Good Monday morning, everyone. I do hope you had a great weekend and did something fun. I spent Saturday at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts; first volunteering to keep the doors open so visitors could see the one-woman exhibition of the work of Barb Richert, then at a concert by John Gorka. In addition to […]
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Do you normally honor Boxing Day? I had not even been aware of it when I was a child, but as a young adult I learned that some traditions call for boxing up gently used clothes and toys the day after Christmas and putting them out for those less fortunate. Some churches have bins for
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The following is part of a Christmas letter that singer/songwriter George Gagliardi sends to friends and relatives every year. Not the same letter, of course, but his annual musing on Christmas is always spirit-filled and uplifting. This year, he shares some of his personal challenges from 2015 in the first part of the letter, which
Third Strand of the Cord Catherine Richmond File Size: 4417 KB Print Length: 291 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Publisher: Catherine Richmond; 2 edition (September 29, 2016) Publication Date: September 29, 2016 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English ASIN: B01LWQIPZ1 BOOK BLURB She prayed for a fairy godmother and got a… karate instructor?
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New Beginnings Book Two in the Growing Pains Series KP Smith File Size: 791 KB Print Length: 307 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0692729593 Publication Date: July 14, 2016 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English ASIN: B01II737NS BOOK BLURB: Kendra’s in high school! New Beginnings abound at home, school and in her relationships.
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Last week my oldest sister died, and I was in Houston for her memorial. My other siblings – five of us left now – asked me to speak at the memorial on behalf of the brothers and sisters. It was an honor to be asked to do that, and I decided to share some of
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Due to some problems with my neck, I have not been able to write out Holiday cards this year, so I am sharing this with my family and friends with my best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and many blessings in the New Year. For those of you reading this who do not celebrate
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For all of my American readers, I send out a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving. I hope your day is blessed by the love of family, good food, and all the things that make lasting memories. The following was first a column for the Plano Star Courier back when I wrote a weekly humor column for them.
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My plan was to research a woman to feature on the blog today and get a post pre-scheduled, since I was out of town all weekend. You know what too often happens to plans, and this one was blown apart cause I was sick all day Thursday, and just barely able to get packed and
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Last week ended on a high note for me, an amazingly high note, and how it all happened is quite a story. It started Thursday morning when a good friend, Becky, called to ask if I would go to the Winnsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet with her Thursday evening. She said “they” were making
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