tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84219584455609798902024-03-13T16:47:18.021-05:00MuleyTheMule.comThis is the news and information website for Muley the Mule and Friends comics and stories, and other projects involving these characters and Kevin L. Williams.MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.comBlogger480125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-87932623015727268872023-12-24T21:55:00.001-06:002024-01-01T21:56:34.714-06:00Muley Sermon 12/24/2023<p><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 10.5pt;">Muley retells the story of Jojo, Maymay,
and Baby Jeejee. You know, the Nativity. But, he also shares that in that
stable Mary must have felt "why does God let this happen." Perhaps
when we feel like asking "why is God doing this?" we should take a
different perspective and realize how God has helped us through all the other
good things. We can always check for the good things in life and always be
thankful for that. </span></p><p><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 10.5pt;">www.muleythemule.com </span></p><p><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 10.5pt;">www.firstcongo.com</span></p><p><span face="Arial, "sans-serif"" style="color: #0f0f0f; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HUC9s6PsyAY?si=0PjKrrcTDYh-dP6f" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-27116521496193053582023-12-24T15:00:00.033-06:002023-12-24T15:00:00.425-06:00Merry Christmas 2023<p> The world is in tumult all the way around. There's nothing we could beg for harder than to find ourselves in a time of peace. My biggest concern is that kids today have only ever grown up in a world where there has been war and death, and peace has not been consistent at all, if ever. Even in our own hometown, we're dealing with the us vs. them, or the good vs. bad, or the issues of death rising.</p><p>Where is hope? I always try to leave a message of hope somewhere, even on days that it's hard to find. But, hope is in the little people around us - the kids. What can we instill in them to change the future?</p><p>We must teach the children that the only correct things to do are the things that are done in love, compassion, sharing, friendliness, and care that we want for them. Anything else is not worth doing.</p><p>What we should definitely teach the is that peace, love, joy, and hope are the foundations of what we should do - taught by us doing - and that we should all call for peace constantly until we get it.</p><p>And with that, we wish for</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB4RHZeH5paKFnG_B9fDyAG78Vwl9k6oQBsh1ilbzqHJTCfRUXVtd3siG1rxVrWcVIdYl9EGqooIgOXE74khJ2WdjahnA_Y2rhk3mASNB4vVfHQI7ZfLcxeye9oL_Q51imWDa2Iv9SQ9LcK7h4vrAThP5DxP_Mb8WbXnv-YZ9e0RPkiuN3WjdMObV2v8/s432/PC%20Front%20SMALL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="432" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB4RHZeH5paKFnG_B9fDyAG78Vwl9k6oQBsh1ilbzqHJTCfRUXVtd3siG1rxVrWcVIdYl9EGqooIgOXE74khJ2WdjahnA_Y2rhk3mASNB4vVfHQI7ZfLcxeye9oL_Q51imWDa2Iv9SQ9LcK7h4vrAThP5DxP_Mb8WbXnv-YZ9e0RPkiuN3WjdMObV2v8/w400-h266/PC%20Front%20SMALL.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy20m85JFbkmsyclroM3oIU2kKyIqnx65_PqSN5l6GXcsix2_Qt-VcesDnSmfhvYrDBXf3An2DnACIZw4JjgIExEl5cfCajJdpEl6AKvtf7C0UAQANxN7Z-KO_2zPPuLAGB3s7dVk4fFg4B_fQ4edbdPwyPGzdTgnQji62gjUMJPo-4Xi-L6fF6iwzWiY/s1800/PC%20Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy20m85JFbkmsyclroM3oIU2kKyIqnx65_PqSN5l6GXcsix2_Qt-VcesDnSmfhvYrDBXf3An2DnACIZw4JjgIExEl5cfCajJdpEl6AKvtf7C0UAQANxN7Z-KO_2zPPuLAGB3s7dVk4fFg4B_fQ4edbdPwyPGzdTgnQji62gjUMJPo-4Xi-L6fF6iwzWiY/w400-h266/PC%20Back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-55067688835694640782023-12-17T10:30:00.002-06:002023-12-20T20:59:01.437-06:00Muley Sermon "Hope for the Future" 12 17 2023<p class="MsoNormal">Muley the Mule, Buford the Dog, Roy Duck, and Missy Mule
visited First Congregational Church of Memphis on December 17, 2023, to talk
about being the hope for the future, and that when worries arise kids can go to
their grown-ups for help. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Missy Mule assisted by Janet Wade <br />
Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L Williams <br />
Buford the Dog assisted by Martheus Wade <br />
Roy Duck assisted by DaMarco Randle <br />
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Written, Produced, and directed by Kevin Williams <br />
Additional writing DaMarco Randle and Janet Wade <br />
Sound by Antonious Smith <br />
Video by First Congo <br />
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"A Million Dreams" by Karaoke-Version.com <br />
"Eye Laugh" theme by David Fesliyan Studios www.fesliyanstudios.com <br />
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www.muleythemule.com <br />
www.toshigawauniverse.com <br />
www.damarcoarts.com <br />
www.firstcongo.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z2EjBkDpYPQ?si=pSOc9iTjbzrHtZNS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com01000 Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104, USA35.1189581 -89.99091176.8087242638211549 -125.1471617 63.429191936178846 -54.8346617tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-60632746056322291272023-12-05T12:53:00.005-06:002023-12-05T12:53:49.438-06:00What's these 4 doing?<p>Stay tuned to see what these four are doing in this picture!!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvLdDn2MOWBRnFQWhbhm6kn2micxI3QFbSgoGq8Hl7zxZYjJ3ecKzkjhRO6eLii_B5_hWfGMyqQeLxgTbS2vZPjmqeOIZjQMNxrdwCT-cPqskXVyomvnHQdxwUVtf8pJ5DfNttfWjR_vTUDCgsKMQw1C7GOCSwHNrjj0CqYINS-aaG7GX2KUCrhK3ZzYA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="843" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvLdDn2MOWBRnFQWhbhm6kn2micxI3QFbSgoGq8Hl7zxZYjJ3ecKzkjhRO6eLii_B5_hWfGMyqQeLxgTbS2vZPjmqeOIZjQMNxrdwCT-cPqskXVyomvnHQdxwUVtf8pJ5DfNttfWjR_vTUDCgsKMQw1C7GOCSwHNrjj0CqYINS-aaG7GX2KUCrhK3ZzYA=w400-h180" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-1650500687569370062023-11-03T19:58:00.004-05:002023-11-25T20:16:21.350-06:00Halloween 2023, but 3 days later...<p> When you really, really love your Halloween Costume...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxmcUJD_Ieqat0WwYBUvqDsvRT_WNUPPU0yWlxcPFyX8qoE-sNqLJvE3SO6EJVDTpcm2Nd47z7SgW-T34l8YQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-89964455738251570162023-10-07T12:09:00.004-05:002023-10-07T12:09:49.896-05:00Let Freedom Read Day - Banned Books Week from Muley Reads<p> The first week of October 2023 is Banned Books Week featuring "<a href="https://bannedbooksweek.org/let-freedom-read-day/" target="_blank">Let Freedom Read Day</a>" a day that is celebrated by taking action such as reading or buying a banned book.</p><p>According to one article, in 2022, <a href="https://www.wwno.org/news/2023-10-06/book-bans-are-on-the-rise-in-the-gulf-south-heres-whats-being-challenged-in-louisiana" target="_blank">11 people in the whole United States</a> has been behind a majority of book bans, making a decision on who can read what, most often without even having read the book or fact-checked the books.</p><p>While producing the series Muley Reads, we weren't aware that some of the titles suggested by kids, parents, pastors, and friends were actually going to become banned books! Because we're both innocent and irreverent, we're proud of that fact.</p><p>Parents should decide for their own families. Nobody should stop you from reading what you want to read, because then your ability to make your own decisions, as long as no one is getting hurt, is being taken away from you. </p><p>The books we've shared are caring, showing that there are different types of families, and are inspirational and inspiring. Some of the other books are just for fun. Luckily, some of the titles are ones the political parties just haven't gotten around to yet.</p><p>That being said, click the image below to read banned books while Muley Reads.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDkvyOndnhY&list=PLXGX0hY7VVHQj8Sj_FzbGzwiaxojLGlRb" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7SRGSqp2J73Rh-KCRM0Z7mn-xtsheW0hMbeA6GsQtNjrUe4CkojTx4i5UvCMTfnLM-kweRUWH8boa7iT2LbVb4NRE75q5g1mc6R5FIBTJV7t3jnr0-mdl2TSBuQ9aOjzS79x5y3n4IMD86SJzMz_U9oJ8uDgI2OfIfL0TEUR9GCV7JaZMta_6gI51is/w640-h360/Banned%20Books%20Cover.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-73444881725398442772022-11-14T17:44:00.001-06:002022-11-14T17:44:03.018-06:00Muley's 2023 First Congo Speaker Dates<p> You can hear Muley's words of hope, peace, and love, by visiting <a href="http://www.firstcongo.com" target="_blank">First Congregational Church</a> at 1000 S Cooper Street, Memphis, TN 38104, on the second Sunday of each month. Services begin at 10:30 am Central Time both in person and online. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87269437026#success" target="_blank">CLICK HERE </a>to watch online at 10:30am Sundays. <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/MyidTWxBe3TKmVeTA" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> for directions.</p><p>We are also collecting the messages in <a href="https://www.indyplanet.com/kevin-l-williams-productions" target="_blank">books</a>, with issue one already available. Click on the image below to get it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.indyplanet.com/muley39s-kids-sermons-1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="2100" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoubQhUx5q5U2weCiWhIBachkFB2zSHAMk2o6kLHANXmYRblsEftpqMeJuqUxiYHrCgPXSMSbv2x4-u8GmggXY4CTEwRv9W-AiAnRL-aVmYzd7-npadrJhZv3kzPsMh19w28mrAasXDXpikFnI9Fu_cEsQt8FTQ-SWGkx7F-T3sbHGWtQAPgZEe-1/s320/_Sermon%20Book%201%20Cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><b>2023 Speaking Dates<br /></b><p>January 8</p><p>February 12</p><p>March 12</p><p>April 9</p><p>May 14</p><p>June 11</p><p>July 9</p><p>August 13</p><p>September 10</p><p>October 8 (Blessing of the pets, so he may not be there)</p><p>November 12</p><p>December 10 (Unrehearsed Kids' Pageant, so he may not be there)</p><p>(Possibly for the Christmas Eve early service.)