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Roots and Wings

02.21.2019 by Debby Detering // Leave a Comment

Seagull soaring high
Flying Free

If I had two wishes, I know what they would be,

I’d wish for roots to cling to, and wings to set me free.

Denis Waitley

Forest in early spring with fog
Well-Rooted Trees
Sugihara cover
Sugihara cover
1370670 forest path
1370670 forest path
The poem that helped win the war.
The poem that helped win the war.
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36881473
Scalzi-Zoes Tale
Scalzi-Zoes Tale
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24720995
Colin Fischer
Colin Fischer
An abused dog is rescued and the boy who rescues him tries to keep it a secret.
An abused dog is rescued and the boy who rescues him tries to keep it a secret.
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517SBdKv-sL. SX309 BO1,204,203,200
Frozen Pirate
Frozen Pirate
Wildlife Sanctuaries of the World
Wildlife Sanctuaries of the World
Army Life-Higginson
Army Life-Higginson
I am Malala
I am Malala

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