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What was Noah’s wife’s name (Gen. 7:13)? Did Noah and his wife have any other children besides the three boys (Shem, Ham, Japheth) in his 950 years on earth? Why do we read about Adam and Eve’s three sons and not the other children (Gen. 5:4)? Why are we only told of incidents happening to Moses as a baby, at age 40, and after that, we are only told about Moses’ life from ages 80-120 (Ex.-Deut.)? Why are we not told about Jesus’ youth except the one incident at age 12 (Lk. 2:41-52)?

School-choice opponents in my Twitter domain are having 140-character conniption fits over President-elect Donald Trump’s stellar decision to choose Michigan philanthropist Betsy DeVos as the nation’s next education secretary.

They claim their opposition is because DeVos doesn’t have “classroom teacher” on her resume.

I’ve been busy doing Christmas mini sessions and I just had to share one of my grandson Jaxon. This is his first Christmas and he’s so much fun! I love the lighting in this capture.

Christmas is such a special time of year and I pray we always put Christ first, not only during this “season”, but always in our lives. To many times we get caught up worrying about gifts and getting places (I’m as guilty as any) and we forget to place our focus on the birth of our savior.

Everyone have a wonderful week and keep Christ in Christmas!

RIGHT TO PLAY:  My children, especially before going with dad became something undignified for popularity, would often inquire about my intentions if they noticed me apparently getting ready to venture out away from home. They wanted to ensure their inclusion, if I was going anywhere they deemed interesting and when they were very young this could include even mundane tasks such as going to a convenience store or a fast-food joint, to pick up a snack.

Jefferson County, Kentucky was founded in 1780 and named for future president Thomas Jefferson, governor of Virginia at the time.  As of the 2015 census, Jefferson’s population was 763,623. In 2003, its government merged with that of its largest city and county seat, Louisville, forming a new entity, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, or Louisville Metro.  Whenever possible, the metro government generally avoids any self-reference including the name "Jefferson County" and has even renamed the Jefferson County Courthouse as “Metro Hall”.

December is a month for cooking. We cook for events, for gifting and for family-and-friend gatherings. Many of us do more cooking in December than in any other month. But, sometimes it’s hard to think of another good dish. The recipes below may offer additional choices.

Lookin’ Thru’ Bifocals
By: Don Locke
    “New Evidence of Bigfoot” the new (old) TV series. Bigfoot has been on TV since heck was a pup, I have a list of suspects as to Bigfoot’s identity-but I might get lucky and have the “real Bigfoot stand-up.” Of course that would mean the producers and actors of Bigfoot would need to hut new jobs. I’m going to risk my suspects list anyway:

It took me four hours to put up my Christmas tree this year.  It’s a beautiful tree, but it’s one of those that you have to put together one limb at a time from the ground up.  It isn’t pre-lit, which means I had to string lights over and through each limb before moving on to the next. 

In Hebrew 2:1-5, the Jewish Christians were shown the great salvation that belongs to those in Christ. What is it that makes salvation great? Let us find out.

Oh, can it get any more beautiful? The sky at sunset…what a comfort knowing God blessed us with another day on this earth. When I saw this, I knew I would be stopping in the road to capture this beauty, I just can’t pass moments like this up.

I hope everyone’s Thanksgiving was incredible. Mine sure was, I am so blessed.