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Christmas in a Small Town – It’s a Wonderful Life


“Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium! Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!”   George Bailey Every year I still can barely wait for Christmas. I am past counting down to Santa, but I love the beauty of … Continue reading

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The Binding Tie – On Family and Family Holidays


“Bless be the tie that binds, Our hearts in…eternal…love, …Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. We share each other’s woes, Our mutual burdens bear, And often for each other flows, The sympathizing tear.” … Continue reading

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Southern Snow – On Finding Home


William Sharp, a Scottish poet, once wrote, “There is nothing in the world more beautiful than a forest clothed to its very hollows with snow.” While I was born in Ohio, I spent most of my growing up years and … Continue reading

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