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Snow days, snowman building, a reading assignment, preparing for the Year of the Pig, and more (7 Quick Takes)
With snow last weekend and more expected this weekend, we are all in snow mode.
The year an ice storm canceled my calculus exam
I was a senior in high school, and I was failing calculus. I had to be. I hadn’t understood a word the teacher had said for months, and I couldn’t recall passing a single quiz.
God’s Sandbox (bring your own bucket and shovel)
Need peace, need to think, need a great prayer spot? Go to a beach! It doesn’t even have to be summer to benefit from the calm it provides. Bring your own bucket and shovel … God will supply the tranquility.
Excited about reading, a late Christmas gift, taking down the tree, and more (7 Quick Takes)
Our younger son was afraid he wouldn’t find a book he wanted to buy. Then he spotted a book on a display and made a beeline for it.
Finding Jesus in the hospital
There’s no sign that says, “Jesus,” with an arrow.
Bidding farewell to Greetings & Readings
You never want to see a business close, but seeing a local, family-owned business shut its doors after many years in the community is especially sad. So I was really sorry when I saw that Greetings & Readings is set to close later this month.
Cousins for Christmas, a word and saint for the New Year, “Fanta Baby” on the menu, and more (7 Quick Takes)
We had so many cousins to enjoy over the Christmas break. There were gifts and food and football games.
A photographic year in review
Kevin J. Parks shares some of his favorite visual memories from 2018.
The year the tree fell
That single tree—a tree I had barely noticed before—was apparently such an obstruction between our homes that our paths had barely crossed. Once it was gone, we saw each other almost every day.
A new year, a fresh start
A lot of the typical resolutions have more to do with our exterior than our interior. I’d like to suggest a few resolutions that might improve your spirit and your mind.
Baking cookies, the truth of the moose, carrots for the reindeer, trains, and a Christmas joke (7 Quick Takes)
I can’t remember the last time I laughed as much while baking.