Category Archives: Divine Protection

To Climb A Mountain

Posted on June 29, 2017 by

A rare photo of my climb up Steinhauser Mountain. To Climb A Mountain By Richard Mabey Jr. In the early summer of 1966, I had completed the seventh grade. I was 12 years old. I had just spent one entire … Continue reading →

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Remembering Lisa, Chapter 3

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

Dear old Boonton High School. The very setting for this true-life story Remembering Lisa, Chapter 3 By Richard Mabey Jr. There comes in the life of each and every one us, a hurt. A hurt so deep that time cannot … Continue reading →

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Remembering Lisa, Chapter 2

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

It was in the hallowed halls of Boonton High School, back in 1968, that I was to feel the pangs of young love. Remembering Lisa, Chapter 2 By Richard Mabey Jr. My fateful walk from Room 210, down the hall, … Continue reading →

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To Find One’s True Self

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

At the age of 23, I graduated from the first graduating class of Sherman College of Chiropractic. I was filled with incredible hope, endless idealism and an abounding love for life. To Find One’s True Self By Richard Mabey Jr. … Continue reading →

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The Final Tier of My Old Backyard Tree Fort

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

This picture was taken in September of 1973. It shows the last three remaining boards of the third floor tier of my old tree fort. You can see the cedar tree in the background. The Final Tier of My Old … Continue reading →

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Hickam Air Field: Where Dad Became A Man

Posted on March 28, 2017 by

The devastating destruction of Hickam Air Field, bordering on Pearl Harbor, was beyond human comprehension on that fateful day of December seventh of 1941. Hickam Air Field: Where Dad Became A Man By Richard Mabey Jr. My dad signed up … Continue reading →

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Remembering Gidget’s Love for Snow

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

Gidget walking in the snow, along the woods edge of Earl’s Meadow. Remembering Gidget’s Love for Snow By Richard Mabey Jr. Gidget was my Shetland Sheepdog from 1983 till 1996. She was a beautiful Sheltie. She was very loyal, very … Continue reading →

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