</p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com01000 Cooper St, Memphis, TN 38104, USA35.1186688 -89.9907097999999916.8084349638211563 -125.14695979999999 63.428902636178847 -54.834459799999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-53623544695160377232022-09-21T21:49:00.007-05:002022-09-22T19:20:51.596-05:00Muley Reads: Abner the Clown<p><br /></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">What would you change about yourself if you could? Why would you make that change?</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are things you love about yourself? What do others love about you?</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">What do you love about others?</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever realized that you are perfect just as you are and don't need to change? Because YOU ARE!!</span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2dcFUO7npTg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Contact Jeffrey to buy Abner the Clown for $25 + Shipping and Handling at</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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And for no extra fee <b>Jeffrey will sign your book!!</b></span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.muleythemule.com</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/donate</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Muley Reads is a series of videos starring Muley the Mule reading some of his favorite books - and we hope some of yours - wishing to inspire a love of reading, learning, imagining, and creation in children of all ages! And, as always, we love the books that communicate about people, animals, environment, love, and friendship. Some of Muley's special friends may even pop in to request a book.</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Reading is fundamental!" Books add the fun, Muley adds "da mental!"</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!!</span></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-22979060986831806612022-07-28T20:59:00.006-05:002022-07-28T21:18:42.128-05:00Memphis Voyager Magazine: Daily Inspiration<p> This online magazine represents the very best of Memphis, shining it in a great, positive way. <a href="https://memphisvoyager.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-kevin-williams/" target="_blank"><b>CLICK HERE</b></a> to read the article.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkuHKincSdJTd99wnxZfNFM88C5qD42REVwyIjYTF8rMRGWulg_1-8YPb_u3uPT4ZNe2FFUYk1RZwuAPkefA4lzGgd3zw0oRhZshJgUQwebF_nKAbf3Dt4RvcJZzJU0SAsG7ozt8IrX7LlKnhAGHZCVoBf807IGFm4nEu2aJb-rlW5vRmIKfjJsoh0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="120" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkuHKincSdJTd99wnxZfNFM88C5qD42REVwyIjYTF8rMRGWulg_1-8YPb_u3uPT4ZNe2FFUYk1RZwuAPkefA4lzGgd3zw0oRhZshJgUQwebF_nKAbf3Dt4RvcJZzJU0SAsG7ozt8IrX7LlKnhAGHZCVoBf807IGFm4nEu2aJb-rlW5vRmIKfjJsoh0=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiac2SiUPrThEpcdbpn6t54y26Tl57v9aQSOOmmAJY-_VtZ74KIp7VWL2jVe3KzCCQHhbvbQxfIyD6m3ArRj9Wt0i5Pff4d_3sserZBopao-z87-EgsWLB5beBPddQexPoUkTGTkkH6pqeDxd-uW91yLq-_4sXa1n1MgEf0j9VbaIH5xjxrSRolA05m" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="458" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiac2SiUPrThEpcdbpn6t54y26Tl57v9aQSOOmmAJY-_VtZ74KIp7VWL2jVe3KzCCQHhbvbQxfIyD6m3ArRj9Wt0i5Pff4d_3sserZBopao-z87-EgsWLB5beBPddQexPoUkTGTkkH6pqeDxd-uW91yLq-_4sXa1n1MgEf0j9VbaIH5xjxrSRolA05m=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-31216159332359965282022-07-28T20:30:00.001-05:002022-07-28T20:30:07.793-05:00Muley's Summer Kids Congo Speaking Dates<p> If you ever want your kids to hear something that's positive and loving, the Kids Congo is a place for everyone and is what we consider the children's ministries title at <a href="http://www.firstcongo.com" target="_blank">First Congo</a>. To catch Muley the Mule giving his talks, the dates are:</p><p>August 14, 2022</p><p>September 11, 2022</p><p>October 16, 2022</p><p>November 13, 2022</p><p>December 11, 2022</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-E9v64G9gJhiLliVHKj2rq_rnEUi6X44pkBROZmceOBEWlA6UmWUKdMabt_leoSRefbrJ8ljPqm-CwHjCoCCXXhPxVVuJyNFVeJvi5I7dQVkNj6tGg5o1D2y0RIWvFH7JXRP30AVHsWxc408UVpd2kfxlv0DVJPRs9hLWX37kI4fIbTh-Onefpta/s1920/_Kids%20Congo%20Logo%20Onscreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-E9v64G9gJhiLliVHKj2rq_rnEUi6X44pkBROZmceOBEWlA6UmWUKdMabt_leoSRefbrJ8ljPqm-CwHjCoCCXXhPxVVuJyNFVeJvi5I7dQVkNj6tGg5o1D2y0RIWvFH7JXRP30AVHsWxc408UVpd2kfxlv0DVJPRs9hLWX37kI4fIbTh-Onefpta/w400-h225/_Kids%20Congo%20Logo%20Onscreen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-39255202583902642872022-07-19T12:30:00.023-05:002022-07-19T12:30:00.213-05:00Muley Reads: Peter Pan<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QHO6aDi2psHRYYuLomsKtWXioX0SZnOEC-KLTjRJG6KKxk2ygMDPdBd5puENX93jyagAumhnPHpKGuURzqdZ0sHFV_or77AInqkJ6X4uIzHEd7jf_qdGCEOic39dFMfdeWw6DbLGLQgLoUHjmeaqWP-b8sH57yc6HU-41qHwH4JYduHu3EE3y2o1/s720/Muley%20Peter%20Pan%20s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="720" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1QHO6aDi2psHRYYuLomsKtWXioX0SZnOEC-KLTjRJG6KKxk2ygMDPdBd5puENX93jyagAumhnPHpKGuURzqdZ0sHFV_or77AInqkJ6X4uIzHEd7jf_qdGCEOic39dFMfdeWw6DbLGLQgLoUHjmeaqWP-b8sH57yc6HU-41qHwH4JYduHu3EE3y2o1/s320/Muley%20Peter%20Pan%20s.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">When Wendy is awaken by a flying boy looking for his shadow, she and her brothers follow Peter Pan into a wild adventure meeting up with the Lost Boys and even pirates! This book is a very short version of a longer tale by J. M. Barrie, and this was published by Wonder Books, New York, in 1952!</span></p><p><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peter Pan is a great example of a book that tells the tale of different ways to play, imagine, dress-up, and create stories of your own. What do you like to dress up as? What do you like to pretend? Where do you like to go in your imagination? Never-never Land? Do you fight pirates? 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</span><span face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!!</span></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-51408823534408663042022-07-10T20:40:00.003-05:002022-07-10T20:43:28.538-05:00The Gospel According to Muley<p> Pastor Cheryl Cornish at <a href="http://www.firstcongo.com" target="_blank">First Congregational Church of Memphis</a>, a United Church of Christ congregation, graduated from Yale University in 1983 with a Master of Divinity. As part of their spring 2022 issue of Reflections magazine, as shared with me by Pastor Steve Garcia and Keith Norman, Pastor Cheryl wrote about "<a href="https://reflections.yale.edu/article/called-unknown-church-and-pandemic/joy-comes-morning" target="_blank">Joy that Comes in the Morning</a>."</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTXzYEtpqxUmOTMmgIMjv5agedM56AlbwuKnmk_Vjsq21sxmk5gbAzo0-6djoy4JptzqWkbIwUo5cq1cb75Swi_PPAaVEsurW8YaJr3OJ0Xzzp7dxyRpB_K2vTaSfxuFBOxBSx4zsYT-UUXSeOFRkhg6BuWRoYptJ_Eb_LIpVu6U1ogHKAmn60_8RB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="67" data-original-width="100" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTXzYEtpqxUmOTMmgIMjv5agedM56AlbwuKnmk_Vjsq21sxmk5gbAzo0-6djoy4JptzqWkbIwUo5cq1cb75Swi_PPAaVEsurW8YaJr3OJ0Xzzp7dxyRpB_K2vTaSfxuFBOxBSx4zsYT-UUXSeOFRkhg6BuWRoYptJ_Eb_LIpVu6U1ogHKAmn60_8RB=w200-h134" width="200" /></a></div><br />One part of the article is subtitled "The Gospel According to Muley," in which she mentions, "<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia;">We have been deliberate in focusing on what we have rather than what we’ve lost. We experimented with our children’s ministry so that we could expand our reach, rather than limiting it. “Muley”—a talking mule puppet—started a weekly online program of reading books to children in the evening. We noticed that several of our children with autism were especially responsive to Muley, and we became aware that the Yale Child Study Center had documented the positive connection. We are considering new programs for children who live with autism based on this finding, which may never have come to light otherwise.</span>"<p></p><p>Soon, we'll be working on creating some more content to help our autistic friends.</p><p>###</p><h1 class="title" id="page-title" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: YaleNew, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-feature-settings: "kern", "liga", "dlig"; font-size: 2.70588em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.125; margin: -2px 0px 0.5em -1px; padding: 0px;">“Joy That Comes in the Morning”</h1><div class="block block-system block-main block-system-main odd block-without-title" id="block-system-main" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #222222; font-family: Mallory, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"><div class="block-inner clearfix" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="content clearfix" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field field-name-field-featured-image field-type-image field-label-hidden" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-items" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-item even" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a class="colorbox init-colorbox-processed cboxElement" href="https://reflections.yale.edu/sites/default/files/cornish_article_-_church_image.jpg" rel="gallery-node-1631" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #286dc0; line-height: inherit; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, border-bottom 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, text-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out 0s;" title="First Congregational Church UCC, Memphis"></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author-1 field-type-text field-label-hidden" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-items" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-item even" style="box-sizing: inherit;">By Cheryl Cornish ’83 M.Div.