Category: Family
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Family Growing Together
Just as my Dad’s family was ingrained into a local congregation so was my Mom’s family. In fact there was an old building right beside the Church which was the one-room school house. My mom remembers when it was torn down and wishes they had done more to stop that from happening. Life happens though…
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Headline From ‘The Federalist’
Conservative Headlines When I saw this headline I had to look further. Then when I saw that some of the information in this article came from people living in Massachusetts my intrigue was garnered more. Ever since Bryan disclosed his home state to me I have this innate need to know what’s going on in…
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Lessons Learned From “S” Events
You never know how tough you can be until a trial brings you through something unimaginable. This was an ordinary day for me and ended up being an extraordinarily draining afternoon to bedtime. There are times we simply cannot prepare for what’s to come into our lives… yet we have to face them head on.…
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2023 State Fair: Art & Needle Craft
A week ago we visited the Indiana Fair and enjoyed some buildings we hadn’t been in for a while. Well we used to have certain things we did when we came as a big family. The Dairy Barn, we didn’t even walk past it we went through the animal buildings instead for some reason. Usually…
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The “S” Word: Doubts and Fears Surface
Please don’t let friends pick up belts that aren’t belts is one of the greater lessons learned from this experience. Once I had settled down… well I wasn’t settled down completely. Mom actually stayed in my room while I took a short bath to clean up for a while anyway. If I hadn’t had my…
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Lahaina, HI: Government Versus Americans
The inhabitants of this island will be getting a check from the government for $700.00. Ukraine just got another check for not being American I guess. How does that sit with you my fellow Americans? When our brothers and sisters are hurting on Hawaiian soil, our 50th State, while Ukraine gets another check for another…
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The “S” Word and Israel
This event in my life was traumatic to say the least. This specific evening brought a new perspective as an adult to this as well. My brother sometimes has several children at his place and they always tend to migrate to our house. My dad and brother are really good with kids. Kids seem to…
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Taste of Indiana: Fair 2023
Last Thursday was such a beautiful day to be outside and walk around the fairgrounds. I came prepared; Mom and I have not been walking all summer long for nothing. Yet while my feet had been ready, it was my head and stomach that I was uncertain how they would perform in these circumstances. The…
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The 2023 Indiana Fair: Basketball
My Dad is 6 feet 2 or maybe 3 inches. He played in this sport during his school tenure and I have seen at least one article clipping Grandma saved with his photo in the paper. The only other players I know of in this sport are my female cousins. We played a lot of…
Jewells of Thought 