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Just For Fun Friday 05/09/2014

Just For Fun Friday 05/09/2014

Happy Mothers’ Day – Past and Present  Four Generations – Gracie Corn Westmoreland ( Great Grandmother), Flora Westmoreland Johnson ( Grandmother), Irene Johnson Glass ( Mom) and Gayle Glass ( ahem…..) Bottom Photo – Irene Glass and Gayle Glass  

The Power of Words

The Power of Words

Have there been books, speeches, movies or television shows, or even poems that had a profound influence on your perception of something? Perhaps with the exception of a speech by a world leader, do you think the author of that work knew he or she would have such an influence? I’ve mentioned before a quotation […]

Just For Fun Friday 02/21/14

Just For Fun Friday 02/21/14

My mom raised me to be a bargain hunter.  In our early years, we needed all the help we could get, but at some point, it was more of a challenge than a need.  Sometimes my dad said, “if you want, it, get it“.  He didn’t understand.  I just hated paying more for something that I had […]

Just For Fun Friday 02/07/2014

Just For Fun Friday 02/07/2014

Blog, Blog, Blog In my very first post, “never once considering…” I blogged about deciding to create a blog. I talked about checking out bloggers on blogging and getting advice from others.  Well, I think I over-did it! Every time I found a site with good information, I bookmarked it and subscribed. If I found […]

Just For Fun Friday 01/17/2014

Just For Fun Friday 01/17/2014

  Singing the Blues. Do you fight the blues and the depression when things are tough?  Try to ignore them and hope they’ll will go away if you don’t acknowledge them? Well-meaning friends remind us God doesn’t give us more than we can handle (and don’t you wish he didn’t have so much faith in […]