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2023-12-20 19:53:23 My biggest takeaway from a few years of piano lessons, is that my piano teacher, Bea Thomas, and her husband David, ate potatoes for dinner every Tuesday night. I knew this, because at some point in my Tuesday afternoon lesson, Mrs. Thomas would

2023-11-20 20:22:38 Today would have been my Mom’s 97th birthday, but she missed it by two months. If she were still with us, we would have celebrated Mom with cards, flowers, gifts, and of course cake! However, since she is with her Lord and Savior, Jesus

2023-10-23 15:43:45 Faithful friends and loved ones have been checking in on my family and me to see how we are doing since Mom’s passing a month ago today. My standard answer is typically one of two replies – “I’m doing fine until someone asks

2023-09-04 14:02:43 Labor Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring the contributions and achievements of the working class. It is a day to recognize the value of labor and the dignity of work. Typically, Labor Day marks the official end of summer and the full

2023-08-31 17:20:06 Hurricane season is in full force today on the east coast of the United States. Tropical storm Idalia, after making landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm in Florida, continues to barrel through Georgia and the Carolinas. She certainly knows how to shake

2023-08-26 16:03:24 I remember shopping for back-to-school clothes a couple of weeks before the start of a new school year. While uniforms were the standard dress code for my elementary and high school years, students were permitted to wear “regular” clothes during the first two

2023-08-26 15:40:57 I remember shopping for back-to-school clothes a couple of weeks before the start of a new school year. While uniforms were the standard dress code for my elementary and high school years, students were permitted to wear “regular” clothes during the first two

2023-08-13 17:34:26 Summer is still in full swing here in the Northeast and will continue until Labor Day. However, that is not the case for many students across the country who have already returned to the hallowed halls of school in July and August.  And

2023-08-05 13:47:21 “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” – Nehemiah 8:10b If you have been following my blog for the past several weeks, you know I have been picking a Scripture card at random from my stash of encouraging Bible verses.

2023-07-29 15:03:58 A corner of my mom’s backyard was chosen as the delivery room for two beautiful fawns earlier this June. Since the yard is completely fenced in and the fawns were unable to jump a fence, our theory was that the mommy deer hurdled

2023-07-23 18:08:44 When lost and in need of directions, women are expected to ask for help while men are not. Typically, women find it easier to ask for help with little regard to how they will be perceived if they ask. They simply want to

2023-07-15 18:17:03 “Has everyone picked a moving buddy? You guys think this is a big joke. We’ve only got one week left before the move. I don’t want any toys left behind. A moving buddy. If you don’t have one, get one.” — Woody from