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A Tribute to a Dog’s Life

May 24, 2017 By Robin Lee Hatcher

I've been absent from my blog for almost two months. Some of those weeks were because I was working to meet a deadline while at the same time studying hard for my college math finals (hey, I got an A in math and turned in the book on time!). But some of those weeks, as friends on Facebook know already, were because I was grieving the loss of our precious dog, Poppet. I have mourned the loss of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: dogs, Papillon, unconditional love

10 Traits That Are More Important Than Talent

May 5, 2017 By Jody Hedlund

Very few people are born as child prodigies or with such exceptional talent that everything comes easily to them. From time to time, we hear of some pianist or gymnast or mathematician who completely stands out from everyone else. But the large majority of people don’t land on the planet with extraordinary talent. In fact, some of us may have pretty slim pickings when it comes to natural … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Writing Tagged With: Jody Hedlund, Talent, Working Hard

Read To Me!

April 17, 2017 By Lynn Austin

One of the things I love about being a grandmother is reading books to my granddaughter. Lyla is sixteen months old and already has her favorites. One of them, “Hand, Hand, Fingers Thumbs” by Al Perkins and Eric Gurney, used to be one of her mother’s favorites, too. I never liked this book when my daughter was young because it didn’t have a plot. My daughter now understands why I got tired of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family, Reading

What will you give up during Lent?

March 1, 2017 By Lenora Worth

Hello. It's the first day of March and it's Ash Wednesday.  This is a very important day to Christians, of course, because it's the first day of Lent. We have forty days (excluding Sundays) of "giving up" to represent how Jesus spent forty days fasting in the desert where he overcame temptations from Satan.  The ashes come from the burning of palm branches that were used on the previous Palm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Faith, Family Tagged With: Easter, fasting, forgiveness, forty days, Lenora Worth, Lent

The Secret

February 20, 2017 By Lynn Austin

The fairy-tale-themed wedding was lovely. My husband’s nephew and his bride made a beautiful couple. Afterwards at the reception, the DJ invited the bride and groom and all the other married couples out onto the dance floor for a Generations Dance. It was crowded at first, but each time the DJ called out an anniversary—five years, 10 years, and so on—couples who had been married for only that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Family

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