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     What should be the proper position of our body when we pray?  This is a question I posed to my Sunday School class a few months ago.  They are kindergarten and first graders.  The unanimous answer was….we must bow our heads, fold our hands and close our eyes.  This, of course, is what we…

     One of America’s greatest past times is  going to garage sales.  In any given week there can be up to 100 sales just in our small community.  This activity seems to be popular with both men and women, although I think the women are more dedicated.  The big attraction is finding that one great…

      We have an old fashioned Root Beer Stand in my home town; complete with car hops and hanging trays.  The food is fabulous and the atmosphere always takes you back to the sixties.  My fist job was as a car hop on the other end of town at the West End Root Beer Stand. …

     Today on the CBS Early Show they had a feature about the epidemic of lying that has swept our nation over the last 20 years.  It seems that no one wants to speak the truth and accept the consequences of their actions.  So many of our nation’s leaders and role models are setting a…

      If you have ever had to use food stamps, you will understand my purpose writing this blog.  It has been over 30 years since we used them, but some of the same rules apply.  I watched is disbelief at the grocery store today.  A young man was checking out in front of me and…

We all like to take a nap once in a while.  That is a good thing.  It has been medically proven that a short nap during the day increases our productivity and sharpens our thinking.  My son-i n-law takes a nap every day during his lunch hour.  He closes his door, turns out the lights…

     There I sat in a low-income apartment in the red light district of Cincinnati.  The only  thing that wasn’t moving was me.  The walls were crawling.  The furniture was making me see double.  The floors were pulsating like waves on the sea.  I think if I had stood up, I would have been easily…

     What people believe can cause a lot of controversy.  We all believe in something.  When we meet others who have the opposite belief or at least a different belief, it can spark  an argument.      There is sometimes a vast difference in what we believe and the truth.  We can believe we will win the…

Sunflowers are beautiful to look at as they grow in the backyard.  They make a nice fresh flower arrangement for a table centerpiece.   The sunflower design is used very often in home decor.  My kitchen is done in sunflowers and birdhouses; everything from wall paper trim to dishes. In the fall, when the sunflowers are…

     Is there anything more precious than watching a small child worshipping God?  We have a children’s dance team at our church called Stepping Stones.  Many of these little girls are also in my Sunday School class, so I have a special connection to them.  I love to watch them dance before the Lord whether…
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