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Life is a Precious Gift and Every Life is Precious

4 Mar

Yesterday I told you about Romana Acosta Bañuelos. Her story fascinates me. I was sorry that my research didn't tell me anything about her faith. I wish I knew that story, too. I did learn that students continue to receive scholarships from the generous scholarship fund she established in ... View Post

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A Woman’s Inspiring Story

3 Mar

Yesterday I worked on a lesson about Romana Acosta Bañuelos. She served as treasurer of the United States during the Nixon administration. The treasurer is the person whose signature is on the left side of the front of American currency. The Secretary of the Treasury is the person whose signature is ... View Post

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Honoring Debby

28 Feb

I'd like to introduce you to my cousin Debby. Here she and I are in my family's backyard many decades ago. Debby's mama is my mama's younger sister, Lavon. Lavon and Debby lived with our family while their husband and daddy, my Uncle Billy, served in the military. He was stationed in Japan. ... View Post

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Listen and Be Wise

29 Jan

On September 25, 1957,  nine brave African American teenagers walked into Little Rock Central High School. An angry mob made their going to school so dangerous that an Army vehicle had to drive them to school. Soldiers from the U.S. Army 101st Airborne from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, had to ... View Post

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In the Daytime and the Nighttime

13 Dec

Yesterday, I mentioned Jesus, Mary, and Joseph meeting Simeon at the temple when Jesus was very small. At the very moment that godly Simeon finished speaking about Jesus, the prophetess Anna came up and began thanking God. Anna was 84 years old. At some point in the past, she had been married, ... View Post

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Putting First Things First

12 Dec

When people tell the story of Jesus' birth, they almost always tell about the manger and the shepherds and usually about the visit of the magi. I love all these beautiful stories, but I also love the stories of Simeon and Anna, which happened when Jesus was still a tiny infant. Several years ago, ... View Post

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