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-line-break field-type-ds field-label-hidden" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-items" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-item even" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden node" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-items" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><div style="box-sizing: inherit;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. We know them as stages of grief that become part of our story as we struggle with trauma or loss. </p></div><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We’ve seen each of these stages on full public display during these pandemic years. </p><blockquote style="background-color: #f9f9f9; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 2em !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 2em !important; padding: 1em !important; position: relative;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 1.41176em; line-height: 1.8; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">We are focusing on what we have rather than what we’ve lost. We recently welcomed 20 new members—mostly young people who found us online and were especially open to a message of hope and community during this stressful season.</p></blockquote><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We’ve watched denial in action by those who have flouted warnings about social distancing, vaccinations, wearing masks. The Ambassador Bridge, linking Canada and the United States, was recently closed for six days by protesters, showing their anger at Covid restrictions. Government officials have found themselves in a politically tense ordeal of bargaining with the public in the effort to balance lockdowns and freedom, and in the struggle to promote competent medical advice against disinformation. And, of course, depression: the United States Census Bureau <a href="https://25a78226-8f9c-4380-85e0-8cc95181ca58/ng!%20https:/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7405486/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #286dc0; line-height: inherit; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, border-bottom 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, text-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; word-break: break-word;">reported</a> recently that adults were more than three times as likely to be experiencing depression and anxiety now than in the pre-pandemic years.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Conspiracy Theology</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Pressures on clergy and their congregations moved to a whole new level. Church members were sick. Many died with pastors and families locked outside the hospital room or ward, unable to offer comfort. Conspiracy theories, politics, and theology merged in the arguments about almost every aspect of church life, ranging from the need for members to distance and mask, to policies on how funerals could be scheduled, to whether church staff could be kept on payroll as the pandemic lingered. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Attendance dropped. Some members vanished. Communication became an exhausting myriad of texts, phone calls, links and Zoom schedules. Home and church life, always a challenge to clergy to maintain personal boundaries, became inseparable. A November 2021 Barna <a href="https://www.barna.com/research/pastors-well-being/" rel="nofollow" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #286dc0; line-height: inherit; outline: none; transition: color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, background-color 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, border-bottom 0.2s ease-in-out 0s, text-shadow 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; word-break: break-word;">survey</a> of Protestant pastors found 38 percent saying they’d considered quitting full-time ministry in the past year. Workloads increased with the necessity of more digital contact. Clergy longed nostalgically for a time when working with congregants meant personal conversation rather than social media expertise.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Unexpected Sacred Purposes</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Each congregation has its own story to tell of What Life Has Been in the Pandemic, and What Life Might Be After the Pandemic. As it became clear that the pandemic was going to bring not short-term but perhaps long-term changes to our church life, our staff members spoke openly about our resolve to fuel spiritual resilience in the congregation and to keep our hearts open to the blessing that might come, even from these unwanted and unexpected changes in our life together.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Remaining open to new and sacred purposes has been an essential spiritual discipline in fostering this resilience. Three practices have been especially important to us: gratitude, fearless flexibility, and a confident trust that God will open new pathways to ministry. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Outsiders Welcome</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">First Congregational Church of Memphis has a history that, in some ways, made it uniquely able to face this kind of crisis—but this history also laid open vulnerabilities. Founded as “Strangers Church” during the Civil War, a haven for Union soldiers, the congregation has a tradition of welcoming outsiders and defying some of the political currents of the surrounding culture. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">The AIDS pandemic was formative in redefining the church’s identity and self-understanding. An informal estimate of this growing congregation in the 1990s showed 25 percent of church membership struggling with HIV and AIDS. The theological narrative of the church required a direct reckoning with death if we were going to provide coherence in a time when so many were struggling, not just with physical illness but with the stigma of disease. It elevated the congregation’s sense of its own significance as a place of shelter and voice of hope in times of crisis. “We must be there for those who have no one else” has become a mainstay of the church’s congregational culture.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">This sensitivity to physical vulnerability helped us avoid bickering over the need to wear masks as we gathered during this pandemic. Our large sanctuary made physical distancing a relatively easy arrangement. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Challenges Aplenty</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">This is not to say, however, that we’ve been free of challenge! It was a blessing to have added two young staff members prior to the pandemic’s outbreak. They brought awareness and skill to the needed digital transitions that our long-term staff lacked—and had resisted actively. At the same time, they faced special stresses as parents with young children, trying to navigate school attendance and the disruptions in family life brought on by the pandemic. They also were forced to become acquainted with the congregation when it was online only, rather than having the ease of person-to-person contact. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Church financial pressures, always a concern, were made especially intense because of the congregation’s reliance on income generated by a church-operated hostel within the building and an extensive network of non-profit groups that shared space with the church. The hostel closed and revenue plummeted. Ministry partners who contributed to the church’s operating expenses were not using their office space and were financially stretched themselves. This income dropped as well.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">Gospel According to Muley</strong></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We have met the financial insecurity by using savings reserves and relying on Covid-era Payback Protection Program loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loan support. Our decision to maintain church staff, even through the financial pressures, has seemed sound. We have been able to offer grief support and counseling, classes on well-being and happiness, Bible study and social outreach online in ways that we could never have explored without this strengthened staff presence. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We have experienced profound gratitude for long-distance friends who are now able to participate in church programs remotely because we are functioning online. With unpredictable changes in their work schedules, some people are available to participate in church events more than ever before because of the online option. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We’ve had to re-design a food justice program where a daily hot meal was provided to approximately 100 guests each day. Sitting at a table together became impossible to do safely, but we developed new ways of distributing food that will continue even as we return to this shared meal. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">A community refrigerator outside the building, stocked mainly by members of the neighborhood, has been quite successful. A new food distribution system, where we set up a network of homes from which food could be distributed, rather than all gathering at the church building, enabled folks without access to cars to receive food assistance and enhanced a sense of neighborhood unity and friendship.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We have been deliberate in focusing on what we have rather than what we’ve lost. We experimented with our children’s ministry so that we could expand our reach, rather than limiting it. “Muley”—a talking mule puppet—started a weekly online program of reading books to children in the evening. We noticed that several of our children with autism were especially responsive to Muley, and we became aware that the Yale Child Study Center had documented the positive connection. We are considering new programs for children who live with autism based on this finding, which may never have come to light otherwise.