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SISTER CHAT: MY RESPONSE TO THE SUPREMES
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. MY RESPONSE TO THE SUPREMES. It's been a pretty bad week for Christians. Just as I was being inspired by the strength, love, and forgiveness on display in Charleston, S.C. last week after that horrible tragedy.the Supreme Court made a decision just in time for Gay Pride Day across the globe. My beloved FRIENDS that are NOT connected with a church/synagogue/mosque/temple of any kind are completely stunned. Why not join in the celebration with parades and rainbow flags? You to forego...
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SISTER CHAT: MOURNING TO JOY
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Sunday, March 1, 2015. How many times have I read the great "Sermon on the Mount? I have taught it, studied it, prayed over it and actually read it aloud on that sloping hill where Jesus is thought to have delivered it. And every time I open the book of Matthew, something new appears. Today it was verse 4. Blessed are they that mourn." Matthew 5:4. But today, Pastor Chuck Swindoll of Stonebriar Community Church gave some added depth to the word. To the believers spirit. It explains my tears when a child ...
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SISTER CHAT: CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION #1 - DURANGO
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014. CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION #1 - DURANGO. What a great place! It's beautiful, quirky and fun.AND it is home to the FAB 5 and their parents. They are better known as the BranerPartyof7. There is non-stop action at this household! They are thriving and we love it. (We are continually amazed at how Jamie does all she does! We've suggested that she sell tickets to theses adoring grandparents who get to watch this brood in action! We humans NEED to stop and remember and CELEBRATE.
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SISTER CHAT: THANKFUL JAR
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Tuesday, November 25, 2014. What a great holiday! It could be my favorite, right after EASTER! Everyone is giving thanks this week, at least I hope. Folks are contemplating their blessings. Our tradition is to take turns telling everyone around the dinner table what we are particularly thankful for from the past year. The responses have ranged from "cranberry sauce" to "new babies" to "health," etc. ALL GOOD.EVERY ONE! This year I introduced my THANKFUL JAR! A blessing jar was born! It was a little scary...
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SISTER CHAT: WORRY NOT
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Many years have passed since the days of hiding out in the cellar during a wind storm. My hair is not long enough for a ponytail, my grandpa is no longer with us, and my sister is a great grandmother. I have a husband, children and grandchildren that I adore and life is good. The old root cellar has long since been filled in with dirt, mushrooms are no longer found on it's grassy roof. Tragedy, death, illnesses, financial challenges, relationship problems most definitely drive me t...
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SISTER CHAT: WAR
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014. It is more terrible than my imagination can imagine! My grandparents suffered during that war. They sent all three sons and one son-in-law away to a foreign land, not knowing if any would return. (All 4 did! They told stories of listening to the radio while wringing their hands and wiping tears with the same. I have old newspaper clippings telling of that little town's sons that did not come home. I've been reflecting on that statement this Memorial Day. Yes, war is terrible! And i...
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SISTER CHAT: MOVING DAY
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Sunday, July 6, 2014. What were we thinking? We are way too old to be moving to another state! But, we did it. Last week the strongest 4 young men on the face of the earth showed up at our house to load most of our worldly possessions into two very large trucks and an additional van. (Yes, we were 3500 pounds over the original estimated weight! The "Two Men and a Truck" guys arrived in Frisco, TX a day later and began the process of unloading. It took several fewer hours to take it off than put it on!
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SISTER CHAT: SPREAD A LITTLE KINDNESS
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014. SPREAD A LITTLE KINDNESS. This story has been rolling around in my brain long enough! I have to get it out and in print. It is just disturbing. The people in this story are unknown by ANYONE that may read this blog. There is NO way to discover their identities so don't even try. And please don't ask! Get ready.here it is. True story! The absent father spent his life bumming around taking one low paying job after another. He had no home, no ambition, or job when she died,...
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SISTER CHAT: NFL MOM
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Saturday, October 25, 2014. This past week Honeybuns and I attended a big airplane convention/trade show in Orlando, FL. The airplane business is a network of folks that love to soar. They spend time flying, talking about flying, buying their own planes, or fixing the planes that others own. It's a type of family! AFTER speaking the general niceties, she just happened to mention that her son was a professional football player. WHAT? She became a first time mom at the age of 16. The father of the new ...
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SISTER CHAT: UNDER SURVEILANCE
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Thursday, November 6, 2014. Do I look like I have ulterior motives? A terrorist, perhaps? I'm ALMOST used to the photo shoot at the airport security line. You know the one where you're told to stand with legs apart and hands over your head so they can snap a picture. It's a magic camera that can see through your clothes. Yes, that's pleasant! Where DO those photos go anyway? A pat down soon alleviated all fears! One time I was accused of carrying a live GRENADE in my purse! A while later a hotel employee...
