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Dear May, I thought we discussed this—can spring include warm temperatures & sunshine now? You know, maybe a flower or two? 🌸🌼

#spring #colorado #rocky mountains #snow #snowstorm #crazy weather

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This just in (I noticed they didn’t include Bigfoot sightings—that would be off the charts!). But hey, it’s proof that unicorns & dragons are peaceful & don’t steal picnic baskets. 🦄 🐉 🐻

#wildlife #colorado #colorado life #unicorns #dragons #bigfoot #sasquatch #bears

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God put on quite the light show at dawn this morning—may your day be merry & bright! 🎄🎅🏻

#merry and bright #merry christmas #happy holidays #colorado #pikes peak #nature #Gods artwork #Rocky Mountains

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Autumn grandeur of Abiquiu, New Mexico 🧡

#autumn #abiquiu #new mexico #pueblo #fiesta #ghost ranch

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We went to the “DaVinci Machines & Robotics” exhibit yesterday, where artisans from Florence, Italy recreated models of DaVinci’s inventions from his 15th-century manuscripts. Of course, his flying machine ideas were an engineering favorite! 🎨

#leonardo da vinci #art #science #engineering #invention #sangre de cristo art center #colorado #machines #robotics #flying machine

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Another stunning hike—this time to the alpine lakes at the base of Mount Harvard (at 14,421 feet, it’s one of Colorado’s “fourteeners”). Gotta love this sunny September weather! 🍁 🍂 ☀️

#colorado #colorado life #rocky mountains #fourteeners #mount harvard #hike #hiking #outside #alpine #collie #september

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Alpine wildflowers alert! 🌼🌸 Oh, and a moose, too. 😮 Crested Butte, Colorado is stunning for mountain biking in July 🇺🇸

#wildflowers #colorado #crested butte #moose #wildlife #mountain biking #rocky mountains

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Wonders in the woods today 🌸🦊

#hike #hiking #colorado #colorado life #fox #columbine #wildlife #wildflowers #trail #outside

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Ghosts—in June? Must be Bandits Hollow! My new novel PHANTOM PEAK is out, and it’s a delightful romantic comedy with lots of magic afoot! Available in ebook, paperback & hardcover on major retailers, including Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Peak-Starlight-Sagebrush-Book-ebook/dp/B0B2QFYYGY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OTA0ZVFD9PMB&keywords=phantom+peak+diane+j+reed&qid=1654179251&sprefix=%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1

#romantic comedy #western romance #western fiction #romance #small town romance #colorado #ghosts #fiction books #read #books #magic

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Beautiful jogging trail today! 🏔

#colorado #colorado life #pikespeak #rocky mountains #trail running #jogging #outside #spring #gratitude

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Trip of a lifetime! We finally got to see Antelope Canyon & Monument Valley, both within the Navajo Nation (the rez had been closed for years due to Covid & still requires masks). Words can’t do these magnificent sites justice! And the kindness of the Navajo people always touches our hearts 💛 🌵☀️

#road trip #spring break #navajo #navajo nation #first nations #arizona #utah #antelope canyon #monument valley #native american #family time