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgmi9oZb2Dfao6cBZH4_yuGIt_gtRicUdE7wtpM4c9s28srgGeZ56eqASlxNHQ1wtxYSnOylphNkdaotfdeABIRSTnCGG47j_g23-4LjUaOQpjJ2btYk3M549b34aWxeSlvHJyL1OSLxptcBUFo8FpN2jb1c_01s8m1-HpBWvGc1f3DJp1N3Ljm0yP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="1085" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgmi9oZb2Dfao6cBZH4_yuGIt_gtRicUdE7wtpM4c9s28srgGeZ56eqASlxNHQ1wtxYSnOylphNkdaotfdeABIRSTnCGG47j_g23-4LjUaOQpjJ2btYk3M549b34aWxeSlvHJyL1OSLxptcBUFo8FpN2jb1c_01s8m1-HpBWvGc1f3DJp1N3Ljm0yP" width="320" /></a></div><br /><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">“You Need to Open”</strong><p></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">For several years before the pandemic hit, churches had been challenged to learn how to speak more meaningfully to the many “nones” of the world—those who lack trust or confidence in established communities of faith. Our pandemic experience has been that digital access feels less threatening to many “nones” than actually having to enter a church building to explore what it might have to offer. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">We’ve seen concrete results with this outreach. Our nursery, which previously attracted three or four children, has lately swelled to up to 15 on a Sunday. In the last quarter of 2021, we welcomed 20 new members to the congregation—mostly young people who found us online and were especially open to a message of hope and community during this stressful season.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">Soon after the pandemic began and our building was closed down, I was approached by a young woman I didn’t know. She recognized me as the pastor of First Congregational and sounded quite urgent as she asked when we would be re-opening. I had to tell her that I didn’t know. Emphatically she responded: “It HAS to be soon! I’d always thought about coming to worship, but never made the effort. Now I know how much I need it. You need to open. A lot of us need what you have to offer.”</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;">This has been a season of weeping, of loss, of grief. But it also offers the possibility for a renewal in a Christian experience of hope and even joy, of knowing the “joy that comes in the morning” (Psalm 30) if we persist in faith. Amen.</p><hr style="background-color: #dddddd; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #dddddd; height: 1px; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px;" /><p style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Georgia; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Rev. Cheryl Cornish ’83 M.Div. has been minister of First Congregational Church UCC in Memphis since 1988, In 2008, she was awarded by YDS for Distinction in Congregational Ministry and has served on the YDS Alumni Board. </em> </p></div></div></div></div></div></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-88647445679981615022022-06-26T17:06:00.005-05:002022-06-26T17:06:32.629-05:00Muley Reads: Bronto the Dinosaur<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> In this edition of Muley Reads, join Muley for Bronto the Dinosaur! It's a rare, old book but still fun and full of adventure! It's not available any longer, so you have to do a <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=bronto+the+dinosaur+book&sa=X&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS840US840&biw=1536&bih=754&tbm=shop&ei=YNS4Yp-7D7LFqtsP1oWM4Ak&ved=0ahUKEwif6-a0jMz4AhWyomoFHdYCA5wQ4dUDCAY&uact=5&oq=bronto+the+dinosaur+book&gs_lcp=Cgtwcm9kdWN0cy1jYxADMgcIIRAKEKABMgcIIRAKEKABMgUIIRCrAjIFCCEQqwIyBQghEKsCOgkIABAeELADEBg6CwgAEB4QsAMQDRAYOggIABAeEA0QGDoICAAQHhAWEBg6BQghEKABOgoIIRAeEBYQHRAYSgQIQRgBUNUGWLIPYJcRaAFwAHgAgAGWAYgB5ASSAQMxLjSYAQCgAQHIAQPAAQE&sclient=products-cc" target="_blank">shopping search</a></b> to find it nowadays.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJJeZFlTxz669f6RobInPYnnr9ptK-sE1isPQqAezunBv1tbam9UJZ_5cBx-NIBgOmOB93NIMIt6aImjBJnsm-nDQJ50mJ_1tMwm2lL9mSa_8ilcoM49fMo5C98LofWUiFdFVCDhj20NpL959yqd4_LGmWo7-JV5lgnbzsEQfNP7Pc07-VbWqvjtS/s432/Ad%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJJeZFlTxz669f6RobInPYnnr9ptK-sE1isPQqAezunBv1tbam9UJZ_5cBx-NIBgOmOB93NIMIt6aImjBJnsm-nDQJ50mJ_1tMwm2lL9mSa_8ilcoM49fMo5C98LofWUiFdFVCDhj20NpL959yqd4_LGmWo7-JV5lgnbzsEQfNP7Pc07-VbWqvjtS/s16000/Ad%204.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Published in 1967, this book was expected to be a childhood favorite as interest in prehistoric reptiles never end. "The plot of the story leads to suspense as Bronto shows his alertness and bravery by saving his mother from their enemy the Allosaurus." Based on what scientists thought about dinosaurs at the time, including how they may have lived in prehistoric times, children could learn technical terms like "Brontosaurus" and "Allosaurus," developing a meaningful scientific vocabulary.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">We added some sound effects that might be a little spooky, but also some for fun!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Join now as Muley Reads: Bronto the Dinosaur:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CVE5FTViwOc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span></p><div style="background-color: white;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you like this video, please donate to us by <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a>.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams
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Muley Reads is a series of videos starring Muley the Mule reading some of his favorite books - and we hope some of yours - wishing to inspire a love of reading, learning, imagining, and creation in children of all ages! And, as always, we love the books that communicate about people, animals, environment, love, and friendship. Some of Muley's special friends may even pop in to request a book.
"Reading is fundamental!" Books add the fun, Muley adds "da mental!"
Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!!</span></span></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-61825643482695900202022-03-15T18:16:00.001-05:002022-03-15T18:16:46.613-05:00Muley Reads: Six Dinner Sid<p><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Muley the Mule loves to read, and in this edition of Muley Reads he shares Six Dinner Sid!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Six-Dinner-Sid-Inga-Moore/dp/0671796135" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="597" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1TetU1ceMWurZXP2YjYNfIOVwficP8TBuZMsGklG09pXNNDd4Fx83b1xKJibueri200t8PezO6bj4rJyNzB63w7xtxksrGPvK0fcA_maqvbpQGCjP8nTVSLtlR0ju3JsOJcH_4gCr8XSjN-H0AeDvrtRpgnEbiEsgSexP8iLcZfNDj_Xu4ye281u7=s320" width="249" /></a></div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>What happens after Sid the Cat takes advantage of 6 different families and 6 different meals and he's caught?</span><p></p><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lot's of "S" words in this story, so when you hear the "S" words make the sound: SSSSSSSSSS!!
Also, when you read with the little kids, be sure to help them figure out what number comes next, help count down the numbers!</span></span><div><span style="color: #030303; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TsbtvHXFDEU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you like this video, please donate to us by <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a>.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams
Music is Crazy Chicken by David Fesliyan, <a href="https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/donate" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DONATE</a>.
Muley Reads is a series of videos starring Muley the Mule reading some of his favorite books - and we hope some of yours - wishing to inspire a love of reading, learning, imagining, and creation in children of all ages! And, as always, we love the books that communicate about people, animals, environment, love, and friendship. Some of Muley's special friends may even pop in to request a book.
"Reading is fundamental!" Books add the fun, Muley adds "da mental!"
Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!!</span></span></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-90803063080862971802022-02-21T20:14:00.003-06:002022-02-25T07:33:57.082-06:00Muley's Kids Message: February 20, 2022<p>Of course, Muley is known for being a little smart aleck and so he is when discussing laws. In this message, he's more or less decided to pick on DUMB laws from Tennessee. This is a chance to review what rules help and what rules don't help - both exist! </p><p>Children know when things aren't right, so make sure they know they can come to their adults for help, especially when they feel uncomfortable. Listen to them, and guide them.</p><p>While joking about dumb laws, this particular message focuses on what Sabbath means in The Ten Commandments (the good laws) and why we're given a "law" to remember it and <b>REST</b>! </p><p>What does rest mean to you? <br />How does it help us? <br />When can we rest? <br />What can we do that is both fun AND restful? </p><p>Remember, grown-ups are an example for kids to follow. If we get our work done in 5 or 6 days, and use the one day for rest, they will learn to do the same. Teach them how to complete chores and homework through the week so they can use the weekend to relax. And teaching them this will remind us that it's perfectly fine to put away the electronic devices, turn off the television, grab a book, and sit on the porch with a nice iced tea; or to just sit, quietly, and breathe and think.</p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D8qFbDqunJY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">If you like this video, please donate to us by <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a>.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams
Music is Eye Laugh by David Fesliyan, <a href="https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/donate" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DONATE</a>.
