Well, usually today would be Tax Day! Or, depending on the day of the week, the District of Columbia celebrates Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in D.C., on April 16th and this sometimes creates a delay so that our income…
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I should have guessed that it was going to be a challenging week-end. It started out on Friday afternoon. Janet and I usually go to Kroger and do our shopping for the week before we have dinner. I know, I…
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We have just passed through the period of Lent; and the celebration of Easter last Sunday. After denying ourselves during the period of Lent, in solidarity with sacrificing something of value to us in anticipation of Good Friday, Holy Saturday…
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It's Easter, 2021. This week, we have been reviewing the different things that happened during the final days before the death of Jesus. Today, we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. Almost all Christians know the Easter story. The Scripture tells…
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This week, better known as Holy Week, I am writing about the various events that occurred during the final days of the life of Jesus prior to the crucifixion and the resurrection. I was about to call this post "The…
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I debated what to name tonight's post. Today is the beginning of Holy Week, the last week of the life of Jesus before the Last Supper, crucifixion and resurrection that we celebrate on Easter. And today, as almost every Christian…
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I am a member of a family that seemed particularly sensitive to alcohol consumption. It's not important to go into details about who, or when, but suffice it to say that I had been around it my entire life and…
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I have always loved to barbecue. I guess you could say, in a way, I am known for it. Of course, we cook all the traditional stuff such as hamburgers and hot dogs but throughout the years pork chops, steaks,…
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A little more than a year ago, the world faced a crisis of biblical proportions. Unless you have been living under a rock, you are aware that a virus, originally thought to be from Wuhan, China, started to infect people…
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When Janet and I were much younger, we were very involved in church bowling leagues and made many friendships on the lanes. We were in our early thirties and attended Carmel United Methodist Church and then Orchard Park Presbyterian Church,…
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