Thanksgiving 2025 is in the books, including my 53rd year of cooking the turkey - my 13th with our son, Andrew, ably assisting me. I realize how blessed our family for all of us live within 10 minutes of each…
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Okay, I’m a perfectionist. I have been since my earliest childhood. I’m very organized and know where everything is. It’s just the way I am wired. But we are at that time of year that can really drive me crazy.…
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We just returned home from a week at our beloved Greenbrier. We headed out last Sunday and returned yesterday. While we have been in West Virginia after Christmas and into the new year, we have never been there when the…
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I am known in our family for telling stories about the past. I think it is important for the kids to know their heritage and learn about the family history. In fact, whenever we get together and share a holiday…
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I’m not usually on the leading edge of technology; and some may argue that stem cell research has been around quite a while now. But, to be perfectly truthful about it, I was in the dark about the whole stem…
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We are coming up on the time of year when pastors and ministers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ get really busy. Not that they aren’t busy throughout the year, but the holiday season is even more demanding than other…
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This weekend, I did something I have never done before. I entered a Chili Cook-Off competition. I have been asked for several years to participate but have always declined. Finally, I gave in. For the past several weeks, I have…
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It was 101 years ago today that Mom was born. She’s not still with us - she passed away in September, 1998 - several weeks before she turned 75. She lived 20 years past the time my father died at…
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Years ago, I discovered a remote Indiana State Park about one and a half hours southwest of our home in Carmel. The first time I saw McCormick’s Creek State Park, I conducted a wedding for an engaged couple that wanted…
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