</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">Excuse the loonnnng intro: the video didn't capture Muley until just when you see him in this video.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's always fun to get the Congo Beat every Thursday, which you can request on the website (click the image below). This week included a photo of Muley from Sunday, as well as some cheer for DaMarco Randle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.firstcongo.com" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="818" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYl1uzXMeBR25Ryakho_dPO98M-rWokac26hEKCgUZYOM4q7heFACXsMasUREFhJZS4Kn4ZBnu6Io_Jo0JRjgal1VQUeyAZyZoGjH9mPuTdt85faGEx4ZTMI1iKxn3kpbaaGoW6lfmjb7N16z8AXoeVudciXr1pIFztvKKWO5XcYYnP9tIRpzVcrT4=w400-h189" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8kG7_9927dsWTjkKuTg-BP3kTDmo7JjXl4wXSM-cjuWm3Gd4rPLc9hZ2-MPqfyL0GQm4fuqJElqVPGuMr5ROxPKtaxcNVTr6LIoCqLqygJF9i5OJCUSRTCFyNNrsxHjysY-7XNO0Eak5s6Df0jBmcbTuqa5dgUv60izNzucIuRUQphC_D-tJFybGj=s833" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="833" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8kG7_9927dsWTjkKuTg-BP3kTDmo7JjXl4wXSM-cjuWm3Gd4rPLc9hZ2-MPqfyL0GQm4fuqJElqVPGuMr5ROxPKtaxcNVTr6LIoCqLqygJF9i5OJCUSRTCFyNNrsxHjysY-7XNO0Eak5s6Df0jBmcbTuqa5dgUv60izNzucIuRUQphC_D-tJFybGj=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was some cheer for DaMarco Randle, assistant to Roy Duck, and the artwork he's been doing with <a href="https://alivepaintart.com/" target="_blank">AlivePaint Jamond Bullock</a>! You can find more of DaMarco's work at his official <b><a href="http://www.damarcoarts.com" target="_blank">DamarcoArts</a></b> website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/darrious.randle" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="828" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiu6k1NYuIY_9YJ_VRKL-0Gl1QLT8KUDd5JYwMJ4k30v5T91crZacCN53e4VMtVXU14hDbocpQ_vCYlE6K8S0NpyFdkPCLN9KYuGHzwx2AHCKLFHbgPeZBmExVK31FACqQbogHbR7KcB_OVZEQy_bSvrAJvowrU9PEJuL047Rzdj672Buqs2OhqMqnw=w418-h640" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"><br /></div></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-84188035072899421752022-02-20T22:13:00.002-06:002022-02-20T22:13:31.782-06:00Muley Reads - The Playlist<p> This is the compilation of Muley Reads where you can find all the stories!! Click the image below to start watching!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xQtX_JtWZU&list=PL_Chf0xlb_DJiEW1JEMxCOTPeZYiRx6Qo" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvFCbHCbfNXzjaaymMob7v9mMh36zttBoJ8sdOB2h72wFlwxNVTCiooGxUaRNIW-UQa2DoWvQLzbb2OykUNDFnv03NPSBToMZZFCQYlsmUd4oxsovQuPt8GGAvy-TbO2HTf-J4VU8JiBthqwBWqk9sxeIkrt3KEtSvPwRW4WNAU4wGHJj2pUeJImqbig=s16000" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you like this video, please donate to us by </span><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="color: #2288bb; font-family: georgia; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams
Music is Crazy Chicken by David Fesliyan, <a href="https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/donate" style="color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DONATE</a>.
Muley Reads is a series of videos starring Muley the Mule reading some of his favorite books - and we hope some of yours - wishing to inspire a love of reading, learning, imagining, and creation in children of all ages! And, as always, we love the books that communicate about people, animals, environment, love, and friendship. Some of Muley's special friends may even pop in to request a book.
"Reading is fundamental!" Books add the fun, Muley adds "da mental!"
Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!!</span></span></div><p><br /></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-7603805286562572072022-02-20T21:54:00.003-06:002022-02-20T22:14:19.121-06:00Muley Reads: Click Clack Moo, Cows That TypeSometimes, we have disputes or misunderstandings that need some compromise. If we can figure how to compromise quickly, our problems could be over before they start. I bet it would help if we think ahead of things and make sure that people, especially those who help us, have what they need to continue to help us comfortably. Compromise can end a problem quickly.<div><br /></div><div>That's what Farmer Brown learns when the cows and other farm animals have needs in the book 'Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type.'</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCxlWoGSe61nklNKdRX2sUptB-pYpHXIXP4Gq_z_d8T-3LfzAWKrswgg5GmXQnbMd3_ffMeDFTcuuCyXtrjHVA6ojylwtD24vd3uLFk1FEilXc3OGN48YUCBUZpA66CNGAUyquP6Ev7EAH5iKNptIr2uZjC1ReGBFHv1AdAZR32OlTCP4QlqTGT2Yv=s1829" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1829" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCxlWoGSe61nklNKdRX2sUptB-pYpHXIXP4Gq_z_d8T-3LfzAWKrswgg5GmXQnbMd3_ffMeDFTcuuCyXtrjHVA6ojylwtD24vd3uLFk1FEilXc3OGN48YUCBUZpA66CNGAUyquP6Ev7EAH5iKNptIr2uZjC1ReGBFHv1AdAZR32OlTCP4QlqTGT2Yv=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a bit of fun you can have, when watching as a family be sure to all make animal sounds when you see them on the screen and especially when Muley reads the sounds!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SsIRKW_FboY" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you like this video, please donate to us by </span><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="font-family: georgia; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams
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Muley Reads is a series of videos starring Muley the Mule reading some of his favorite books - and we hope some of yours - wishing to inspire a love of reading, learning, imagining, and creation in children of all ages! And, as always, we love the books that communicate about people, animals, environment, love, and friendship. Some of Muley's special friends may even pop in to request a book.
"Reading is fundamental!" Books add the fun, Muley adds "da mental!"
Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!!</span></span></div></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-85553859528730146552022-01-20T21:39:00.003-06:002022-01-20T21:39:22.939-06:00Mule on the Street: In Print - Sam Ray (In Tribute, from 2009)<p> There were a few tests of Muley in the real world interviewing people, a series we called "Mule on the Street," with filmography by <a href="http://www.linworkman.com/" target="_blank">Lin Workman</a> and edits by Kevin L. Williams. As part of the <a href="http://www.midsouthcartoonists.org/" target="_blank">Mid-South Cartoonists Association (MSCA)</a>, an in-print version was going to be started with Muley interviewing people and asking his very popular questions, like: creamy or crunchy? (Photos below by Lin Workman.)</p><p>In celebration of his life and honor of his art, below is a reprint of an interview with Sam Ray at the December 3, 2009, dinner meeting of the MSCA. The original print of the article would have been rewritten to appear as though it was a transcript of an interview, but that is long-lost with a previous version of the MSCA website. Below is the image used for the interview followed by the response Sam sent to use as the interview.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgteg0X7Uc4-TkAyyFsTNGd-XB8ltey-JrZWFMNCiHcUT3ssSZmLh8nAaj1EpWcdsBVoUuZh8Hkf-SM7dwdZAfpsQwzK9d7_SFvAr7HXPGZoy9opSfG3vbVvUKwmTl30YWxHE2mDkj5yMq08NNmnXXNz43_bw2FdveiwAzWEwBQL-si2NtdVU4NIVZI=s455" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="455" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgteg0X7Uc4-TkAyyFsTNGd-XB8ltey-JrZWFMNCiHcUT3ssSZmLh8nAaj1EpWcdsBVoUuZh8Hkf-SM7dwdZAfpsQwzK9d7_SFvAr7HXPGZoy9opSfG3vbVvUKwmTl30YWxHE2mDkj5yMq08NNmnXXNz43_bw2FdveiwAzWEwBQL-si2NtdVU4NIVZI=s16000" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;"><i>I was born and grew up in the Ripley, Tenn. area. I am now an old man. My mother</i></span></p><p><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">was a painter, songwriter, and played a little guitar. All my siblings were creative</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">people. I just latched on to what little talent I had and they didn't really pursue</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">it much. My father was the one with the crazy sense of humor.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">Interests: cartooning, travel, music, the outdoors, reading</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">I became interested in comics because my mother was an artist, I loved newspaper</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">comics, comic books, and my drawing got me a lot of attention in school.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">People who inspired me: Everybody who encouraged me. I never got any negativity</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">from anybody.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">Prior projects: Various things, but mainly my gag cartoons for various publications</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">and my stint as a writer for "Hagar The Horrible"</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">I seem to have always tended to come up with a lot of business-related ideas</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">when doing gag cartoons. It just made sense to mine this territory if I was going</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">to do a strip. With "Business As Usual" I'm just trying to refine the kind of stuff</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">I've been doing for years and do a strip that has some merit and doesn't embarrass</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">me too much when I see it in print.