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Anybody Else Think It’s Time to Retire the Hummer?
Man, I was happy last week when GM announced the Hummer brand would soon bite the dust. To me the vehicle was one of our country’s biggest embarrassments. It was so out there, a rolling embodiment of consumerism, me-centeredness of Americans, and lack of respect for...
In Everything Give Thanks
And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them and they all drank of it. Mark 14:23 I’ve been asking God for help with the gratitude thing lately. Several times a day I say the same prayer. Make me truly grateful, Lord. Don’t let me take your...
Antique Postcards
During my childhood, Grandma Fern’s postcard collection was stored in a shoebox in our parent’s bedroom closet. Now and then, Mom would take the box down so we could admire the beautiful cards, collected from about 1900 to the 1940s, sorting them into piles by...
Annie’s Fave: French Stew
My daughter and her fiance recently came to visit on the same weekend we hosted our Sunday evening small church group. So I wanted to fix a dual purpose meal: Sunday lunch for the kids before they headed back to school and supper for our guests later in the day. The...
Weird Coincidence or God at Work
Last week, a weird coincidence occurred and reminded me that God works through people. The chain of events leading up to it began a couple weeks ago with an email from new author Paulette George. She saw A Different Dream for My Child listed when visiting the website...
Heartfelt Fig Newtons
My husband says the package of Fig Newtons I gave him for Valentine’s Day was the best gift ever. Lest you think Fig Newtons sound like a loveless, cheapskate gift, remember we have a daughter in college and two weddings in three months this year. And don’t think I...