Our Best Days

The good old days … sometimes we wish they could still be lived out the way they were.  Different memories fill the thoughts of different generations, but there is usually common ground in recalling days of deeper values, stronger families, stable communities and reverence for God.  While there has never been a perfect time in […]

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Nothing to Fear

When I was a little girl, my dad announced one day that we were getting a boat.  He had spotted one with a “for sale” sign in the yard of a neighbor and, after some discussion with mom, the decision was made.  So began our summertime family adventures. Dad would pack us up and we’d […]

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Set Free

The voices carried across the yard; a mixture of children by age and children by choice.  As I washed windows to the sound of their laughter, the game they were playing resonated with a familiar note, but I couldn’t quite recall it.  That’s when the distress call went out:  “Help, I’m frozen!”   Ah, Freeze […]

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Knowledge and Liberty

While going through archives of family pictures and memorabilia, I came across a program from my husband’s high school graduation. Pictured on the front was a white cap and diploma, alongside red roses that had been arranged on blue satin cloth.  Not only did it represent the blue and white colors of his school, it […]

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