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Apples were just the beginning

This year I have an unexpected but greatly appreciated item for which to give thanks. It all began with a bag of apples. Here's what happened: I'd just purchased my walk-on ticket and was attempting to attach the heavy bag to my suitcase.

Beneath our feet

Prior to my arthritis days I enjoyed hiking up several local mountains with Hubby, our son and his wife and the two oldest granddaughters.

I wish you cheer and a guardian angel always near

Don't drive faster than your angel can fly! Kids and angels; we often make that association.

UC Chimes: Thanksgiving Day

In Sunday School class, a student was asked, "Who has given you all these things that you have, such as clothes, shoes, and your name?" The student replied, "My mom gave me.

UC Chimes: Community events

Homespun 2013 and Dickens Thrift Sale have wrapped up successfully.

Spirituality and inner motivation as we mature

Some magicians can walk on water; Chuck Norris can swim on land. I was inspired by Moon Cho's, "Mind Over Matter: How to Tap into your Deepest Sense of Will" in which she reflects on Diana Nyad's epic swim of over 100 miles from Cuba to Florida.

You've got a friend

A weekly highlight for us is dinner with our sons and their families. Be it a celebratory turkey dinner or a simple bowl of homemade soup and fresh baked bread, the thrill is in being together.

The figure on the road who waits for us

A weary traveller approaches a farm yard with hesitant steps. Dusk is approaching, but it is still bright enough to see a youthful, though drawn face, covered with dust. Suddenly a cloaked figure seems to appear from the farmyard.

To the senior editor

A dear friend and writing colleague and I were chatting by email the other day when she mentioned having to go back and rework the spelling of a word.

Can we go back to the past?

A few years ago the movie "Back to the Future" was so very popular that it had led many people's steps back into the movie theatres.
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