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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Embracing Change Through Faith
If you live anywhere in the midwest, you know that the weather has been extreme. It was warm, then it was incredibly cold - the record setting kind of cold; and this past week-end, the weather once again become warmer.…
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I'm in one of my teaching moods today. With Christmas behind us and so much talk about angels and their role in the story of the birth of Christ, I decided it was time to devote a post to the…
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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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