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Why I Need the Man of Steel
I called Mom from Kohl's last Wednesday. "I'll be there in about 15 minutes, " I said. "As soon as the battery in my watch is replaced." "My watch needs a new battery, too," she said. Why hadn't she told me that yesterday when I called to ask her if she needed...
Fantastic Friday’s Here…Almost
Today's Fantastic Friday post comes from way back in April of 2009. That spring's weather must have been considerably warmer than this one, since the columbine have not yet made an appearance. The mystery novel mentioned below is a different one than Run, Jane, Run!...
Time for Mexican Rice Again!
Last Sunday, our church once again held the Annual Taco Buffet and Dessert Auction to raise scholarship funds to send kids to church camp. Once again, I prepared Mexican rice for the buffet, as well as a crumb top apple pie and a crumb top strawberry-rhubarb pie for...
Top Ten Items Collected by Depression Era Moms
The last time my sister and I were together, we started a list of the things saved by our mom, who was raised on a farm during the Great Depression. She continued to save these items throughout our growing up years in the 1960s. My sister, brother, and I did not know...
I’m a Nice Person, Just Like You
For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want…. I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good. Romans 7: 19, 21 Last week, I decided to study a word from 1 Peter 3:8–12, the passage Pastor...
Family Saints for Friday
This week's Fantastic Friday post comes from way back in March of 2011. Four years later, my geranium slips are rooting in mason jars, and I'm as crazy about them as ever.. The Man of Steel, now four years older after celebrating another birthday on March 8, is as...