Like most of us, I have been inundated with spam calls and people who seem to be overly concerned with my car warranty - wanting to make sure that I am covered in case anything happens that would require a…
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It was forty-three years ago yesterday that Dad died. It's difficult to believe that I was 25 years old at the time and yet, with many memories of that day still fresh in my mind, it seems like a lifetime…
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The end of May is always a special time of year. For starters, it is the time of year when students who have finished parts of their education are rewarded with graduations. Whether it is from elementary school to middle…
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Earlier this week, the earth experienced a lunar eclipse. Within the United States, only Hawaii, Alaska, the western states and several other locations were hosts to a total lunar eclipse. That's when the earth totally obscures the light of the…
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Well, tonight's post starts with an admission - I blew it... You may recall that 50 days ago, I wrote about Easter and liturgical colors - that is, the various colors that represent the seasons of the church calendar. Easter,…
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As some of you already know, I enjoy cooking on our smoker. I have had barbecue grills for years - and I really love to make beef jerky. But with the popularity of the jerky that I have made, I…
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This has been an odd and frustrating day. It started when we were returning home from church and two people were riding their bikes in the middle of the street, moving from lane to lane to lane; and then proceeded…
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We have four grandsons. And it has come to be something of a rite of passage that whenever there is a graduation or other important event at school, Janet and I take them shopping for outfits appropriate for the occasion.…
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Tonight, we celebrated our grandson Carter's birthday along with celebrating all the mothers in the family - both here and no longer with us. As has become our family custom, we went around the table and each of us recalled…
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It's been a little quiet in Indianapolis the last several days. That's because we are mourning the loss of one of the greatest auto racers of all time. Bobby Unser passed away earlier this week, last Sunday, and the entire…
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