Archive for December, 2007

Love in a manger

Heaven was buzzing with excitement. The time to save the world from sin had finally arrived. Angels gathered from the four corners of the universe at the throne of their Creator to watch the mission commence. “I wonder how He’s going to do it,” one angel sang in excitement. Several fluttered around to marvel...
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The wonder of Christmas through the eyes of a child!

We’re in a huge home-improvement store where folks looking to improve or add on to a home find endless supplies and items. To the creative soul, such merchandise conjures up all sorts of imaginative floor plans. To the non-visionary, it’s not a very interesting place to visit. We’re simply tag-alongs, waiting for our shopping...
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Thanksgiving

Another Thanksgiving and another self examination and reflection on my life. It was nine years ago Thanksgiving eve that my dear husband, Jack, left this physical life, and changed my life forever after. I think many times of both the bad and good that comes with the passage of life. I love the part...
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Precious Memories, How They Linger

When my great grandparents – the Callahans, moved westward from North Carolina, not once did they forsee all the wonderful miseries they were about to enjoy. Finding Ohio somewhat sort of “Eden,” Julius and Martha migrated to the hills of Kentucky where they settled to raise a family. It wasn’t long before they were...
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Tell-tail signs of Christmas

Even though it doesn’t seem that Christmas should be around the corner, all the tell-tale signs are there. Traffic patterns have been adjusted. Lines are longer at eating establishments. And, parking lots are replete with the sights, sounds and smells of everyone’s “special” Christmas tree. What lends to the significance of that “special”...
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