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In our early marriage, I would get so mad at my husband, Garey, for being happy about everything.  The only things that really got under his skin were government regulations (we owned a coal mine at the time) and a bird dog that wouldn’t point.  His positive attitude was very annoying to someone like me, who saw disaster lurking around every corner.  I would think, “He just doesn’t see what’s going on around him.

An interesting event in the history of the Lord’s church is recorded in Acts 4:36-37. When certain ones gave money and possessions to supply the needs of the poor brethren in Jerusalem, one man, Joses, stood out. The Bible tells us, “And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.”

As I creep closer towards #41(the age, not the Dave Matthews Band song), I’ve noticed more than a few differences.  For instance, did you know LMR stands for like my recent? I didn’t before but I do now.  I had to look it up.  It’s fine because I enjoy researching. 

As many of you know, I read from many sources. Reading is both a pleasure and a way to relax. Recently, some topics caught my attention: vacation shame, celebrations in March, and a couple of food-farm statistics.

First, the March Better Homes & Gardens magazine reported:

I’m thinking it was the summer I was either fifteen or sixteen, when I first saw the real world.

My daddy sold his store and bought a third-interest in the timber business. The other two partners were his cousins Henry and Shug Vick. Daddy was, “tired of being inside.”

Each fall, when time falls back, and it’s dark by five o’clock pm, our friend and business partner, Greg, begins to grieve.  He is not afflicted with SAD (seasonal affective disorder), he is frustrated that it’s dark by the time we close our shop, and he isn’t able to work outside. 

“Remember The Alamo!” “Remember The Maine!” “Remember Pearl Harbor!” “Remember 9/11!” These are just a few of the rallying cries that have been heard in our country through the years. These cries showed people that the war waged was for a cause greater than self.

We kicked off week nine of the 2020 Regular Session with a visit from two special guests in the Senate chamber, Save the Children Action Networ

Against The Grain by: Andy Sullivan

Having celebrated a birthday recently has me thinking about aging. One of my friends has said, “People talk about the golden years, but they’re not golden – they’re rusty.” People differ in the way they view aging.