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I have always been a strong supporter of Homeschooling. My youngest son Tim and his wife are homeschooling their children and I am so pleased. They not only have a Christian curriculum but also are teaching their boys auto-mechanics and teaching their daughter to cook, clean and learn finance.

Life expectancy for the average male is 75 years. I wish I had not have looked that up. However, the good news is that this week I have passed the average! Over the years, I have had the opportunity to cover thousands of events and meet thousands of great folks and loved it all.

I love to be around folks who don’t have thier phones stuck infront of their faces. While fewer and fewer kids playball or games outside, and can’t even carry on a simple time to quit fubbing for many reason... The older I get the more I enjoy my sleep and the less I like getting up.

“Do men ever go to heaven?” a little girl asked her mother.“Why of course dear,” said the mother. “Why do you ask?” “I’ve never seen angels with whiskers.” “Well,” the mother replied, “some men do go to heaven, but they only get there by a close shave.

Dear Next Generation.It’s important to look at the deeper meaning behind Valentine’s Day because there’s a lot more going on besides heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, flowers, and teddy bears. The concept of love is definitely worth exploring.

Sometimes I wonder how my mother did it, coordinating afterschool activities as a single mother when everything had to be set up that morning and, if something changes, well, everyone is out of luck.Nowadays parents can give children smartphones so that they are always just a text away.

We hear a lot of folks whine and complain about “things” they “don’t have” and seldom give thanks for their many blessings. Reading the following might give you a different outlook . . . Woman lived with her husband and two children in a very small hut.

A municipal judge in Cleveland, Ohio, was ordered to be removed from the bench on indefinite suspension on Oct. 18 and will undergo evaluation for her physical and mental health after a long series of bizarre incidents and behavior, the Columbus Dispatch reported.

What if . . . God couldn’t take the time to bless us today because we could not take the time to thank Him yesterday . . .What if . . . God decided to stop leading us tomorrow because we didn’t follow Him today . . .What if . . .

My dad was a World War II combat veteran. He saw many of his buddies die and many others severely wounded. He was not a Christian during these war years but did believe in Angels. Years after the war he attended a reunion for Battle of the Bulge survivors.