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5 Steps to Reclaim Your Life From the Internet

April 2, 2021

Have you ever had an epiphany moment in your life? Those aha! moments, that make you sit up and take notice? I have, and one came to me recently. It came one evening when I realized that I didn’t want to spend all my time scrolling and reading online. Epiphany: a sudden, intuitive perception of or…
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Italian Newspapers: Thoughts of the Past

March 25, 2021

As a child, I remember my father poring over the Daily News, our local newspaper. Every evening, since ours didn’t have a morning edition, he’d sit in his easy chair, newspaper in hand. Slippers on his feet. For some reason, red flannel plaid slippers come to mind. Although I’m sure he had other kinds over the…
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God’s Love in a Kitten, Part 2

March 22, 2021

God often works, and shows His love, in mysterious ways. And sometimes it is through such ordinary events that we mistake them for mere chance or circumstance. Like the time He used the unusual behavior of a mamma cat to encourage our grandchildren. That mother cat, Lunetta, had brought her kitten out of hiding far…
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Two Months Without Internet

March 20, 2021

Could you handle two months without Internet? Long ago in the pre-pandemic days, we would spend most of the summer visiting friends and churches or down at our summer home. And most of the time without Internet, for two whole months! Many people these days would ask, “Is it even possible to live without Internet?” How…
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History Anyone? Absolutely! [Video]

March 19, 2021

If you’re a history buff like me, you’ll love Absolute History’s Youtube channel! They offer fun and informative videos that present history in an entertaining way. Not only do they cover British history, including the Tudor, Stuart, and Victorian eras, but much more. Including ancient world history, the Middle Ages, and even modern history. My…
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Kill That Pigeon

March 15, 2021

I wanted that pigeon dead; it’s sad but true. Don’t get me wrong, I love birds. I’d love to have a house and barnyard full of them. (Not that I have a barn!) But I did not like that pigeon! “Kill that pigeon, I said!” The outside walls of old Italian houses like ours, are…
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