The time has come to start packing up our current home and begin the move to the new place about a mile from here. This is the first time in more than 35 years that Janet and I have bought…
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Yesterday marked the 47th anniversary of the death of my paternal grandfather, Jacob Toussaint. I have written about him several times before, but he is really in my thoughts the past several days for many reasons. First of all, although…
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Each year, right after the first of January, I tend to think about the things that I would like to accomplish during the calendar year. It kind of gives me time to reset my objectives and although I would fall…
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Today was the first day back to work for many people after the snowstorm that we had last weekend. The authorities asked businesses and schools to shut down Monday and Tuesday and it was amazing how many companies complied with…
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The last several days have been more challenging than any time in recent memory. Here in central Indiana we have another 13" of snow or so that came over the week-end and caused massive traffic jams before a tremendous cold…
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Depending on where you live in the US, chances are that if you are anywhere near the midwest, as we are in central Indiana, you have been stuck inside for at least two days - many of us have been…
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Once again, today, we have had front row seats to witness the awesome power of God. The snow started early this morning and has literally not stopped since. I have been outside snow blowing and have even been to Kristin's…
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It's New Year's Eve, 2013 - and if you haven't been living under a rock, you know that each year since 1972, with the exception of 2004 when he suffered a stroke, Dick Clark hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve in…
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