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Laughter For The Soul

I was taking a walk through town the other day and passed in front of a little restaurant.  Sitting outside on the bench were three sweet little ladies.  Each had evidence they had enjoyed many years of life.  Silver hair.  Glasses. Skin that was a little more elastic...

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Zacchaeus, The Wee Little Tax Collector

As I end this series on devotions through the alphabet, I thought Zacchaeus would be a good one with which to end. We probably remember hearing the song about Zacchaeus and how he was a "wee little man".  He climbed up in a sycamore tree for the Lord he wanted to...

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Young At Heart

Last night we had an event at High Point Orchard for the women of our church.  Cyndi Spivey Christian fashion blogger for her site, "Grace & Beauty", was our guest speaker.  We had so much fun with tasty dinner and dessert and hearing about fashion and beauty from...

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Xylophone Melody

SMILE if you remember these? I used to love my little xylophone.  As a toddler it was just about banging on the metal pieces because it made a sound.  As a young child it became about trying to play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  As I grew older and the bent metal...

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What’s For Dinner?

Oh the infamous question that plaques us each night?  What's for dinner? It's either the question asked by us, our spouse, or our kids. It greets us at the door after a long day or lingers in our mind all day. Some weeks I am good at having a menu and being planned...

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Village People

No.  I am not referring to the group that sang the popular song "YMCA" in the late 70's and is still popular today at weddings and college gatherings! I'm talking about the people we are with everyday.  We have  people in many different villages in our lives.  We have...

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Up, Up and Away!

The balloons are released at the start of the 5K.  Up, Up and Away!! The airplane taxis down the runway and slowly ascends to the skies to a tropical destination. Up, Up and Away!! The tethers from the hot air balloon are released.  Up, Up and Away!! My mind wanders...

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Tick Tock

I love clocks.  As I sit writing this morning I hear "tick tock" all around me.  Clocks are singing with their own tune of "tick tock".  I have a collection of wall clocks on the bulk head above the columns that separate my living room and dining room.  I have clocks...

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Stop, Drop And Roll

I heard a story from a friend who was looking for a particular spice at the local chain grocery store.  The space where the spice was located on the shelf was empty.  She found a person who stocks shelves and asked if they had any more of this particular spice in the...

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