She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 12, 1929, into an affluent family only one generation away from immigration, from Ireland. When children are born into our homes, we have no idea what they will do, who they will become or what their personalities will be like. If we did, we would name them accordingly. […]
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Since the advent and inundation into society of social media, phrases and expressions have been hackneyed daily. They become cliché and often sound rehearsed. One such phrase that has jumped out at me every time I see it is, ‘He is my rock.’ Most of the time it appears in a loving post for a
A European translator, Antoine Galland is accredited for bringing the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves to us, somewhere between 1704 and 1717 in the Arabian Nights Series. However, many versions of the story of the two Persian brothers can be seen from the 18th century on. Knowing where hidden treasure is and
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Changes in life are as sure as the sunrise and the sunset and must be accepted as they come. However, for some they may be more than for others. We can find ourselves in a constant state of change and never, ‘grow up and settle down’ as parents and grandparents admonish us to do. This
I do love a good rerun of “Murder, She Wrote”, and every now and then I stumble upon them in my limited time of TV watching. Such was the case last week. I took my opportunity and recorded a few episodes. My humble apologies to all the marketers out there, but though I know everyone
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The practice of swearing in a witness in the courtroom at a hearing, with an oath that they will ‘tell the truth and nothing but the truth’ is twofold. Firstly, to impress on them the importance of telling the truth, and secondly, to enable enforcement of the consequences of not telling the truth in court
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A few days ago, when cleaning out our refrigerator, there was a small amount of gravy that I poured into the sink so I could wash the container. It had been there a couple of days, and I did not foresee anyone eating it. I used the word pour, however, I should rather have said,
There are people who make it their job to come up with the best and most creative excuses of why, ’it’s not my job’. They are so creative in fact you think to yourself, ‘This person is brilliant, they could in fact get an excellent job and do it very well’, if they would acknowledge
I recently was able to get a new computer, which is always exciting and a true blessing. As I was saving documents and pictures from the old to the new, I came across this article in the process. I do not know where I heard this or what missionary had told it, but it is
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When we hear the word apron we think of grandmother, mother, housewife, cozy kitchen, and apple pie. In the 1920’s this was the exact picture that you would see, with the apron being a symbol of good old-fashioned hospitality and the icon for the domestic princesses. However, they have served a plethora of purposes before
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