Lots of things make me happy. Granted, I’m something of a Pollyanna — but I can nearly always find something to be happy about. The first thing every morning, Jackson the Hound Dog wakes me. If it’s later than 4:30 in the morning that really makes me happy. At least he’s gentle about it. He [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — An airport spokeswoman says a United flight landing in Cleveland from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., slid off a slick runway onto a grassy area amid freezing winter weather. No injuries were reported in the incident Friday morning. Spokeswoman Jackie Mayo with Cleveland Hopkins International Airport says two busloads of passengers were taken from [...]
It’s February. It’s mostly cold and gray and I dislike the gray days the most even over the cold. I must be part plant because the lack of strong sunlight affects my total being. Maybe I should have been a bear so I could sleep through these cold, dark months of winter. Actually, in a [...]
My husband Joe has been home the last three days, not having any work. Makes it a little harder on payday but we shouldn’t complain. God always provides a way if we keep our trust in him. Meanwhile Joe has been kept busy here at home. Yesterday our two oldest girls, Elizabeth and Susan, were [...]
The darkness of the early morning is leaving and daylight is appearing. We are being greeted by a world of white. It has been snowing all night and several inches are covering the ground. Snowflakes are still coming down very thick. I love to watch it snow. So many snowflakes and our wonderful God created [...]
By LEANNE ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Proposing marriage has become an industry of its own with professional planners, flash mobs for hire and elaborate, homegrown surprises to make the moment memorable. And let’s not forget YouTube, and our steadfast resolve to share. So what happens to the best laid plans when the ring goes [...]
January is here. On the surface, there’s not much to recommend the first month of the year, except Heather’s and Rodney’s birthdays. No glitzy holidays. It’s cold and windy. Daylight’s still at a premium. Everyone’s still pudgy from Christmas and New Year’s. I can’t think of anything much worse — unless it’s February. No, I [...]
I hope everyone had a blessed and healthy Christmas Day. I’ve been struck with the same flu that has been going around this household. Hopefully I’ll be on the mend soon. With Joe off this week and the kids home from school, the house has been full. We’ve had snow and cold the past few [...]
