Andrea Wittwer
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Code Switching
Code Switching: I ran across this term in the book I am reading about a church. “Have you ever found yourself adjusting the way you talk or behave when transitioning from one environment to another? Perhaps you shift from casual… Continue reading
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The Secret of San Pedro la laguna
For the last twelve years, I have been researching Guatemala for my latest novel, “The Secret of San Pedro La Laguna.” My research on Native American Historical Trauma here in America convinces me that the folks of the second and… Continue reading
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Who was Franz W. Voigt?
Many years ago, my father pointed out one pretty picture in his collection of oil and water paintings at our farm and told me to take care of it. I hauled it from there to my new home a couple… Continue reading
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When I Got Married, Mom Gave Me an Erma Bombeck Library
From Aunt Erma’s Cope Book My mom, Mary, loved Erma Bombeck. She bought her paperbacks and read her newspaper articles, often clipping them out and sending them to me…a young wife and mother. Bombeck’s timeless humor was an encouragement in… Continue reading
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Crystal Clear Moments
Someday when I see perfectly clearly a feeling preserved forever in some connection within my flesh and blood, it’s a “crystal clear moment.” Oh, bring these moments in a parade to me when I am old and my newnesses slow to… Continue reading
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Done Running, Chapter Four *Sigurd’s letter to Meryl Wynatt
Letter #1 On the first envelope, the cancellation date was 1937, with a number of smudged cancellation postmarks. I’d need a magnifying glass to read them. There were three different-colored stamps. The return address was simply “Sig Johnson, Retalhuleu, Guat.”… Continue reading
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We Don’t Get Old In A Vacuum
NURSING HOME SERMONS Abraham breathed his last and died in a ripe old age, an old man and satisfied with life; and he was gathered to his people. Genesis 25:8 Speaking of living a long time, did you notice… Continue reading
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A LOGGING TOWN PORTRAIT
George McElroy, photographer from Hayward, WI documented our lifestyle and region. Continue reading
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Hayward and the Big Mill
Anthony Judson Hayward must have come to the site of the town named in his honor well before November 11, 1880, the date the North Wisconsin Lumber Company was organized. Continue reading
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Winter Seasons in Life
Under the snow is a world of activity we ignore. Continue reading
Up North 