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What a Vacuum Cleaner Taught Me About Love

I was settled so deeply into my recliner I’d need to plan ahead in order to get out. I looked up from my crossword puzzle, groping for a three-letter word starting with O, ending with D and meaning “not young.” That’s when I saw it.  A solitary figure stood in the dim interior of the storage closet like a silent …

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Out of the Mouths of Babes: What is Hell?

This is a true short story well worth the read! Put down any hot coffee and don’t operate heavy machinery while reading this. Hope this brings a smile to your face! As my son in law drove his two little boys, Preston and Bailey, to swimming lessons the conversation suddenly swerved. Daddy what is hell?

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My Hero!

He was still a teenager when he enlisted in the army. He was one of twelve children, and he recognized his chance to make something of himself. He couldn’t know the United States would be at war within a matter of months. At eighteen, he found himself in the thick of battle defending the Philippines against the onslaught of Japanese …

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Why Your Mom Told You to Take Small Bites

If a little is good, a lot has to be better, right? Wrong! Want proof? An Ambien might put you to sleep for the night. Six Ambien could result in a very long dirt nap! Lifting weights can build muscle. Lifting too much weight can tear muscle. A table spoon of castor oil is a laxative. A bottle of castor …

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Three Questions That Can Eliminate Bad Lions From Your Life

As we were driving to our beautiful mountain getaway in Colorado. My then three-year-old granddaughter, Jadyn, asked where our cabin was located. I said, ” Our place is located right where those five lines come down the mountain and join at the bottom.” I pointed to the lines on the mountain which are actually the avalanche shoots you see in …