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">I've written so many gags over the years that when I sit down to do a new strip</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">I just try to pick one that I can get excited about.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">How do I get my brain going? I've found that after I stop fiddling around and get</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">my butt in a chair at my desk things will just start to click.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">Thoughts on syndicates: It's a well-known fact that syndicates receive tons of</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">strips from hopefuls. But I once read that a big percentage of these submissions</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">are totally inappropriate. This was a syndicate editor talking.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">I have only good things to say about MSCA. I've gotten work, made new friends,</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">received valuable criticism, and had the opportunity be with other people who</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">really understand this mess we've all gotten ourselves into.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">I like my eggs over easy. My favorite color is blue. If I had a girl's name I would</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">prefer Sue. It's nice and short and easy to spell, like Sam.</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">All the best,</span><br aria-hidden="true" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">Sam</span></i></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;">Sam's art as shared by artist and actor extraordinaire Jim Palmer:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCgdffmYPp1n74Ve9fCZ10a6RJJore7CqMI_Cq7YPr-FFs_NoArAQeEyTZo--IncFwBq7vLcfUQKrSxaiNFynI5v1Qke8nYOn4aWKQ8ZTByglsOT2IX4pZ0z6iqVamxKduu7NBSP6OJn12fglhEMPm0PVfOx60MUvFaWgetpU6sPhTabL2Upi696FL=s6600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_9YtLyZX3eWIk3QZsmpxsxXrOzUtfrOQhk6v-AwDlnsL_oB_5re8yxzROcvlFTPmBcz7I1kYwMRqnz6lX3Iq6qm0xw8QyY0j9j-0Z3kesvDlMLkqNDF-e8Wn9dvKfKi5rJun7BujZjK1MsxIMrs7GnvEzij0-tsw7y9czDr4WpClwfklQNUVA_MA6=s5700" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4200" data-original-width="5700" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_9YtLyZX3eWIk3QZsmpxsxXrOzUtfrOQhk6v-AwDlnsL_oB_5re8yxzROcvlFTPmBcz7I1kYwMRqnz6lX3Iq6qm0xw8QyY0j9j-0Z3kesvDlMLkqNDF-e8Wn9dvKfKi5rJun7BujZjK1MsxIMrs7GnvEzij0-tsw7y9czDr4WpClwfklQNUVA_MA6=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqnlHhHIGHvSBd9B4hcvxTcg948ScfFDoNa0vJmmtxi7mjOl1H_d8cgOoDdKHoIVlcGEcDCjzfE8co3klbQ6EWCK5ARaUGuL2mOsBX0LlsFgfIYowdQgiGRxsR20AfC7C_FQ_JTWjB5gPyV6mSMFwh3VpMlqKxYl1W1EhT0FeCzkhqDnPnrwdETpjF=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqnlHhHIGHvSBd9B4hcvxTcg948ScfFDoNa0vJmmtxi7mjOl1H_d8cgOoDdKHoIVlcGEcDCjzfE8co3klbQ6EWCK5ARaUGuL2mOsBX0LlsFgfIYowdQgiGRxsR20AfC7C_FQ_JTWjB5gPyV6mSMFwh3VpMlqKxYl1W1EhT0FeCzkhqDnPnrwdETpjF=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam signing his book at <a href="http://memphiscomics.com/wps/" target="_blank">Comics and Collectibles</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;"><p>Here are more photos from that MSCA gathering:</p></span><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVhklkb_x6cM84ppR1L7bsyOVjQOTOPWZkoFJ3Yj17x8VryvpcNcZ2_4gT2EzZtY3Mj4dqYn6lz_gDEyIqQvx4_a4TGv8ztsIAyJ0mpl7oRTJ00IWjJzG_-IWSedoIy-R0GR8UzDYNIQ7fU7jTZyktv13JsYxJx-6_NSxzHypk7oFMLpqQz117Stll=s2816" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVhklkb_x6cM84ppR1L7bsyOVjQOTOPWZkoFJ3Yj17x8VryvpcNcZ2_4gT2EzZtY3Mj4dqYn6lz_gDEyIqQvx4_a4TGv8ztsIAyJ0mpl7oRTJ00IWjJzG_-IWSedoIy-R0GR8UzDYNIQ7fU7jTZyktv13JsYxJx-6_NSxzHypk7oFMLpqQz117Stll=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://andrewchandler.net/" target="_blank">Andrew Chandler</a>, Sam Ray, Lin Workman, Michael Langston</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0KD8CuRAK_8IZJ8sHZx1wKPIxIz2kLyuki9u21T2jmEXPTH7HP6qwi2S8CZGROgYmevEH79cAUJ8X40yyaCnUJy2n_lfOYmOUO-gRDYScZ87c3OIP4UuvIcIUoR_wqHYbo4s9BqILm1hJJoT-UnjVAZ_kIkWYA_gpApsT-T59V992fHToqomfxs9e=s2816" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0KD8CuRAK_8IZJ8sHZx1wKPIxIz2kLyuki9u21T2jmEXPTH7HP6qwi2S8CZGROgYmevEH79cAUJ8X40yyaCnUJy2n_lfOYmOUO-gRDYScZ87c3OIP4UuvIcIUoR_wqHYbo4s9BqILm1hJJoT-UnjVAZ_kIkWYA_gpApsT-T59V992fHToqomfxs9e=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4TLpeEv67_YDtP1hHC0xESkoOtGigaDQ7D6YxyqW38GiV0f7SNJkN9DQg7FnrR6wBYT-uNYuqJrQIYEZVu0-7qq7vQ_AniYVgyJx1qRky5eEmCY2MpbOmfn6Mgs_bGbRuXjQnMaD2vlxx5D2eClbRz5NqS8DyN4HS0tfqv6KDfVQ4nEd9rcLGwrdu=s2816" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4TLpeEv67_YDtP1hHC0xESkoOtGigaDQ7D6YxyqW38GiV0f7SNJkN9DQg7FnrR6wBYT-uNYuqJrQIYEZVu0-7qq7vQ_AniYVgyJx1qRky5eEmCY2MpbOmfn6Mgs_bGbRuXjQnMaD2vlxx5D2eClbRz5NqS8DyN4HS0tfqv6KDfVQ4nEd9rcLGwrdu=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ronnie Shenks, Sam Ray, Micahel Langston, ?, Chris Freitas, Mama Jane Shenks, ??</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUOYhqnEztliyN0374iZkmImiIwVKoAc6lQ6_A8H3_J3fwb2b8SxyJgfkOEUCQKUznIraHW6SaowfsxOS6yJdPUH-g6Me1HsXVWgwoZPsR2Bng1dhrPpfBDVHMNYRj8VyJ-t2EIbEvJUonTzH86JzUA7iiiyK39TZu_nAR3uaOJ5osboajOPBHjO_8=s2816" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2112" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUOYhqnEztliyN0374iZkmImiIwVKoAc6lQ6_A8H3_J3fwb2b8SxyJgfkOEUCQKUznIraHW6SaowfsxOS6yJdPUH-g6Me1HsXVWgwoZPsR2Bng1dhrPpfBDVHMNYRj8VyJ-t2EIbEvJUonTzH86JzUA7iiiyK39TZu_nAR3uaOJ5osboajOPBHjO_8=s320" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lin Workman, Andrew Chandler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu9glbdTaX34yvdDBqpDJHZktkBxU8BItoR5h2d1us0LliNdXXVy7p4vskOoFgeLnsLXZUFFq2i6zb4ca3fhwwgodxvMh7j1XItUSdr3J4wBqHk1jaZv1zcypud9h6JtglplrjtrrP1JiYwoN3YbEdTO7ObrRBImuUzEZVXmAwFWyq3ZjDRYKoXLYt=s2816" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2112" data-original-width="2816" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu9glbdTaX34yvdDBqpDJHZktkBxU8BItoR5h2d1us0LliNdXXVy7p4vskOoFgeLnsLXZUFFq2i6zb4ca3fhwwgodxvMh7j1XItUSdr3J4wBqHk1jaZv1zcypud9h6JtglplrjtrrP1JiYwoN3YbEdTO7ObrRBImuUzEZVXmAwFWyq3ZjDRYKoXLYt=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://damarcoarts.com/" target="_blank">DaMarco Randle</a>, <a href="http://kevinlwilliams.com/" target="_blank">Kevin Williams</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-33284456356364511522022-01-15T23:27:00.002-06:002022-01-15T23:27:46.776-06:00Muley Reads: Super Circus<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuEgtkwt33PLiurMubUkdm7DgYoBoteWEQcrnPc5ASZ8bCD9JXhjuJpwTHBE9v9tEegyBbOsH1v90NfiNQ46ibpuAsKgYJI_HcPfPf3919trHovDLVpIQG8EWhXQrOMW2i-T4VBbj6ZKw4JTmrReki2PnGhJF8gJmOuESLTSzgBwc7sflW4_0t6y0p=s3840" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuEgtkwt33PLiurMubUkdm7DgYoBoteWEQcrnPc5ASZ8bCD9JXhjuJpwTHBE9v9tEegyBbOsH1v90NfiNQ46ibpuAsKgYJI_HcPfPf3919trHovDLVpIQG8EWhXQrOMW2i-T4VBbj6ZKw4JTmrReki2PnGhJF8gJmOuESLTSzgBwc7sflW4_0t6y0p=w640-h360" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b>Muley Reads: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Circus" target="_blank">Super Circus</a>!</b> This book is based on a show from the 1950's and features many of the same popular characters: Nicky, Cliffy, Claude Kirchner, Mary Hartline, and Scampy.</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjeuDVu8P3XQv2VyWlN_oI1Qsr9CLpNP65JX02rT1z9d-8Py5h-PrVdGKxfDtMcixS2rmH_PpG485LNzQ1tMf8iEcBwRPBNJQxY9AUGHOHGF8MMPvz68Sqh1z4JCoeWL7iJDRDbCffT3LNC74PvSA64lxc-NgaALFi9jNIO8Vw0_gftVc9b6lXF6mb=s432" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhjeuDVu8P3XQv2VyWlN_oI1Qsr9CLpNP65JX02rT1z9d-8Py5h-PrVdGKxfDtMcixS2rmH_PpG485LNzQ1tMf8iEcBwRPBNJQxY9AUGHOHGF8MMPvz68Sqh1z4JCoeWL7iJDRDbCffT3LNC74PvSA64lxc-NgaALFi9jNIO8Vw0_gftVc9b6lXF6mb=s16000" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">At the Super Circus, clowns Nicky and
Cliffy create an act that leaves little clown Scampy out! When he
realizes this, he disappears!! Where has he gone? What will he do if he
can’t be in their act? When we get left out because we’re not “big
enough,” should we just give up? Let's read the book to see what we might do instead of giving up.</span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fCi_lEPYrLU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">If you like this video, please donate to us by </span><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">.</span></p></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams
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Muley Reads is a series of videos starring Muley the Mule reading some of his favorite books - and we hope some of yours - wishing to inspire a love of reading, learning, imagining, and creation in children of all ages! And, as always, we love the books that communicate about people, animals, environment, love, and friendship. Some of Muley's special friends may even pop in to request a book.
"Reading is fundamental!" Books add the fun, Muley adds "da mental!"
Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!!</span></span></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-66376393938900480312022-01-09T10:30:00.034-06:002022-01-16T00:17:04.329-06:00Muley's Kids Message: Epiphany (1/9/2022)<span style="font-family: georgia;">What is <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_season#:~:text=The%20Epiphany%20season%2C%20also%20known,as%20defined%20by%20those%20denominations." target="_blank">EPIPHANY</a></b>? It's the moment we say "A-ha!" when we figure something out, and it also means "manifestation." That's the liturgical season which follows Christmas! Here's Muley's Kids Message for the Kids' Congo that explains a little about the word epiphany, and a discussion of one of his favorite items in his collection.</span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtcqIpPbqbLalpJEuJnohzGB4h-yahKDdrYCzTPynACJ4GiZ6KwmiljHY8dVG-5Pgi8aNUyjIpobsbqOICV0rpZN8DntF5_wK6m56qjpzwudYoaduLpWVap7EC4d_TFEgtHAhDs0QNvqOLYpT5iV6KrYZp5h38NMigkuSzqlacHQBHj7vCtvNfY0QD=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtcqIpPbqbLalpJEuJnohzGB4h-yahKDdrYCzTPynACJ4GiZ6KwmiljHY8dVG-5Pgi8aNUyjIpobsbqOICV0rpZN8DntF5_wK6m56qjpzwudYoaduLpWVap7EC4d_TFEgtHAhDs0QNvqOLYpT5iV6KrYZp5h38NMigkuSzqlacHQBHj7vCtvNfY0QD=w400-h225" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SBB90CXD7iM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: georgia;">If you like this video, please donate to us by <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a>.</span></p></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams
Music is Eye Laugh by David Fesliyan, <a href="https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/donate" style="text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DONATE</a>.</span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1kY_inNSWbIblGIXtiHdu8DREgtVuXnoL-FXCB_ZO55y30LWwjBht2pbQldJ5P50BtJaFkXccSXnU41ASzgZAkNwTyq_s6PUwkhZb2RjmHRZFGc5XgIoMSAhsbs6Lv8lx14axH2wAzg3zxssvwO2mP2FVJYe7IyrRkxFkO0SD4EOMNp9LICwbyI6j=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1kY_inNSWbIblGIXtiHdu8DREgtVuXnoL-FXCB_ZO55y30LWwjBht2pbQldJ5P50BtJaFkXccSXnU41ASzgZAkNwTyq_s6PUwkhZb2RjmHRZFGc5XgIoMSAhsbs6Lv8lx14axH2wAzg3zxssvwO2mP2FVJYe7IyrRkxFkO0SD4EOMNp9LICwbyI6j=s320" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hey,
everybody!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know, one of the fun
things about having a friend over to the house is when we get to show them
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get to show them the living
room, our bed room, and our collections whether it’s a book, toy, or game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you like me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In your room, do you keep the things that are
most important to you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes, it’s pretty neat to share the
things that are most important to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sort of a “show and tell” where we show the item and tell the story
about that item. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">One of my
favorite things is a simple item.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See,
<a href="https://schulzmuseum.org/about-schulz/schulz-biography/" target="_blank">Charles Schulz</a> is the guy who created Charlie Brown and Snoopy, and he used
only one type of ink pen to draw the comic strips and it’s called a <a href="https://charles-m-schulz-museum.myshopify.com/products/cork-pen-and-nib-combination" target="_blank">Kohinoorpen</a>, and when they quit making the pens, Schulz bought out the entire stock of
the pens to make sure he never ran out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnVz1pbDM5p0qyqPdoe8dCLhRZ4pGuTv2NlqhnhyVs-5Qd0A_2pXXC2mLaf-pN_dHF6PRqVYSK8Gu8sJ9gGi8GnZDOT69-Dbn2LXcIc4_2Wo4AxdOHMPx2shv5uT2q8RxKx-JHMi8ZjkAGJ7_dumPTRf01S385ThtS3wbN1wZC_p7GiuQUKURCG4xN=s492" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="492" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnVz1pbDM5p0qyqPdoe8dCLhRZ4pGuTv2NlqhnhyVs-5Qd0A_2pXXC2mLaf-pN_dHF6PRqVYSK8Gu8sJ9gGi8GnZDOT69-Dbn2LXcIc4_2Wo4AxdOHMPx2shv5uT2q8RxKx-JHMi8ZjkAGJ7_dumPTRf01S385ThtS3wbN1wZC_p7GiuQUKURCG4xN=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Well, one day Charles Schulz passed away, and the museum that shows his
work was selling the remainder of his pens, and I was able to get one when I
visited the museum!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here it is!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And with it, I got to draw this Snoopy!</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_RxFu3O5gESSSfSkCLuiZ1J2IkBGmTYTJ_DnW7eLrM_4ygIUAaQdJcJoFneWp2-6pn0f3TBiNRxWagAIDbBs5YHzW8UiSE3NO2vNBlrwspsGRJISlgghubdx_5xvbgVbt-oeoLhZQHar23mNYKCzv0eamlMSJueuuoe1GIlRuBdlTtSFSXTvnkHx7=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_RxFu3O5gESSSfSkCLuiZ1J2IkBGmTYTJ_DnW7eLrM_4ygIUAaQdJcJoFneWp2-6pn0f3TBiNRxWagAIDbBs5YHzW8UiSE3NO2vNBlrwspsGRJISlgghubdx_5xvbgVbt-oeoLhZQHar23mNYKCzv0eamlMSJueuuoe1GIlRuBdlTtSFSXTvnkHx7=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now, we all
know that it’s fun to show off the things we love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What do you own that you like to share with
others?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Right now,
we’re in the Season of Epiphany.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Say it
with me: Epiphany.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ephiphany means “manifestation” and is also
that “AHA!” moment when we figure things out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Season of Epiphany means we’re celebrating the day the Magi found
baby Jesus, and also the time when Jesus was baptized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You see, John the Baptist – aka Jesus’ cousin
– saw Jesus coming toward him and he, well, did a bit of “show and tell” to the
crowd around them all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">John the
Baptist said, “Look, the Lamb of God!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That wasn’t the last time John shared the
news about Jesus to people either, he talked about his cousin everywhere he
went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And who wouldn’t?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, first of all, you have to admit that
having Jesus as a cousin would make family reunions actually fun; but when John
saw Jesus, his epiphany was the best “show and tell” since the Magi had their
own epiphany and said, “Aha! Baby Jesus!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I believe at
any age, we can have that epiphany where we say, “Aha! Jesus!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know, we have a lot of opportunity to
‘show and tell’ about Jesus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes,
we can share Jesus without even saying anything at all – by being kind and
respectful, by being helpful and honest, by sharing love and friendship, and
did you know you can be a leader by being all those things for other people and
after they see how much fun it can be, they’ll have their own “aha!” moment of
epiphany and follow your lead and do the same thing for others, and the whole
time, they’ll be sharing the love and work of Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We always
have a chance for ‘show and tell’ and to help other people have their own
epiphany of what it’s like knowing that God loves you, Jesus loves you, and
your pal Muley loves you, and I’ll see you real soon!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://schulzmuseum.org/get-involved/donations/donate/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfGadEv5DJAPuMkiD6r7B-mkUtv_IwycTsTHj2yU0juP9OF8OBVcyuqJy2eQISg98UweJmwgDSJwaX4ly19h-NQ9Gl_HxwQEwqZj7CWQXpAXf_a2OSzzd_Q_JL2jAaQBvEAVpj8G5sKWiXhlvlGSCVKdi3arKpsF7y_cYYdd74TiRvhqGIsoTlA98o" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Donate to the Charles M. Schulz Museum by clicking the image above!!</div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-6111185623983174892021-12-29T11:00:00.007-06:002022-01-15T23:33:44.763-06:00Muley's Annual Report for First Congo December 2021<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT18NGUSNuEPHdLQxGf8gyaHMIba_Zw_tLaBVwDK4ffUnlvO8KkabmJoZFuHIo_HfxPj2t-cVxKTz9C0jdWemA4WdaGgLA-oj9j9ApWGbjgjwCl8yi7CII_bnWgbSAYL7ibjxlUPDAVXEUKXXtSnbwYYciMB4x-X2PqU7cy5ZqL_ZZeg_wtxg2uSFc=s3300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT18NGUSNuEPHdLQxGf8gyaHMIba_Zw_tLaBVwDK4ffUnlvO8KkabmJoZFuHIo_HfxPj2t-cVxKTz9C0jdWemA4WdaGgLA-oj9j9ApWGbjgjwCl8yi7CII_bnWgbSAYL7ibjxlUPDAVXEUKXXtSnbwYYciMB4x-X2PqU7cy5ZqL_ZZeg_wtxg2uSFc=w495-h640" width="495" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVuOYfjUe2MatdLks1l-7r9riJiJopnrp0cGZRISh5iDH15biDBPd4uWxEo40fKLEIlyfvr7f3Gloya2PMdmmFEF7PcCgdZyDOKPoiZpYYB0boAfI5WJqlTyW4A0J2oriuhTJUpibrK5WnUPsZIDMEBbobrvtjiYglHbsB4eXRXH3vue5taagFYbvc=s3300" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVuOYfjUe2MatdLks1l-7r9riJiJopnrp0cGZRISh5iDH15biDBPd4uWxEo40fKLEIlyfvr7f3Gloya2PMdmmFEF7PcCgdZyDOKPoiZpYYB0boAfI5WJqlTyW4A0J2oriuhTJUpibrK5WnUPsZIDMEBbobrvtjiYglHbsB4eXRXH3vue5taagFYbvc=w494-h640" width="494" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-75730518912043697642021-12-24T17:00:00.004-06:002021-12-25T10:19:21.937-06:00Christmas Eve 2021 Muley's Kids Congo Message<p><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Christmas Eve (December 24, 2021) services found Muley the Mule delivering one of his Kids Congo messages. Telling the Christmas Story using the titles of Christmas carols, Muley tied in his previous two messages about wanting more for others, hence gifts for Baby Jesus and babies today.