Tag: love
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A Prayer of Praise
Heavenly Gracious Lord, You have given us a miracle. The heart is so fragile and meticulous to fix and yet when the doctors have no answers you have shown through their gaps. Nothing about life has been promised to be easy; you have never given us such a promise. Prayer is a powerful tool, Lord,…
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1903
This man was brought into the world at the turn of this new century. So much was happening and on the cusp in this 20th Century. This young boy ended up being in the newspaper quite a bit while growing up into a young man. To make this easier, today is my Great-Grandpa Arla’s Birthday.…
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American Pride Month
Pride is normally something that comes before a fall. Scripture is full of prideful men and women taking their own courses of action. Babylon comes to mind simply because my Church recently had a Vacation Bible School with the decorations vibrant like the city of Babylon would have been that seems a bit ironic right…
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Walking Through History In Letters
Dates are always going off in my head. July 23, 1944 is one of those ‘days of infamy’ in my mind. So this year as usual dates of the letters come to mind when the dates circle round. Today Monday, 17, 2023 is on a Monday like it was in 1944 when Grandpa penciled two…
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Roller Coaster of Life
I am no longer a spring chicken, nor am I too old to not want specific things in my life. Timing is the key I suppose. God needed me to experience college life and different jobs on top of being the farmers daughter. The one dream of my youth never fulfilled becoming a farmer’s wife.…
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1906
This is your life. Born July 13, 1906 in Greene Co.. Not a farmer’s daughter. Professional medical care was by Dr. Jackson, Pleasantville, Ind. at 25 cents per visit. Some of your education was in one and two room schools. You went to school in a wagon pulled by two horses. During this time your…
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The Patriotic Normalcy of an Evening on the 4th
My definition of normal 4th of July has been different the past few holidays. However, this was a new first. We had the Covid year being told a parade would not happen in Linton. I remember being a part of the group praying this would work and oh boy God worked through this Prayer Brigade…
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An American Soldier’s Post Card
Sweetheart Just for yourself I love YOU for the things you do. For your sunny smiles and happy ways your heart that’s always True Some win their way with favors or treasures they may own But you are dear to me SWEETHEART for your Dear Self alone. Fort Leonard Wood, MO From what I have…
Jewells of Thought 