SUMMER DAYS – NEWS FROM THE HILLS
One of the nicest pleasures in the summer is to sit on the porch swing in the early morning coolness
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One of the nicest pleasures in the summer is to sit on the porch swing in the early morning coolness
Read MoreMy wife attended Lutheran Catechism. My neighbor went to an Adventist Sabbath class. My college friend was enrolled in a
Read MoreHeat simmers through our hills as the last week of June makes its exit. Mom always used the expression, “Hotter
Read MoreAhh the month of July and the 4-H county fairs are in full swing. The hard work of making projects
Read More“From the cow to the plow, Dewey,” Windy said, leaning on a shovel. Windy Wilson was on another of his
Read MoreThis week, Major League Baseball’s All-Star game will be played at Citi Field in New York. If you’re a baseball
Read MoreWhen Union and Confederate soldiers square off this fall, James Reed hopes to be among them on the side of
Read MoreEach year I am hired to go to Washington, D.C. with the eighth grade class from Clinton, WI where I
Read MoreIt was now or never! Tony Kanaan had wanted it all his life. He’d been in the lead on 221
Read More“There is something rotten in the state of Denmark.” That is a centuries old phrase from William Shakespeare’s masterpiece, “Hamlet.”
Read MoreThe air is hot and muggy today, as an impending storm draws closer. There is a low rumble of thunder
Read MoreUgly-pretty: A term I learn while watching Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top Model TV show where the contestants dress, design
Read MoreYears ago my oldest son asked me a question: “What is a saint?” When you’re driving along with a numb
Read MoreThis issue, we celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, sparklers, picnics and parades. Amidst the hoopla, though, it’s always important to
Read MoreCongratulations graduates and parents, you have made it! High school graduation is a breaking away of adolescence and entering into
Read MoreWhen Mother Nature puts on her finest garb, and the hills are covered with varied hues of green and bright
Read MoreHe was back and gone again. Our son who embarked on a cold rainy day in mid-March to San Diego
Read MoreThose of us who call this little valley home have a unique blessing in the form of Perry, our dentist.
Read MoreSummer weather exploded in our hills this past week, with hot days and mild nights, a real change from the
Read MoreJune is National Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, so it is only fitting that I share this cat quilt conundrum
Read MoreI heard the rumor down at the feed store, later in the afternoon. We had a real live Sherlock Holmes
Read MoreI’ve been involved in ministry or “church work” for over two decades. Don’t let my youthful persona fool you; I’m
Read MoreOn Sunday, May 26, 2013, Worship In The Park began again for the summer season at Franke Park in Foellinger
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter which way you go, as long as you get there. Just the Bare FactsThe Supreme Court recently
Read MoreIN SCHOOL DAYSBy John Greenleaf Whittier Still sits the school house by the road,A ragged beggar sleeping;Around it still the
Read MorePoppies of the FieldIn Flanders Fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses row on row,That mark our place; and in the
Read MoreWhen the Rafter E branded recently, a bunch of us went out to help. It’s a badge of pride to
Read MoreCurtain climbers. Yard monkeys. Cherubs. Whippersnappers. Ankle biters. Urchins. I don’t know what you call them, but our children have
Read MoreThe last day of April dawned bright and sunny. Songbirds were warbling merrily; the purple lilac’s heavy blossoms wafted a
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