It’s Christmas Pageant Season

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“For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign to you: you will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” …Luke 2:11-12 (NKJ) It’s Christmas pageant season. So I’m sure you’ve heard that verse above recited in a church …

Violets and Spring Winners

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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of its scent nor the daisy of its simply charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness. (Therese of Lisieux) Wild violets are not always violet colored. That is purple. Sometimes they are white. Sometimes they …

Happiness is a Butterfly & Finding “The End”

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Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but which if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. (Nathaniel Hawthorne) August is a great time for butterflies. I chased one all around the hayfield the other day when I was walking to try to get a picture. I think butterflies are born teasers when they …

Second Sunday Winner – One More Winner to Come

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Happy Easter I hope you had a blessed and joyful Easter Sunday with your family, friends and church family. I always enjoy seeing the youngsters come to church in their best fancy clothes on Easter morning. There’s something about new spring clothes for our kids that makes the day even more special as we celebrate Resurrection Sunday at church. Second …

A New Photo. A New Winner, A New Chance to Win

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We have a winner! Diana left a caption on snowflake spotted Oscar, and her name rose to the top of my drawing hat. Diana has a blog of her own where she explains some of America’s interesting expressions like it’s “a piece of cake” to those who may not have grown up “shooting the breeze.”  You can check her Words, …

Words – A Reason for Thanksgiving

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Words  “Words are only postage stamps delivering the object for you to unwrap.” ~George Bernard Shaw Since I let Wednesday slip away without posting last night, I’m writing this early on Thanksgiving morning. So of course, it is about being thankful. I have so many blessings to count, that I could write them down all day and then nobody would …