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    The tradition of Thanksgiving

    The tradition of Thanksgiving

    Although not an official, perennial holiday until the Civil War, from our settling to our founding and beyond, we have known the importance of setting aside a day of thanksgiving to the God from whom so many blessing flow. It’s a good reminder in whom and from whom our blessings flow.     George Washington’s Thanksgiving […]

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    Surrounded by beauty

    Surrounded by beauty

    As I drove home from church, past wildflowers and longhorns and strip malls, I found myself singing this hymn. I love being able to get into nature, away from concrete and congestion, but that’s a special treat that happens only a few times throughout the year. I live in an urban area, in the close-in […]

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    Happy Birthday, Marines

    Happy Birthday, Marines

    Thank you.

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    Honoring Sacrifice

    Honoring Sacrifice

    Today, we took the kids to the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery for the Memorial Day Ceremonies. It was a beautiful service, and  it’s such a privilege to witness such observances. My boys, in particular, asked lots of questions and the day was full of teachable moments for them as well as for me. “Why do […]

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    Thankful for lessons learned

    Apparently, our Pilgrim forefathers first thought to try communal living. Fortunately, they figured out that whole “invisible hand of self-interest” thing before they fell completely apart.   Sexually Transmitted Diseases or STDs like syphilis, gonorrhea and even AIDS that can get transmitted through sex and completely weaken the inbuilt human body’s immunity. generic viagra 100mg […]

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    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Today we join with people all over America in celebrating a ritual that reaches back thousands of years.   People everywhere have held feasts rejoicing and thanking God for his provision, his protection, and his steadfast love.  And I am thankful to be able continue that tradition in a land founded in part by those seeking […]

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    Thankful for technology

    I’m writing this post from my cell phone as we drive to my parents’ house for the holidays. I hold more computing power in my hand than was used to send man to the moon. My kids are watching movies and we’ll make This http://www.donssite.com/steertech/Steertech-steering.htm free viagra in australia is not so much available in […]

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    Thankful for pie

    and cranberry sauce and cranberry bread. It’s a Cranberry Thanksgiving! (af) We’re leaving tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving with my parents, but I’m getting a head start on cooking, since we won’t to my mom’s until tomorrow mid-day, and there will be plenty to do. We started our preparations, as we always do, by exploding cranberries. […]

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  • Thankful for catching up

    So I’m a little behind on the whole “30 days of Thankfulness” thing, so I’m catching up. Hold onto your hats. Day 4 (Yeah, I went off the rails early):  I’m thankful that it will (most likely) no longer get above 80 degrees. At least til March. Day 5: I’m thankful for great occupational and […]

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    Thankful for those who answered the call

    On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the guns of the Great War fell silent.  Commemorated as Armistice Day, and now Veteran’s Day, we honor those who answered the call to serve and sacrifice in our military.   This past February, Florence Green, the last known veteran of World War I […]

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