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He is With Me…
Good morning. Four deer nibbling grass in our partially snow-covered lawn as a went out for the paper. Beautiful creatures of God. I want to take a few moments to reflect on a past Sunday. Mixed weather, from 30 degrees in Springfield Sunday to 55 in St. Louis in the afternoon. Throughout the day, as Read more
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Togetherness
I am a collector of bears. Yes, I know, bears are for toddlers, but at eighty-four we sometimes have toddler characteristics, so welcome to my stuffed family. Recently I received a gift of about a dozen new bear “cousins” to add to the family. In celebration, we had a meal together. A pair of newly Read more
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Tears and Joy
This week has brought tears as well as joyful celebrations. Below you see our nineteen-year-old kitty on her last day of life. Illness overcame her until she barely ate, dropped weight to under four pounds, and could walk only with effort. Why an adult should shed tears over a fuzzy friend, is beyond me, but Read more
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Crusty Bread
What you are viewing is not a turtle, not an ancient rock, but unbelievably, a success story. Those of you have followed me over time, understand that a cook, I am NOT. Cream of green bean STEM soup was an underwhelming non-success. A story in my book, Ransom Notes, relates the tale of when I Read more
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Wrapped Roses
My eyes blinked twice. The camera automatically seemed to focus on a strange sight. I clicked quickly, and then looked more closely. Roses–roses with each bloom wrapped separately. Why? The scene is an outdoor market in Viet Nam in 2013. The aisles were crowded with merchants selling everything from carrots, cabbages, pots and pans to Read more
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Happy Heart Day
Roses are red Skies are blue God’s love Reaches out to you. Hopefully, each of you today is remembering our Great Lover of All, the one and only, Jesus Christ. The psalmist David said it so well. “Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in Read more
Kathryn Ransom 