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MR. BREEZE By: Morrie Richfield Published: May 25, 2011 *** What if we found out that everything we have ever thought about God and religion was wrong. The history of mankind we have come to accept as fact is also wrong. We are all about to find out the truth about ourselves, our religions, and…

Read the best books first, otherwise you’ll find you do not have time. – Henry David Thoreau I love books.  I love to read.  I take a book or my Kindle with me everywhere I go in case I have an opportunity to read for even just a few minutes.  I am thankful for all…

Today I am thankful for naps.  While I was out running errands today I started not feeling well.  So, I decided I better head home.  I got home and went right to bed.  After a nice nap, I was feeling good enough to get up and play taxi mom.  Hopefully the bug that was messing…

My favorite apple is the Honeycrisp apple.   Did you know it was created in Minnesota’s Agricultural Experimental Station?   They are really only available during the fall around here which makes me sad, but also appreciate them even more.  When I do see them, I snag up a bunch.  If you haven’t tried a…

BEFORE THE SCARLET DAWN Daughters of the Potomac #1 By: Rita Gerlach Published: February 1, 2012 **** In 1775, Hayward Morgan, a young gentleman destined to inherit his father’s estate in Derbyshire, England, captures the heart of the local vicar’s daughter, Eliza Bloome. Her dark beauty and spirited ways are not enough to win him,…

Today as I am spending my day working as an election judge, I am so completely thankful for our country and our freedom.  So many men and women have fought for us to continue to live free in this great nation.  While we are able to drive our cars and walk into a polling place,…

Today I am thankful for music.  All of us in our family are music lovers.  Myself and all three of our children play the piano.  The boys play the drums both in their band at school and in a drum group called Sheltered Reality.  I sing in our church choir.  Pat played several instruments during…

Today I am thankful for my vehicle.  I’ve never been one to care much for what I am driving.  I like it to look nice, be dependable, and get me where our family needs to go…safely.  It needs to have plenty of room for all our “stuff” and sports gear and that is why for…

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet It is Monday.  You may have a To-Do list a mile long, your baby kept you up all night, or you don’t want to go to work…whatever it is that is keeping that smile off your…

Today I am thankful for my husband Pat. Together for 14 years, I can not imagine living one moment without him. He gets me. He puts up with me and my family. He spoils me. He works hard to provide for all of us. And best of all, he makes me laugh, every day.