BUTTERFLIES TAKE FLIGHT – Around The Frame
I always love going to the Maumee Valley Antique Steam and Gas Show. The quilt show is always my first
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I always love going to the Maumee Valley Antique Steam and Gas Show. The quilt show is always my first
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Read MoreThe days are still hot and humid as summer lingers on, but there is a change coming soon. August brings
Read More“Doctor’s office.” “That you, Doc?” “Sure is. How you doing, Windy?” “Finer’n frog hair, Doc. Say, did you hear about
Read MoreEvery once in a while, a gem comes along via e-mail that is worth keeping and repeating. Here’s such a
Read MoreScout camp was going pretty much as usual. Gordy had had an Oreo cookie stolen, and he was sure someone
Read MoreToo often it seems like all of the news we hear is bad; at least a high percentage of it
Read MoreI would like to send a great, big hug to all my friends who have missed me, and especially to
Read MoreMost of us remember the Beanie Babies: Those small stuffed animals of the mid-1990’s stuffed with plastic pellets so you
Read More“Ahhh! Coffee!” said our resident cowboy, Steve, raising his cup at the philosophy counter. “Let’s raise our cups to whichever
Read MoreMidsummer heat blankets our hills, as July slips away into the past. August is ready to enter, with her showy
Read MoreWho’s the most famous person you’ve met? Maybe it was a Hollywood celebrity, movie star or Broadway headliner. Perhaps it
Read More“When will softball ever help you get a job and earn a living?” Dean’s mother asked in exasperation. Underhand fast-pitch
Read MoreDoc was just getting up to leave the philosophy counter as Herb walked in. Herb was grinning and flexing muscles
Read MoreThis spring my friend, Nancy Watts, and her husband, John, went on a small group trip to Uzbekistan, a Central
Read MoreDown at the sale barn Saturday, the think tank had coagulated there with coffees to go to celebrate spring. Doc
Read MorePlacid June days seemed to have exploded with searing heat and booming thunderstorms that pop up at the drop of
Read MoreHow long do you keep missing your father? Our Heavenly Father took my Dad to heaven 39 years ago, yet
Read MoreThe first few days of summer vacation were hard on Billy. He was there, at his appointed post – that
Read MoreSue Doepner has been a part of the early childhood program at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church since 1990 when the
Read MoreToday is West Virginia’s birthday, and I am pondering the reason why God chose to put me in this particular
Read MoreSoon it will be Memorial Day and I will once again be marching in the Waynedale Memorial Day Parade. As
Read MoreApril has left us, and with her departure is taking most of our wet and gloomy days, and, leaving us
Read MoreApril tucks her slightly damp robes about her and glides gracefully from the hills, leaving tranquil May to reign for
Read MoreWhat would be a more fitting topic this time of year than the history of four generations of quilting mothers? I
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago as I drove up to Born Again Quilts I noticed a green bin in front
Read MoreI was with the youngest primary children at church last Sunday, when something happened that made me think about Civil
Read MoreNext month will mark the 85th anniversary of the opening of the World’s Fair known as the Century of Progress
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