Good Monday morning, everyone. I do hope you had a great weekend and did something fun. I spent Saturday at the Winnsboro Center for the Arts; first volunteering to keep the doors open so visitors could see the one-woman exhibition of the work of Barb Richert, then at a concert by John Gorka. In addition to …
Do you normally honor Boxing Day? I had not even been aware of it when I was a child, but as a young adult I learned that some traditions call for boxing up gently used clothes and toys the day after Christmas and putting them out for those less fortunate. Some churches have bins for …
The following is part of a Christmas letter that singer/songwriter George Gagliardi sends to friends and relatives every year. Not the same letter, of course, but his annual musing on Christmas is always spirit-filled and uplifting. This year, he shares some of his personal challenges from 2015 in the first part of the letter, which …
Third Strand of the Cord Catherine Richmond File Size: 4417 KB Print Length: 291 pages Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited Publisher: Catherine Richmond; 2 edition (September 29, 2016) Publication Date: September 29, 2016 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English ASIN: B01LWQIPZ1 BOOK BLURB She prayed for a fairy godmother and got a… karate instructor? …
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New Beginnings Book Two in the Growing Pains Series KP Smith File Size: 791 KB Print Length: 307 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0692729593 Publication Date: July 14, 2016 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English ASIN: B01II737NS BOOK BLURB: Kendra’s in high school! New Beginnings abound at home, school and in her relationships. …
Last week my oldest sister died, and I was in Houston for her memorial. My other siblings – five of us left now – asked me to speak at the memorial on behalf of the brothers and sisters. It was an honor to be asked to do that, and I decided to share some of …
Due to some problems with my neck, I have not been able to write out Holiday cards this year, so I am sharing this with my family and friends with my best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and many blessings in the New Year. For those of you reading this who do not celebrate …
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For all of my American readers, I send out a heartfelt Happy Thanksgiving. I hope your day is blessed by the love of family, good food, and all the things that make lasting memories. The following was first a column for the Plano Star Courier back when I wrote a weekly humor column for them. …
My plan was to research a woman to feature on the blog today and get a post pre-scheduled, since I was out of town all weekend. You know what too often happens to plans, and this one was blown apart cause I was sick all day Thursday, and just barely able to get packed and …
Last week ended on a high note for me, an amazingly high note, and how it all happened is quite a story. It started Thursday morning when a good friend, Becky, called to ask if I would go to the Winnsboro Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet with her Thursday evening. She said “they” were making …
