Category: American Heritage

• A Big Week, Big Changes

  Besides Thanksgiving my family is celebrating and beginning a new chapter. Tomorrow my Dad will be going to work for the last time. It was a big change for our Farmer to stop farming after nearly 30 years. This is another big step for him. Plus my brother will have to finally start driving for…

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  November 25, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  bells ringing, changes, energy, faith, Family, farming business, fiercely, God’s Timing, interloper, life, love, momentum, New Year, photos, prayer, retirement, ringing, writing

• Writing Prompt:

  What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? Does this mean homemade or eating out? For our household, my family likes Mom’s or my version of homecooked Lasagna. After that, and this is absolutely my version, in my order homemade pizza would be next. Still this is difficult to only name 3 favorite meals. Spaghetti…

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  November 21, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  barbeque, cuisine lovers, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2129, family meals, favorite meal, flavors, homemade, lasagna, pizza, quesadillas, Writing Prompt

• Writing Prompt:

  Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? There are some ladies from Channel 2 and 10 I have seen in person at some restaurant in Terre Haute. However, I think I consider the most famous at the time I met her not once but twice within a short period of…

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  November 11, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, Modern American History

  conversations, dailyprompt, dailyprompt-2119, Dr. Mengele, experiments, Family, famous person, fiction, Grandpa, Holocaust Survivor, life, love, museums, War Coorespondent, writing

• What Am I Thankful For…

  The calendar has officially changed to November. Communion Sunday is a remembrance of the time change which was actually doubly true this past weekend. There are so many reasons to be thankful for today, this week and even this year. Today marks 6 weeks since my last surgery. I am humbled and grateful that both…

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  November 6, 2025

  American Heritage, God’s Timing

  1 Chronicles, anesthesiologist, conversations, faith, health, health professionals, jesus, life, Lord, November, prayed, stress, surgeries, surgery, thankful

• God’s Timing

  Perhaps today’s misfortune was good for me. I still tend to be a news junkie. I needed to stay away from the news and my favorite shows due to the horrific results yesterday. The detox was forced but something I truly needed with all the pundits analyzing on all the various shows throughout the day.…

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  November 5, 2025

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, God’s Timing

  American Revival, bible, blue cities, Charlie Kirk, christianity, emotions, Erika Kirk, faith, God, heartland, interview, Jesse Watters, jesus, Our God Reigns, special interview, tears, Turning Point

• The 21st of September

  Already three articles from this day have been posted. Still though more happened. My brother, the father of my niece became my age we are 18 months apart. While we were eating his birthday cake at nearly 2 pm Charlie Kirk’s Memorial began with Praise and Worship Music by several popular Christian artists. Honestly I…

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  October 30, 2025

  American Heritage, Bible Reflections, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  American Exceptionalism, Charlie Kirk, christianity, church, Erika Kirk, Esther, faith, Family, Genesis, God, Grandpa, jesus, lessons, Lord, memorial, Rebekah, September 21st, stadium, stories, Sunday School, Veterans

• Perler Beading

  As a child growing up I didn’t have any devices like my niece and other younger generations now have. I didn’t receive my first cell phone until I graduated High School. I was 18 when I got my first pay as you go phone and didn’t have an iPad for a good while after that.…

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  October 27, 2025

  American Heritage, Modern American History, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  beads, cell phones, Christmas ornaments, difficult, games, learning, perler beading, therapy time

• Still A Little Paranoid Part 3

  For 5 months I stayed off this platform frankly because it was difficult to type and I had lost my inspiration to tell stories. Even my own fun and intriguing and ironic stories, although there were a few times I really wanted to break the fast and get back on here and share. The fact…

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  October 22, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing, Spontaneity At It’s Best, Surgical Memories

  Bandanna’s, birthday, Evansville, exhausted, Family, family vacations, food, fried okra, graveside service, ironic stories, Lambert’s Cafe, life, missouri, Sikeston, Six Flags, triumph, writing

• Paranoid Part 2

  Within days of getting my bandage off from my hardware removal surgery I began to look for job postings. It’s something I have wanted to do but wanted to wait once I knew about this quick second and final surgery on the way. When I found a very intriguing listing I went for it thinking…

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  October 21, 2025

  American Heritage, Family, God’s Timing, Modern American History

  100th Birthday, cousins, details, driving, Evansville, Family, funeral home, GPS, interview, life, love, memories, paraniod, photos, writing

• The MAHA Influence

  Earlier this year, once my birthday, Inauguration Day was over. things began to change. Especially with this MAHA Make America Healthy Again movement when RFK Jr. was finally voted in as HHS Secretary. He has really shaken up this department. For the longest time I believed myself to be a Dr. Pepper girl. It was…

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  October 20, 2025

  American Heritage, Extraordinary People With Common Sense, Family, Spontaneity At It’s Best

  antiques, Cane Sugar, charm, Coke, crisp, diet, food, Grandpa, health, healthier, nutrition, old fashioned bottle, soda, wellness