Mother’s Day History
Contrary to popular belief, Mother’s Day was not conceived and fine-tuned in the boardroom of Hallmark. The earliest tributes to mothers date back to the annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to Rhea, the mother of many deities, and to the offerings ancient Romans made to their Great Mother of Gods, Cybele. Christians […]

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"In Loving Memory"

Molly
December 1st, 1990 - March 3rd, 2008
            
A Pet’s Prayer
Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.
Do not break my spirit with a stick for though I should lick your hand between the blows, your patience and understanding […]

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‘Twas the week after Christmas, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I’d nibbled, the eggnog I’d taste,
At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.
When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).
I’d remember the […]

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God created the mule, and told him, "You will be mule,
working constantly from dusk to dawn, carrying heavy
loads on your back. You will eat grass and you lack
intelligence. You will live for 40 years."
 
The mule answered, "To live like this for 40 years is
too much. Please, give me no more than 20." And it was
so.
 
Then […]

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HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
Childrens’ Views
 
No person really decides before they grow up who
they’re going to marry. God decides it always before,
and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.
 
HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
 
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be
yelling at […]

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Recently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure..
Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough".
The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough.  Your love is all I ever […]

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Those of us who work in the real estate business — know what’s really happening in the real estate business.  We see and hear the continued battering of the housing market from the news media - but the real info and outlook comes from those of us who are serious about the real estate business and work in […]

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I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold.
–Gregory,  5
Everybody’s got it all wrong. Angels don’t wear halos anymore. I forget why, but scientists are working on it.
–Olive,  9
It’s not easy to become an angel! First, you die.  Then you go to heaven, and then there’s still the flight training to go through. […]

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 Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).
The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, […]

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One out of every five homeowners plan to move within the next five years, according to a recent survey. About 43 percent of them want to purchase a home closer to work - up 10 percent from a similar survey last year. That points up an interesting trend. The high cost of gasoline and increasing […]

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