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The War Room

I went to the movies yesterday afternoon … a matinee in Dover-Foxcroft, ME, for $4 including popcorn! I mention it only because the last movie I saw in a theater was The War Horse, a Christmas present for a special … Continue reading

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In the Blink of an Eye — Pennsylvania Avenue 1

A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken… Proverbs 15:13 Needless to say, we outgrew our attic apartment and picked a much larger two-bedroom apartment in Paterson. It was definitely a transitional … Continue reading

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What Is Marriage?

I met some of my new neighbors here in Maine over the weekend. One of them noticed the vase of flowers I was lugging and my wedding ring and asked if my wife was with me. I said yes. She’s … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Alone

The hours just don’t line up. Friday was a series of doctor appointments. Friday night was catching up on what should have been done Friday and getting ready to hit the road for the trip to Maine Saturday. But I’m … Continue reading

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Blink of an Eye — Growing Up on Philip Avenue 2

Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God… 1 John 4:7 The other thing I remember is the night we became pregnant. To me, there is no … Continue reading

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Try

The Five Minute Friday prompt word this week was TRY. And try as I may, I just couldn’t get the thoughts together … so I am going to piggyback off the prompt and just write …. for more than five … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday … Ten

One thing is certain, when the girls get together to come up with a prompt for Five Minute Friday, they give it a lot of thought … which means we have to give it a lot of thought. That’s what … Continue reading

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Friday Without Five Minutes

Well, it’s Friday, but lo and behold, there’s no Five Minutes. My Friday muse, Lisa Jo Baker, decided to go dark this week {offline} to catch up on … her sanity. If you follow her blog at all (http://lisajobaker.com/), you … Continue reading

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