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I got my first bible in high school. It was given to me as a reward for doing a good deed. On occasion, I would take it off the bedroom shelf and try to read the book of Matthew because…

For the last 10 years my husband, Dan, dresses up in a hand-crafted costume that he has thought about for months. It started when our grandchildren arrived on the scene and I think the best part of Halloween for them…

“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the…

I’m always amazed at how the seasons change so quickly from summer to fall. The temperature may fluctuate greatly from day to day but the cool evenings are telltale that things are changing. The trees at my home aren’t showing…

I was so glad when I was finally old enough to walk the mile and a half to the library. I’d trek down Washington Avenue, past the bus station and into the biggest building in town. It housed the police…

After 34 years of chronic health issues, the Lord healed my broken body in many ways. To celebrate, I walked my first 5K ever with my daughters Beth and Suzy last summer. The Dog Day Race has been held in Long…

The first movie I ever saw in a theatre was the original version of “True Grit”. In fact, I went back five times that summer to see it using my babysitting money to purchase the tickets. Once in a theatre, I…

The storm that raced through Fairfax yesterday looked apocalyptic from the Great Room at the church. The trees seemed to bend in half and sheets of rain streamed down. Those of us watching from the large windows were in awe…