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Summer Reading Program

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When I was a girl, our village library offered a summer reading program. We were each given a chart with colorful stickers to keep track of all the books we read over the summer. There were prizes for the kid in each age group who read the most books—usually a book, of course. How I loved to see that chart filled with stickers! But I couldn’t cheat—my mother was the librarian, so she knew if I was … [Read more...]

Inspired by Scripture

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We want to wish all the fathers and grandfathers and all who have served the role of loving father figure in someone's life a very happy and blessed Father's Day today! This Sunday feature is brought to you by ClashVerseoftheDay.com. You may sign up to receive a beautiful photo with Scripture in your inbox each morning or view the verse each day online. … [Read more...]

Share your pictures!

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It's been a while since we've played this— Describe the last three photos on your cell phone(it could be a photo you've taken or maybe a screenshot, whatever, just the last three) And no, I didn't go look at my last three pics before deciding to do this. I might have chosen a different topic if I had! ; } #1 The last picture on my cell is a screenshot I took yesterday: Maaike … [Read more...]

A Tale of Two Lawn Chairs

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Once upon a time...oh, the anticipation of those famous opening words! Well, this isn't exactly an exciting or inspiring story, but it is kind of a fun one. Once upon a time, there were two lawn chairs. I really don't know how their "lives" began, but I know a lot of their story and I'm thrilled that for now, at least, their story has ended at our house. My husband's grandparents, who both … [Read more...]

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