Category: American Heritage
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Praying With Love
When Aunt Carol was having her health issues I felt compelled to ask for prayers. More than once, it seemed like she was closer to heaven’s door than we thought. I found myself huddled over my laptop barely getting through the blog before flooding with tears by the time I posted. Now, like I said…
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Rain, Tires and Sweet Conversations
Summer is officially here. My niece has been with us for her first stay. So it’s been quite a week to say the least. Last Wednesday was a little slow paced. For some reason after our morning routine of sugar testing and pill time Uncle Tony wanted us to eat breakfast with him. He doesn’t…
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Prayers
One never knows how a day will start or end. It’s been well over a month but not quite 2 yet, since some news came from one of my family branches. It hit like a brick. Not only because it’s family, but because this cousin is also a brother in Christ and one I consider…
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Photos In Time
Yesterday besides catching the movie on the USS Indianapolis I saw another one. This is one made from 1959. Carey Grant and Tony Curtis were the lead roles. Operation Petticoat. I cannot count how many times I have seen this movie… too many to remember. There are times though when I think of the photos…
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Memorial Day 2026
Right after the movie “USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage” came out I bought it. The ship was named after the capital of my home state. It was also a true story although it was hollywood-ized for the big screen. This ship was on a secret mission that would assist in ending the 2nd theater of…
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My Pillow Phenomena
Honestly I can’t really remember if this happened late in December or early this year. The timing doesn’t really matter though. What truly matters is that a lot was going on family wise in my family and in my church families. Sickness, surgery and death had taken place and it was a difficult time. My…
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Our Surprise Blessings
We have now had our big surprise for well over a week. So much has been going on and it’s a little crazy at times, but mostly good crazy. The reaction that my Mom and I had was reverberated in my niece and her cousins Friday and all weekend long. She made excuses to get…
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The Road to Memories
Driving. Thursday afternoon. Nerves. My nerves were raw and I was so nervous I was sweating beads for two reasons. Highway 54 was closed and will be closed for a while. It’s the main thoroughfare from Sullivan to Linton unless you know and use the backroads. Fortunately I do, as a good former Farmers daughter…
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The Idea of Godwinks… or God’s Gentle Nudges!
It has been a long time… doubts and busyness have overtaken my thoughts and my time. I still can’t believe it’s May, nearly half of the year is now gone. During this entire time there has been an undercurrent to post, but my energy was depleted by the time I would have been able to…
Jewells of Thought 