Hello Friends! And Happy Valentine’s Day! I can’t believe that Valentine’s day is just a few days away….which means that February is almost half over. 2023 is sure whizzing by!! Love is a huge part of February; as a matter of fact, on most calendars the month of February is depicted by images of hearts, red roses and other colorful flowers, heart-shaped candy boxes, maybe a few stuffed teddy bears, and many other things that remind us of love. Love is in the air! And so is Jesus’ love for you. But......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing? Did you hear that old Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this past week….which means that we have six more weeks of winter! Are you excited that winter is going to continue or are you ready for spring to arrive? After receiving the news about Punxsutawney Phil, I did some research on this curious groundhog.   –PHIL SPEAKS A SPECIAL LANGUAGE: Every year on Feb. 2, when Phil emerges from his burrow in Gobbler’s Knob, Western Pennsylvania, to make his prediction, he speaks a special language called Groundhogese. Only......

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Hello Friends, I will have to be honest with you, this past week I was a little scared by the predications of almost 7 inches of snow coming this way, but I was also excited. I really wanted to be build a snowman, go sledding, and admire the beauty of God’s creation majestically cloaked in white snowflakes. But by the time I left the office, the few inches that we did receive were almost gone and God’s creation was only partially covered by majestic snowflakes. However, as I think about the weather-person’s......

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Hello Friends, I was looking at the calendar this morning, and I realized something. January is almost over: there are only nine days left in January, which means that February is just around the corner, which means that Spring is coming, which means that Summer Vacation is just a few months away! Time sure does fly by…. As I was thinking about Summer–the warm temperatures, being outside all day, going for bike rides, and listening to the birds sing–I also got a little scared. Summer is usually when we experience really bad......

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Hello Friends, How are you doing today? We are now entering the third week of 2023; and it feels like spring is here already…well at least until I woke up this morning and saw snow on the ground. Nevertheless, God has certainly blessed us with some pretty nice weather for the month of January! (I might try to finish taking down my Christmas decorations this week?) Speaking of blessings, as I write this short post for you, I can see, in the corner of my eye, a rock on my desk that......

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Hello Friends, Happy New Year! Can you believe that we have said good-bye to another year and said hello to a new year? I can’t believe it…. Did you stay up past 12:00AM to see the New Year arrive? I usually like to try to stay up so I can say that I have been awake for two years straight! But this year, I fell asleep on my couch. However, I did wake up to “ring in the New Year!” Anyway, do you know what people like to do at the start......

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Hello Friends! Happy New Year! Can you believe that we have said good-bye to another year and said hello to a new year? I can’t believe it….It feels like just yesterday I was welcoming a year that took place last century. Where does time go? Did you stay up past 12:00AM to see the new year arrive? I usually like to try to stay up so I can say that I have been awake for two years straight! Anyways, do you know what people like to do at the start of every......

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