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As I sit in my porch swing on my patio having my quiet time and reading my devotions, I just have to stop and write... I love living where I live.  I love my little home on the farm.  I have privacy in the back of my house as I listen to birds chirping and the...

Remember when we were younger and it was time for the designated captains to pick their teams on the playground?  Everyone stood in anticipation of being picked.  You never wanted to be the last one picked. The last one picked feels sad and unwanted.  The last one...

Last night during the storm, my husband got up and looked out the window to make sure the electricity was on at our hog buildings up the road.  We rent those buildings out and wanted to make sure the fans were still operating.  Our home had electricity.  Every other...

You walk into the License Branch and there is a huge yellow sign with a big arrow pointing to a computer screen that says "TAKE A NUMBER". When you are in college, everything is by Student ID #.  You sign up for classes by that number.  You pay your bill by that...

My daughter moved her things home from college last weekend and basically "dropped" everything in her room.  We had gone down earlier and moved furniture home and stored it.  Then she moved all of her "stuff" home and left the following day to move to Owensboro, KY to...

Our last post in the "I Wish" series is about what we wish we had. If the Jeanie in the Bottle gives you a wish, most people would wish for more money or a fancy sports car.  Some people would wish for a boat or a vacation home.  Some people may wish for a spouse or a...

I wish I could... What is on your wish list of things you wish you could do? Is it to run a marathon? Maybe it's traveling to a special place. Or lose a few unwanted pounds and get healthier. Do you want to go to college or chose a different career? Do you want to...

It's been said that when you are: younger you have time and energy but no money; middle-aged you have energy and money and no time; and when you are older you have time and money and no energy!! So as we think about our wishes and how we can make them come true, I...

Have you ever said, "I wish I had time to... "? Or "I wish I could...."? Or "I wish I had [this or that]..."? Wishes.  We make 'em when we see a falling star; when we blow out birthday candles; when we pull on a chicken bone. We make 'em when we see others' come true....