As I am apt to do most of the time I am in my car, driving to and from work, I was listening to NPR yesterday evening and I heard a story that brought back a lot of memories. Melissa Block, one of the hosts of All Things Considered, was revisiting a story that...
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Well, the day has finally came and is nearly over, the day our first grandchild was born. Alexia Danae Fine was born around 1:30 PM on March 26, 2010 and I am happy to report she is doing very well, as is her mother, Alisha. Her father, Jason did very well during the birth...
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They say hindsight is 20-20 and I suppose this falls into that category. Most of you know Tammy has not been feeling well for several years. It has gotten to the point that she does not think clearly some of the time. Last night, Randi was at church and was needing to come home...
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The title of this post is not meant to be disrespectful of God, but no doubt it is a question many people have asked themselves and God. If you are human, believe in God, and are practicing your faith or religion, you may have wondered about this. As all of us are, you and...
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I suppose it is because of my past that I think about death a lot. I have seen death occur up close and very personal, as have many of you. It’s not something that can be described with any degree of accuracy, even though you or I may have been in the same room...
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Well, I suppose I have put this off as long as I can, this little announcement. All of my regular readers who have been following my blog for at least a couple of years will remember our oldest daughter getting married. It has been a year and seven months since Alisha and Jason were...
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I just wanted to write a short note wishing everyone a Merry Christmas on this beautiful day. We have family coming to visit (actually, two of them are asleep in the living room as I write this) and gifts will be exchanged. Much food has been cooked and there is more to prepare. As...
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Here we are on the fourth Thursday of November and we all have a lot to be thankful for. There is a lot that can be said about this day, but instead, I thought I would point you to four of my favorite bloggers who have articles of their own about Thanksgiving. Kerry, over...
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This morning, I was reading an article over at One Mom, about her Sussex Spaniel.  In the article, she mentioned her Collie that passed away last year and it brought many memories to my mind about a Collie I used to have.  His name was Prince and this will be part of his story....
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I would like to introduce a very special guest blogger.  Her name is Randi and she is our youngest daughter.  Below is an essay she wrote for her home school project.  When she started writing it, I didn’t let know that I was going to post it here when she was finished.  She did...
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