Month: August 2017
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court changes a life
It takes a slap upside the head for some folks to change. For Shawn Kidwell, it took a bullet. By the time the bullet missed entering his skull, Kidwell had already been arrested at 22, had a DWI charge and crushed his leg in a motorcycle wreck. After 30 surgeries, with an increasing resistance to…
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Eclipse day 2017
Above the petty squabbling and nitpicking of our daily lives, the moon glows and the sun shines every day on every person. On Eclipse Day the two celestial bodies canceled out the light and the pettiness for a few moments as folks shared the experience across the nation. Shortly after lunch, the time arrived to…
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I only cried 12 times
My daughter loaned us her four children for a couple days. The invasion of the one to 10 year-old children included favorite blankets, pillows, clothes, electronic tablets and energy. Katie toddled around, checking out the house until she discovered the Pac-N-Play prepared for her. Her face lit up “I wan go night-nigh,” she lifted her…
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Lego my puzzle
I keep a bushel of Lego blocks for my grandchildren and husband who likes Legos almost as much as he likes puzzles. Before we met my son’s family in Branson, I packed up half the Legos along with kits to make wooden butterfly houses and a 1,500 piece puzzle with clear blue sky that covered…
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The Shadow lurks
It was the worst way to spend an hour past bedtime: chasing a pet mouse that escaped two months ago. Or so says my daughter, Sharon, who spent an hour chasing said white mouse with her husband, Jacob, and four children. It began after the nightly teeth brushing. Caroline, 8, screamed, “I saw Shadow!” “You saw…
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Prayer matters in a big way
Why would anyone choose to spend three hours a day in praise and prayers in a nation that arrests outspoken Christians? An unnamed El Dorado graduate did just that. He quit his engineering job a year after receiving his degree and signed up with the International House of Prayer (IHOP) where praise and prayers continue…