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jFrXc7E42is" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh98PWuSyncnHRT8lS1xAQ66spfUQWXWUCmtbGpgVFNhL6XmkEzbszd8GM0o7y5E6O_CheMAYMkAx9erzBmATDQL-Jwe_-5J75JPkaW1cMZMNdUODEfL1WPa_XdDexCOBGfEFzesd4UPPCR-yzvt4uwNoJ0shIkoePTZ7Cbm8df02EuS8NmKFkQQN07=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh98PWuSyncnHRT8lS1xAQ66spfUQWXWUCmtbGpgVFNhL6XmkEzbszd8GM0o7y5E6O_CheMAYMkAx9erzBmATDQL-Jwe_-5J75JPkaW1cMZMNdUODEfL1WPa_XdDexCOBGfEFzesd4UPPCR-yzvt4uwNoJ0shIkoePTZ7Cbm8df02EuS8NmKFkQQN07=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoY0629DTPYBFGXFhVShGRgEkxU9uN67KAHFSEfOm4GjAb9KWeUqjOJchbiQrnNYhQs0QdYWKXUmVcdX_6ymmtZxDQZU7yoVsC3VCzPmZmpJiW6Bn0IXPqIn2xnNPVUfXID6jtXPaBjlljBASddWYfHuB8vP0P_bJvnnN1RztI5D-KxIzWWTzFzaqe=s1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoY0629DTPYBFGXFhVShGRgEkxU9uN67KAHFSEfOm4GjAb9KWeUqjOJchbiQrnNYhQs0QdYWKXUmVcdX_6ymmtZxDQZU7yoVsC3VCzPmZmpJiW6Bn0IXPqIn2xnNPVUfXID6jtXPaBjlljBASddWYfHuB8vP0P_bJvnnN1RztI5D-KxIzWWTzFzaqe=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi41gFzODDxq1BjctcnAlIrueueorLr6BpkjBJKKhv0GrHKZTCg5oW6CJKXYAeemF7iaCJcV7Lez5x1OWacPzNgmLYzZOKXOZigqfqhDZHj8k8kDD6pkaHBKj_TKQQCd7qBwPhDAnfO0YRFyLi1CORV-sxl2NT51h7pHOiyRRT8qY5kusfblLXKuw4d=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi41gFzODDxq1BjctcnAlIrueueorLr6BpkjBJKKhv0GrHKZTCg5oW6CJKXYAeemF7iaCJcV7Lez5x1OWacPzNgmLYzZOKXOZigqfqhDZHj8k8kDD6pkaHBKj_TKQQCd7qBwPhDAnfO0YRFyLi1CORV-sxl2NT51h7pHOiyRRT8qY5kusfblLXKuw4d=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRofsclNnRiWbPhpl9Nhkx8TDlKyJESyZBZca-qyyyy53ULZBmeFEqEo5OdUW4QE321NYp1ItZsRXCvHB_KB6UNeY0ej6vxRC-lXGPgocsOdA_thGzoEiyOzhGG3-QWnIqCVC0MY6IYHISGtFGN0V5unmt16Rv989o6w5diO7dCea_FHT1WicWKPVM=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRofsclNnRiWbPhpl9Nhkx8TDlKyJESyZBZca-qyyyy53ULZBmeFEqEo5OdUW4QE321NYp1ItZsRXCvHB_KB6UNeY0ej6vxRC-lXGPgocsOdA_thGzoEiyOzhGG3-QWnIqCVC0MY6IYHISGtFGN0V5unmt16Rv989o6w5diO7dCea_FHT1WicWKPVM=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Photos by Steve Garcia</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.muleythemule.com
Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin Williams</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">If you like this video, please donate to us by </span><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kevinmule" style="background-color: white; color: #2288bb; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">.</span><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Intro Music “Eye Laugh” by David Fesliyan Studios
www.fesliyanstudios.com</span></span></div></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-81047205045403222492021-12-22T10:56:00.000-06:002021-12-24T10:02:03.439-06:00Muley Reads: Donkey Daniel in Bethlehem<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Of course, we just have to wonder how many donkeys Mary rode to Bethlehem because there are a LOT of books about this story, all focusing on the donkey! <span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">For a Merry Christmas, Muley reads about a trip to Bethlehem and the First Nowell. What are your Christmas wishes?</span></span></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c_yXcgNTbxA" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: georgia; white-space: pre-wrap;">Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin L. Williams</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/donate" target="_blank">Music is Crazy Chicken by David Fesliyan.</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">Muley Reads is a series of videos starring Muley the Mule reading some of his favorite books - and we hope some of yours - wishing to inspire a love of reading, learning, imagining, and creation in children of all ages! And, as always, we love the books that communicate about people, animals, environment, love, and friendship. Some of Muley's special friends may even pop in to request a book.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</span><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Reading is fundamental!" Books add the fun, Muley adds "da mental!"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grab your family together, grab a snack or two, and sit back to relax while Muley Reads!! </span></span></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-65687998398566244322021-12-19T10:02:00.001-06:002021-12-24T10:16:34.594-06:00Kids Congo Christmas Pageant 2021<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFTTZLjrzORAVByopvW5523MOe4cJjBDUxTaU-00iMQ0VmF4gfvfFN8ZwZcFZzaT9FPHRglVbr1az8TT3dqig-6B7w0fvdfz81kye7fjqZpviuBYNzvZei-r085AJzU8v2ZG6WJ0cirMFjvAZ0E96qQlc8MEzuNLC0xMjqQI9cXS0tmFKCAtravJlo=s1920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFTTZLjrzORAVByopvW5523MOe4cJjBDUxTaU-00iMQ0VmF4gfvfFN8ZwZcFZzaT9FPHRglVbr1az8TT3dqig-6B7w0fvdfz81kye7fjqZpviuBYNzvZei-r085AJzU8v2ZG6WJ0cirMFjvAZ0E96qQlc8MEzuNLC0xMjqQI9cXS0tmFKCAtravJlo=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">From the Congo Kids, a pageant held at www.firstcongo.com on December 19, 2021, in which Muley the Mule gets to play an inn keeper. While it's supposed to be non-rehearsed, Muley worked for 4 hours to come up with the line, "No room at the inn, but I have a manger on Air BnB in the stable that the horses are CRAZY about!"
Yay, or neigh? I think he should have worked at least one more hour on that gag.
The Kids Congo is a 'place for everyone,' to come and learn and share the gifts of light, love, and happiness - and HOPE! - with one another and others.
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Muley the Mule assisted by Kevin Williams
Intro Music “Eye Laugh” by David Fesliyan Studios
www.fesliyanstudios.com</span></div>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421958445560979890.post-32320313893612325162021-12-12T10:30:00.000-06:002021-12-22T22:03:27.709-06:00Kids Congo: Muley Message "Pure Imagination"<p> Happy All Holidays to EVERYONE!!</p><p>On December 12, 2021, Muley the Mule and Friends visited <a href="http://www.firstcongo.com" target="_blank">First Congregational Church of Memphis</a> to share a program and song dedicated to using your "pure imagination" to make the world a better place for everyone! </p><p>First Congo meets each Sunday morning in person and online at 10:30 am Central Time. </p><p><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oFK44mY4A1w" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">CAST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Narrator: Anakin Wade<br />
Buford the Dog assisted by Martheus Wade<br />
Missy Mule assisted by Janet Wade<br />
Roy Duck assisted by DaMarco Randle<br />
Muleton Mule, Jr. assisted by Kevin L. Williams<o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">www.toshigawauniverse.com<br />www.firstcongo.com</p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">MUSIC<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Intro Music “Eye
Laugh”<br />
by<br />
David Fesliyan Studios<br />
www.fesliyanstudios.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">"Pure
Imagination"<br />
by<br />
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley<br />
from<br />
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Musical<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">"Siyahamba"<br />
A South African Zulu Hymn<br />
Performed by First Congo Choir<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Pianist<br />
Jason Eschhofen<o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Drums<br />Chris Burgess</p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Musical Direction<br />
Tammy Holt and Elicia Curry<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">PHOTOGRAPHY/SOUND<br />
by<br />
First Congregational Media Team<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR<br />
Steve Garcia<o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">WRITTEN, PRODUCED,
DIRECTED<br />
by<br />
Kevin L. Williams<o:p></o:p></p><br /><p></p>MuleyTheMule.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16799788782893681293noreply@blogger.com0