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Bigger, better, but not both
Carrie Fisher said some wonderfully pithy things. One of my favorites is, “Instant gratification takes too long.” Another is, “As yo...
God wants you to be mindful
The Scripture informs us that God met with His people, Israel, in the Sinai Desert at the mountain range, Sinai, shortly after Moses led them out of E...
Are heirloom vegetables better?
Vegetable plants can be either “heirloom” or “hybrid”, “GMO” or “Non-GMO”. Many people feel strongly a...
A tribute to a very special woman
All of us have come in contact with certain individuals, and, if we are lucky, many individuals, who have enriched our lives simply by being in their ...
A brief overview of one mother
At holidays, I miss my mother. Opal Moore Adams Bowling was overweight, sloppy in her appearance, and never saw a household task she was eager to take...
Resolve to get involved in kids’ education
A brand-new year has begun, and we all thought about, or even announced out loud to those closest to us, our good intentions for 2020.Even the most di...
Kids say the darndest things
I’ve always heard the phrase “out of the mouths of babes,” but I was reminded of the truth it holds during a recent Wednesday evenin...
Could we borrow an egg?
Maybe it’s because I’m getting older and more nostalgic. Maybe it’s because I live in a more rural area now and neighbors’ hom...
Don’t be a ‘floppy’ on being Godly
It is the tragic experience of the Church at large that many who demonstrate initial Christian potential wind up being a tremendous spiritual flop.The...
Making plans to un-decorate
Our bout with the flu certainly did slow things down around here. I found that a poster I first noticed years ago was true again. It said, “Work...
