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PROM DRESSES
READ MATTHEW 9:11-17 May is the month for high school proms. I know this because I found my niche...
WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD?
READ PSALM 139:1-6 A popular pastime for folks in our area and across the country is attending “Classic Car...
THE BILTMORE
READ REVELATION 22:10-24 The year 1892 was the height of the Guilded Age in American history, an era marked...
THE DOOR KNOCKER
READ 1 CORINTHIANS 16:5-10 When I was making repairs to my home, I had a new front door installed....
GATORS ON THE GOLF COURSE
READ MATTHEW 13:24-30 In 1995, my mom and I drove from Cleveland, Ohio to Ft. Myers, Florida to visit...
FRESH TROUT
READ JOHN 21:1-14 Fresh trout, sauteed in garlic butter with a of side hash browns. That was my selection...
PAY PHONES
READ LUKE 11:1-4 Coin-operated pay phones, like pre-historic dinosaurs, maintain a lingering presence in quaint towns such as Chillicothe,...
MAID OF THE MIST
READ HEBREWS 12:18-24 Witnessing the foaming panorama of Niagara Falls from the Canadian side is a scene I will...
INVESTING FOR RETIREMENT
READ MATTHEW 25:31-40 My husband and I believe in the value of saving for our financial security later. We...
YOKED TOGETHER
READ MATTHEW 11:25-30 “Welcome to the Geauga County Fair!” This was the sign posted in front of a towering...
SEATED LEG PRESS
READ MATTHEW 8:5-13 My husband Barry is at the gym by 6:00 a.m. every Saturday working out on the...
THE DAY ELVIS DIED
READ HEBREWS 4:14-16 I remember the day Elvis Presley died; August 17, 1977. I was working at a bridal...
“Z” IS FOR “ZUCCHINI”
READ MATTHEW 19: 27-30 Zucchinis are weird looking vegetables, growing out from the bottom of the plant stem, topped...
SCOREBOARD
READ TITUS 3:1-7 We live near a community football stadium where local high school teams compete for conference titles...
LOST AND FOUND
READ JOHN 10:1-15 Our cat, Striper, routinely stands on the back of our living room couch, parts the curtains...
THE FRUIT OF THE VINE
READ JOHN 2:1-12 Cheers! This is the hallmark of the holidays; the quintessential salutation followed by the clink of...
CHILDLIKENESS IS CHRISTLIKENESS
READ MATTHEW 18:1-6 One night I stayed up late reading, leaning comfortably against the couch armrest under the glow...
OVERCOMING PROCRASTINATION
READ JAMES 4:6-17 I pride myself on keeping a clean house. Without notice, someone could stop by and tour...
THE VALUE OF GOAL SETTING
READ PHILIPPIANS 3:10-14 I don’t believe in making New Year’s resolutions because they usually never materialize. Instead, I adhere...
ARE YOU LONELY AND BLUE?
READ 2 CORINTHIANS 1:3-7 Blue Jays are intensely beautiful birds that can be spotted in North American and Canada....
THE THINGS MONEY CAN’T BUY
READ 1 TIMOTHY 6:6-11 The $2 bill has a long history in America dating back to 1862 when it...
LIGHTEN UP!
READ NUMBERS 32:20-25 Cruising through my neighborhood on the way to the store, life seemed so sublime until I...
SUNNY SIDE UP
READ NUMBERS 6:22-27 My husband Barry has a great sense of humor! One Sunday morning I thought of placing...
HUGADAY
READ PROVERBS 8:22-31 “HUGADAY.” Those were the letters of a license plate on the back of a white Buick...
All Men Are Like Grass
READ ISAIAH 40: 6-11 My grandfather Bill Myers was a seasoned gardener, raised on a farm in southern Ohio....
Seamless
Our blog picture captures an immense cloudless sky reflecting down on calm lake waters below. That was our vista stretching...
New Life In The Cemetery
Our church owns and maintains a cemetery that was established over 100 years ago. Surrounding the sloping two-acre plot is...
3D Glasses
Does anyone remember wearing 3D glasses as a kid? The frames are normally made of cardboard holding one plastic lens...