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Yesterday at church, our assistant pastor was posing for pictures with his four year old son, Samuel.  They had both dressed in matching suits, ties and shirts.  Samuel thinks his daddy is the best thing since jelly donuts.  It was so cute to watch him imitate every move his dad was making.  It made me…

It will be difficult for me to write a positive blog about fathers.  Both my father and my husband’s father were both abusive alcoholics.  Therefore, I will have to look hard for good things to say about either of them  Their mouths were always instruments of criticism and emotional injury.  My father was just cruel…

Some people love cars, some boats, some like lots of clothes or collect bells or magnets.  My husband loves anything John Deere.  He was raised on a farm and drove a 1946B tractor for years.  When his family didn’t farm anymore, they used the tractor to work up their garden and shovel snow from the…

Did you know that you had a secret weapon?  God gave each of us one and its very easy to use.  It doesn’t cost any money to activate it and not much personal effort to put it to good use.  This isn’t a weapon of mass destruction or ever a weapon of mini destruction.  It is…

These little girls all attend my church.  Most of them have been in my Sunday School class at some point in time.  It’s amazing for me to watch them as they grow in their own relationships with Jesus.  Some think the children go up front to “play” rather than worship.  I’m sure there are a…

Last summer my husband had a total hip replacement.  Then in the fall, he had a knee replacement.  As a result, our yard and flower beds were terribly neglected.  It was all I could do to take out the garbage and pick the strawberries and green beans.  By this spring the flower beds were really…

In my Sunday School class this week we learned what it means to be awesome.  Webster says to be awesome is to express the attribute of awe.  Awe is said to be a state of wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred.  It also states that awe can be a form of inspiration…

Smugde and Noodles have been my four legged, furry children for over 10 years now.  Noodles was here when my kids were still at home.  She will soon be 16 in people years, that’s 119 in kitty years.  She doesn’t do much these days except for eat, sleep, snuggle and purr.  I think her old…

Over the Memorial Holiday we made a trip to the family cemetary.  It’s where all my family are buried.  In fact my great-grandfather donated the land for the church and cemetary in the early 1800’s.  My maiden name was Gruver, as you can see on these tomb stones.  We took a wreath out to place…

Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of summer.  The kids are out of school. The swimming pools open up, and most people start thinking of their vacation trips.  Where will you go this year?  Will you travel by plane, train, bus or car?  Will you stay in motels or with friends?  So many choices; who…
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