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Feeling Goofy

14 Apr

When I was 12 years old, Simon and Garfunkel came out with a happy song called "Feeling Groovy." The song was inspiration for the title of today's post, Feeling Goofy. The idea for the post came last week during one of our morning online meetings with the Notgrass officers. Our daughter Mary Evelyn ... View Post

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Just for Fun, Never a Dull Moment

Prayers with Thanksgiving

12 Feb

Last Thursday when: We were flooded in for a few hours and We found that our washing machine had walked away from the wall after I put an unbalanced load in just before I went to bed the night before and We found a mouse-created hole in a bag of chips in our kitchen, I led Ray into the ... View Post

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Thar She . . . Almost Blew!

30 Dec

Ray and I are grateful that we didn't have to quote the whalers, "Thar she blows!" on Christmas Eve! We are still praising God for His grace on Tuesday. While we were on an outing with Bethany and her family, my brother Steve stayed at our house with Mother. Around noontime, Steve heard something ... View Post

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Happy Less-Than-Perfect Thanksgiving

20 Nov
An Attitude of Thanksgiving

On a sunny and cold day last week, I asked Ron and Darryl to take a break from the scraping and sanding project they have been doing on our front porch, so our videographer Titus and I could record our Thanksgiving video for this week. We needed some quiet for just a little while. They joyfully ... View Post

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My Heart to Yours, Never a Dull Moment

I’ve Been Working on My Homeschool

30 Oct
Ray and Charlene Notgrass singing a song about homeschooling

Watch Video We hope you enjoy this song as we wrap up our Homeschool Without Fear series! I've Been Working On My Homeschool I've been working on my homeschool All the night and day. I've been working on my homeschool So our kids can get an A. Can't you smell my breakfast ... View Post

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Generation to Generation, Making a Child Feel Loved, My Heart to Yours, Never a Dull Moment

“Oh, the rains came down and the floods came up!”

8 Feb

One result of our moving into a house built in 1840-45 was getting to be on a first-name basis with the owner of the local hardware store. After being here fifteen years, we have gotten to know three generations of the Hunter family. The matriarch of the family was Carl. Yes, her name was Carl. Her ... View Post

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