Tag: love
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June
When I think of the month of June several thoughts come to mind. ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ is among the top 5 on the list. I could totally analyze how I adore this musical from the buttery, sweet voice of the oldest brother to the angelic voice of his bride; but I won’t go…
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May 30, 1945
Memorial Day!! What Does It Mean To You This Year? How Will You Celebrate It This Weekend? Grandpa Leo, once the war was declared over got a hero’s welcome. The local paper ran an article about him coming home. They gave him a spot on the front page for the occasion also doubling as a…
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Musically Propelled
Today is a day for remembering. Family is so important we need to remember the holes in our lives. The people who are noticeably gone, but not forever gone from our memories. The good that these people were for us needs to be remembered. It is a therapeutic and healing mechanism. When I was working…
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1961
After 3 sons and a daughter had already been born to this couple, a new baby boy came into the world. He was born May 24th and would be their 5th and last baby. He was born exactly a week before his big sister’s birthday. She would have been nearly 4 years old, possibly thought…
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Heirlooms
Is there a song that every time you hear it you think, I could have written that song! Heirlooms is the title of one of those songs that has fit me more than once. I literally have a history with this song. As a teenager, I heard it performed at church by a legend; accompanied…
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Mother’s Day In Carthage
God was… and still is. There is nothing we can do that God doesn’t see or know before we do anything we are thinking or not of at the time. It is the beauty, simplicity and complexity of our God. This omniscient and omnipresent wonderful God Almighty has exploring tentacles of reach we cannot fathom…
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Where History Comes To Life In Song
While looking through past articles, one intriguing account stands apart. God used my passions and intertwined them to my surprise. Angela Hunt has a wonderfully created Series of Beauty; all women from the Bible. I tend to immerse myself into each book I read and this series was no different. However, I didn’t share my…
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A Bible Story Come To Life
How do you know when you have found the right Special Someone? My Mr. Right, has always, in my mind, been someone who could have some of the special traits that characterize my Dad and both of my Grandpa’s. No your eyes are not deceiving you. This copy of this picture from a blown up…
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A Memory of My Rosemary
We know that death is a fact of life and usually is out of our hands as to how and when it happens. Losing our loved ones is extremely bittersweet. Fortunately for my grandparents we know death is not the end. While I know where they are with Christ, due to individual decisions they made,…
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Loss of Our Jewels
Loss is something everyone deals with and feels in our lifetimes. Sometimes it’s a lesser loss of an object or a larger than life of a precious member of your family. This week has really been an object lesson for me. Reality has dealt me as many losses as you or the next door neighbor.…
Jewells of Thought 