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What does God want?
I have a whole set of preconceptions (misconceptions?) about what God is looking for from me. He wants me to pray, he wants me to read the Bible, he wants me to worship Him and be nice to other people. And in writing there are certain things I’m supposed to do. Keep...
Fall Festival Time!
Today is my last day at work to get ready before our annual Fall Festival. It's a really large event with a silent auction (250+ items), children's games, BBQ, a car show, craft demonstrations and other odds and ends. SO. This is the post for today. If you're in the...
A West Virginia Poem
On my desk at work I have a lump of coal and a small photograph of my grandfather and great-uncle standing outside a mine with lamps on their heads. It's one of my great treasures. On the back of the photo someone wrote, "This was taken at the coal bank see the coal...
When I was a kid . . .
I knew the day would come. I just didn't think it would happen this soon. I am now, officially, peppering my conversation with references to how it was when I was a kid. Here are some of my more common, I-remember-whens: Gas was less than $1. Bought it at Village...
Following Through
I follow several writing blogs including the one written by Books & Such literary agents. A few weeks ago Janet Grant offered some social media marketing tips. One of them was to use more pictures. Now, I'm good about including a photo with just about every post I...
It's beginning to look a lot like . . . Christmas?
I made a Wal-Mart run over the weekend and there it was. The Christmas display where the outdoor furniture used to be. Pre-lit trees and inflatable lawn . . . um . . . ornaments. Ack. I'm one of those folks who really, really wishes we could wait until December to...
What have you HAD to go without?
Last Friday I wrote about the bacon shortage that isn't. A friend pointed out that most of us have gone without something at some point and survived it. Which got me thinking about what I've had to go without and how I handled it. Electricity. We've all had to suffer...
The Great Bacon Scare of 2012
So, if you're a big fan of pork products like I am, the news this past week proclaiming a coming bacon shortage was not welcome. Turns out though, the porkocalypse is a bunch of hogwash. Yes, the drought has caused ingredients in hog feed to rise and yes, the price of...
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