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- Rot, High Winds, Fallen Chimney, Lifted Roof May 2, 2023
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- A Delicious and Delightful Celebration April 25, 2023
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Tag Archives: Money
FIRE
There are fires, and then there are FIRES! Some were pleasant such as the fire in our fireplace or the campfires where we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. Others were painful to learn about, such as people injured by a … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Friendship, Life in these times
Tagged Memories, Money, Thoughtfulness, Trial, Unemployment
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Old School Musings
I miss the public world I used to inhabit. Perhaps you remember it? Sometimes I think that maybe I just imagined it all. Sadly it seems such a long time ago. When I was a kid, it seemed as if … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Education, Family, Life in these times, Marriage, Politics, Responsibility
Tagged Children, Divorce, Education, Faith, History, Money, Our choices, Parental responsibility, Worship
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Love. Times Three
One: Today is July thirty-first, which is a very important day for my brothers and me, as well as for our children and grandchildren down the line. On this day, seventy-eight years ago, our parents were married. I have written … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Friendship, Love, Marriage
Tagged Friendship, Love, Marriage, Money, Our choices, Prayer, Thoughtfulness
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Gratitude in the Furniture Hospital Ward
There were years in our life together when my husband greeted each new morning saying, in an exaggerated Scottish brogue, “Glory be to Jesus, it’s a beautiful day.” But how do you keep gratitude in your life when the troubles … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Faith, Friendship, Love, Marriage, Money
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Our Hands Are Full
We are too old for this. Perhaps it is punishment for our sins. Maybe it is just the jest of the devil to make us curse our lot. It might be intended as a little entertainment, so others will sit … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Family, Friendship, Life in these times, Marriage
Tagged Aging, Christmas, Friendship, Love, Marriage, Money, Prayer, Trial, Worship
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Bone Tired, Frayed Nerves, Great Kindnesses
During the last three or four weeks my husband and I have dismantled two beds and have arranged them and one additional bed frame along with two dressers, a nightstand, a couple chairs and some random furniture oddments compounded with … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Marriage, Money, Prayer, Trial
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2018 – New Year, New Hope, New Challenges
Many years ago, Sam, my eldest godson, was born on the 31st day of December. Many years earlier, my husband, Ron, was born on the first day of the year. Sam’s arrival gave his parents a welcomed tax break that … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Church, Marriage
Tagged Blessings, Liturgy, Money, Our choices, Pets
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Waiting on God – when your back is to the wall . . .
There have been a few times in my life when I would say I was in a very bad place. Not often. Not horrible. But very nervous making and very uncomfortable. There have been a few times when it seemed … Continue reading
The Boat
This morning I realized that it had been nearly three weeks since I wrote a blog post. The days have flown by with little time to create anything at all. But a couple of days ago everything changed. All of … Continue reading
The Stench
It is Tuesday afternoon, I’ve had a bad headache all day, and it seems a good time to begin an article that came into my thoughts yesterday. It was then that I read an interesting blog post called The Stench … Continue reading