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The 55th Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday February 10 in the Staples Center in Las Angeles.  The Grammy nomination process goes on through December and January.

Valentine’s Day is an interesting holiday. It’s an exciting holiday for children and young people. But, as we age, I’m not sure Valentine’s Day celebrations hold the same excitement.

My dog, Scout, was struck and killed on Hwy 231 a couple of weeks ago.  My husband, Garey, buried him next to the grave sites of the other dogs I lost, Joe and Lexie.  Scout’s friend, Tess, from next door came to the funeral—it’s funny how dogs know about things without being told.  Every time I lose a dog, I say I’ll never get another one.  Garey says he wants to wait a good long while before we do.

This week was a busy one as the General Assembly reconvened on Tuesday to a full agenda, including committee meetings and the passage of several important pieces of legislation.

It is a fact that death will come to everyone. “The living know that they will die” (Ecc. 9:5). Yet, what does the Bible say about death? What can we learn from God that provides insight into this part of our life?

What are the funniest shows of all time? That will be forever debated, just as is any greatest list.  It’s all a matter of opinion. I surveyed several and their responses varied.  I did notice that every single one were comedies, which proves that everyone loves to laugh.  “Laughter is the best medicine” isn’t just a meaningless phrase.

Do you crave “comfort foods” during the winter? My winter foods seem to be covered with sauces. If I gain weight during the winter months, it’s not during the holidays; I gain weight during January and February. During these two months, I want all the wrong foods.

Blood Lines and Heart Strings

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When I was in junior high school, and clear on in to high school, in English classes we stared learning how "COMBOBULATE"  discombobulated sentences.  Trips to the blackboard and miles and miles of diagramming sentence structure accomplish this.  This was to keep us from saying, "Go throw the cow over fence some hay."  We used to call them misplaced modifiers and/or out of placed prepositional phrases, goodness knows what they are called now.

There are days when I long for simpler times.  I’m aware of the train of thought that goes something like, “The good old days weren’t really so good; people tend to romanticize those days because they’ve forgotten just how hard life really was back then.”  I want to go on record as one person who didn’t forget.  You don’t forget busting up coal with a sledge hammer when you’re twelve, so your family can have heat for the winter; and you don’t forget living without indoor plumbing and heating water that you poured into a metal wash tub, so you could take a bath; and you surely don’t forget l