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   Sometimes we think of Valentine’s Day as a holiday for adults, for people who in love with each other.  I have learned over the years of teaching that children love Valentine’s Day too.  Many take cards and treats to school and have parties with their classmates.  They make beautiful cards for their parents or…

     With it being an election year, we are bombarded with new faces in the political arena.  We hear each one say how great they are and why they should be our next president, and in the next breath they are speaking negatively about the other candidates.  How are we to know what to believe? …

    The month of February is all about love and Valentine’s Day.  There are so many kinds of love that sometimes it’s hard to figure out just what kind of love we have for certain individuals.  There is the special love between a man and a women.  There is parent to child love.  Love between…

    Why is it that our national leaders have time and energy to figure what our children should have for lunch, but they can’t agree on budget issues.  Why do they even care what these kids have for lunch?  Is there nothing more crucial to our nations well being and safety that they could be…

     A few nights ago we experienced the largest solar flares in over 8 years.  These solar storms travel at 4 million MRH.  When the geomagnetic particles meet with the Earth’s atmosphere, they create a beautiful sights in the skies.  These are what we refer as the Northern Light or Aurora Borealis.  They put on…

The new year is upon us and we each have our own dreams and aspirations as to what that year will hold for us.  Life really comes with no guarantees, but here are some simple ways to make this year happier for you. Start each day with a prayer of thanksgiving.   We all have so…

     Celebrity chef and Food Network star, Paula Deen, was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 3 years ago.  She chose to keep that knowledge to herself until she could find a way to help others with the same diagnosis.      Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Roughly 23 million Americans…

Every day, sometimes every hour we have to make choices that concern our lives and well being.  A few months ago I watched as a group of children tried to make wise choices regarding their candy selections.  When I was a kid, we got a dime to go to the store for candy.  With that…

     Here in Ohio we often have enough wind during the winter months to measure a wind chill factor.  That isn’t the actual temperature, but rather the temperature that it feels like to our bodies because of the wind.  Today we have a chill factor of 6 degrees.  The actual temperature is 24 degrees.  Brrrrr, that’s…

    We finally have the first snowfall of the winter in Ohio.  Is there anything whiter than new fallen snow?  I don’t think so.  I doubt if God would have used that as an object of comparison regarding our sins, if it were not one of the whitest things in all creation.     In Isaiah…
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