Category: Family
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Excitement
The historian in me always wants to celebrate Veterans. One of my interviews will be the Feature for November. Although there are some different articles in mind there are some littler articles that will be posted as well. Tonight I am reminded of some of my friends from Church. Interviewing those men was amazing. They…
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Wow… My 500th Article
One of my Feature Series has been on Church and how essential my Church Community has been specifically to my family and on my youth and growth. There have been a lot of Seasons in my life although, yes many think I am still a teenager a blessing from genetics given to me from both…
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A Post Memory…
This post came across my Telegram feed two years ago and I continued spreading it. Named after the father she will never be able to meet due to events out of her control. She will never forget that her father is gone. Tell me do you think Levi or Navy Biden’s 7th grandchild has it…
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Growing Under The Embers of Church
Sometimes God sets us on a new course in a different setting. The first time we came to a service at Fellowship was on a Wednesday Night. Preacher Dean that particular evening hadn’t felt inspired with a message. It was short and sweet. I think we did more talking than anything that evening. A pianist…
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A Pleasantville Beauty
Today starts the September Birthday Season. Uncle Bob, Grandma’s twin brother has been gone now for quite a while. However, to be absent here means he is with his Lord and Savior in heaven. Great-Grandpa Arla lived into his 90s and we are all grateful for the time we had listening to him as youngsters.…
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The Personal Books Relating to Grandpa Freddy
Of all the books I moved Friday morning there are 6 that are personally special. Almost all of them relate to his time in the Navy and the last one was so near and dear to his heart it will be the last one I mention. Finding these books made me feel like I won…
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Relating Yesterday’s Photo’s: The Books
Collecting books is awesome. Especially when the books came with a story or that people had me in mind when they saw a certain book. Somehow that’s pretty special knowing they had remembered my love for history and thought of me; it’s a special connection to the book. There are several books I had tried…
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Creating New Connections
There are Seasons of Life for various reasons depicted in Ecclesiastes. Who can know for sure why you are being led to something in the middle of it except that God is the one moving you! Sometimes trusting in God is the way ultimately. This move for our Family, looking back many years now, was…
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Hikes
Do you like to prepare for taking a hike or is something you do spontaneously? Somehow I inherited my Grandpa Leo’s flat feet. So I have had hiking experiences that have left me literally in pain. I remember the Easter weekend we spent at Turkey Run that was a difficult hike for me. Not only…
Jewells of Thought 