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     They say you can’t judge a book by its cover.  I wonder if one can tell a house by its exterior design and landscaping.  This beautiful house is located in my home town.  I have always admired it’s beauty and all the delicate woodworking that it displays.  It has lovely roses and lion statues;…

     I have always found it hard to believe that God knows how many hairs we each have on our heads.  I know it is true because God’s word says it to be true.  I cannot even imagine knowing this about one person, since that number would be ever changing.  But, our God is awesome…

     Our world is becoming a scary place to live.  There are earthquakes and hurricanes, tornadoes and floods.  Even droughts and extreme temperatures are becoming more common.   That’s only in the realm of weather patterns!      We look at our economy, the debt ceiling, our national credit rating, joblessness, political unrest, wars and rebellions all around…

     Labor Day is just around the corner and with it comes the traditional ending of the summer season.  Although the calendar doesn’t say it’s officially fall yet, for all practical purposes summer is over.  Many local pools and tourist attractions close for the year.  The kids all go back to school.  Collage students begin…

     Where have all the children gone?  I don’t see them walking to the pool or riding their bikes down my street.  I can’t hear them laughing and argueing on the corner.  I haven’t seen them with their skateboards and roller blades for a few days.      School has started!  I know the parents are…

     My husband is a hopeless romantic.  He has always been that way.  He loves flowers and I know he loves me.  I used to travel a lot when my first book was released, he always had a fresh bouquet of flowers waiting for me when I got home.  Most of the time they were…

     It’s amost harvest time here in Ohio.  Some things have already been harvested, like the wheat, hay, oats,  rye and barley.   The cabbage is coming off now and the tomatoes have begun to turn red.  We have fields of all kinds around this part of the state.  The sweet corn is just about finished,…

     I love the summer time, when all the lovely flowers bloom.  I have flowers that start when there is still snow on the ground and some that bloom right up to the first frost.  I like all kinds of flowers, but especially zinnias.  They are so easy to grow and come in so many…

     Imagine my surprise when I drove past our fair grounds last week and saw a bunch of camels roaming around near one of the horse barns.  What in the world?  Then a few days later I drove past and the same corral was full of llamas.  I was just too curious, so I stopped…

          Roy Lester, a 61 year old lifeguard from New York, lost his job for refusing to wear a speedo during a speed test.   He had been a lifeguard at Jones Beach, NY since 1966 and swimming was his passion.       Roy also is a attorney and now is suing the NY State Parks and…
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