I have been going through the Soo Evening newspaper archives, and in doing so, it has brought back many memories. I can’t begin to tell you how much fun I have had in doing the research. I think it might be fun, now and then, to share some of what […]

SAYINGS FROM THE BIBLE He’ll go the second mile (Matthew 5:41) I saw the handwriting on the wall (Daniel 5:5) The leopard can’t change his spots (Jeremiah 13:23) She thinks she is holier-than-thou (Isaiah 65:5) I escaped by the skin of my teeth (Job 19:20) She’s the apple of my […]

The following is one of my all-time favorite poems. Instead of a devotion this week, I am sharing this poem with you. It was written by Will Allen Dromgoole, around 1900. Will Allen Dromgoole is a woman better known as “Miss Will.” This poem will make you think. THE BRIDGE […]

I was going through some old papers recently and found a brochure published by the National Association of Manufacturers. It’s from around 1940. I want to share it with you. I am posting this as it was written in the brochure. I did not change wording or punctuation. Not only […]

I am a 66-year-old woman who wants a do-over. Anyone close to my age probably remembers those old Morton salt commercials with the slogan, “When it rains, it pours.” That’s my life. I read a book recently, and the main character’s daughter was a five or six-year-old girl who told […]

Anna Jarvis wasn’t my mom. In fact, I never heard of her until I started writing this story. She was the person who created Mother’s Day over 100 years ago. She started the holiday to honor all the sacrifices mothers make for their children. She was born in 1864 in […]

I love seagulls. I smile when I hear that first seagull in the Spring. I know some people complain about them, but they may be the kind of people who just like to complain. Not only are they beautiful, but they are intelligent. According to Bird-X, they learn from experience […]