Tag: cousins
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A Couple’s Longing and a Family Prayer…
Oh Lord, Your timing is everything… we see this in scripture how time adds to the depth to a family’s story. The Alsman Family is absolutely rejoicing today and just a bit ago a proud Papa and Papaw, my Uncle, just called us with some exciting news. Thank you Lord, for this incredible and personal…
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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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Family Reunion: A Prayer of Thanks For Family Time
Thank you Lord, for our annual Bishop Family Sunday Afternoon gathering yesterday. Sometimes these feel stressful and exhausting. On Saturday I looked through some of my grandma’s photo albums. There were two old articles about both sides of the family the Lesters and the Bishops having Reunions for 44 years one on side and just…
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Waking Up Refreshed
Fortunately, God gave me a good morning. I was able to wake up early and have a good 30 minute walk. Yesterday Mom and I got caught in a rain shower. Since it was a good day we were able to go back to Grandma’s house and look through some more pictures. There are a…
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Forget Summer School…
Ladies… you like your girls time right or cousin time to have the ladies in your life around don’t you? That is what I needed with Lilly, it was May we were both the same age again. There are three of us born literally every three months in the same year. I started us off…
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My Thoughts This Sunday Evening…
I slept in a bit late this morning. Some stress has been taking its toll. Actually I feel like I have spent most of my day in my bed sleeping this off. Fellowship Baptist Church has a special place in my heart. It’s where my Grandpa died after giving his final testimony and many other…
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Marty
Time is amazing and ongoing. On a pace that everyone has to catch up to regardless of a person’s circumstances. Marty was my mom’s cousin and two years ago the Lord took him home. Like I said, it doesn’t seem like it has already been 2 years… time has just ticked onward. He was a…
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Summer School: Getting Lost
Monday after my class, instead of heading back north on 57 I would be heading in the opposite direction. My time in Evansville had always been with family; never on my own. Yet once I started college I began visiting with Great-Aunt Margaret, Grandpa Freddy’s sister-in-law, I think this was the beginning of my solo…
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Summer School at OCU
My college life was really unique. I began college right after graduating from high school, but realized a Catholic Campus wasn’t right for me after all. So then working a job for most of that semester and saving up I was able to start college for the Spring Semester. Maybe this course a year later…
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Summer School With a Twist
By the timestamp on my paperwork for my class, my one summer course was taken in 2005. This was a very trying and overwhelming year for our family. It was the year of Firsts. The first planting season without Grandpa all of the firsts you can think of we went through all of them. I…
Jewells of Thought 