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A LIFE THAT MATTERED By Pastor Gary Helsby “On behalf of Beth’s family, I wish to thank each of you for being here today.  Today is a very difficult day – there are many “unanswered” questions about why such a beautiful person, who had so much love for life and who …

At Christmas, I was looking for one more thing for Amanda and just couldn’t think of anything.  So, I was going to give her some money to buy something for their house, but one night as I was drifting off to sleep I remembered this long wooden candle holder which …

Nathan, Tim, and I played a lively game of Sequence this evening.  I should have won the first round, but SOMEONE had to open up their mouth and let on to someone else my strategy which was to win 2 sequences with one last chip!  That play fell through and …

The Super Moon was shining so bright throughout the night last night. This morning the western sky was a beautiful rainbow of colors as the moon was disappearing over the horizon.

Nathan’s friend, Noah, came over to hang out today and enjoy one last day of Christmas break before school resumes for both of them tomorrow. On the way home from picking him up at “the bridge,” I asked if the boys wanted some oatmeal for breakfast, but no. They wanted …

Being in the road building business, one thing we don’t have to worry about is being snowed in. As long as the weather isn’t so cold that we can’t start the equipment, you’ll find our men out and about plowing everyone’s driveways up and down our road and a few …

This is one of our traditional Thanksgiving dishes.  It’s SO EASY to make and it’s VERY YUMMY! 8 medium sweet potatoes 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup butter 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup marshmallows Boil sweet potatoes in a large pan of water.  Peel.  Slice into chunks.   Put in a …

I ran across the “block” books by Christopher Franceschelli three years ago when Charlie was just a baby. I made a note of them in my book file so I would remember to buy one when he was old enough for his first board book.I bought the Alpha Block book …

Book 18:  The House of Unexpected Sisters Book 17:  Precious and Grace Book 16:  The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine Book 15:  The Handsome Man’s De Luxe Cafe Book 14:  The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon Book 13:  The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection Book 12:  The Saturday Big Tent Wedding …