Just thoughts from the Northwoods.
I wonder as I wander….
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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 years ago and left it packed behind my desk. Last week I thought I’d bring…
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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 those days of stress and struggle. I saw myself in some of her predicaments like…
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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 the days are getting longer? Yes, the Spring Dandelions are poking their sunny yellow heads…
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Character is what defines you as a human being. It’s what people see in you. It’s what people will say about you when you turn your back or after you pass away. Character is one of the most important things you have. Do you invest in yours? Do people see your faith in what you…
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“Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life.” Proverbs 16:20 I was downtown yesterday at the Fall Festival and a lady I saw had beautiful white hair, and she was so pretty and active! But the interesting thing is – no, the INTRIGUING thing – about her hair is…
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Do you worry excessively? That’s not healthy.
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I sent my DNA spit-sample to Ancestry.com and discovered I am: I’m mostly white. That is, if the Western European percentage is still considered mostly white. I imagine they were swarthy. Some of my ancestors came from the Middle East…is that white or not? If not; then I am about two-thirds white. That is, my…
Up North in Wisconsin 