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What Does It Mean To Be Baptized?

What Does It Mean To Be Baptized?

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, 
baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 
teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; 
and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19–20 Before...

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Red Hot Chili Peppers for a Fantastic Friday

Red Hot Chili Peppers for a Fantastic Friday

This Fantastic Friday post was selected for one simple reason. I like stories that show off the wit that once defined Dorothy (a.k.a. Mom). Our lunch date at Chili's was in July of 2014. Two years later, Mom can't count out her own money,  but her sass still makes an...

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Cucumber-Onion Salad Encore

Cucumber-Onion Salad Encore

Thanks to our weekly CSA share, the vegetable bin is overflowing with cucumbers. So cucumber-onion salad is gracing our table almost daily.  Because today is my birthday and I'm celebrating by not experimenting with a new recipe, I'm rerunning this one that was first...

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Top Ten Reasons I Don’t Mind Turning 60

Top Ten Reasons I Don’t Mind Turning 60

Tomorrow's my 60th birthday, and I'm looking forward to it. Really I am, and for these 10 good reasons. 10. Ordering off the 55+ menu at IHOP will be easier. Five years ago, doing so made me feel like an imposter. Now I feel like I've earned it. 9.  The AARP has...

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No Sweat for This Fantastic Friday

No Sweat for This Fantastic Friday

This Fantastic Friday post looks back at a favorite camp memory...four generations of family enjoying a magical evening on a houseboat. Though that was our one and only houseboat adventure, my camp job is still photographing the week's events while other people sweat...

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Family Camp’s Brown Sugar Snaps

Family Camp’s Brown Sugar Snaps

Galavanting from here to there and back again doesn't leave much time for cooking. So today, because of present galavanting at Shadow Valley Family Camp, this recipe comes from the camp cookbook. A dairy-free fix would be easy with Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Sticks...

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