Tag Archives: Ohio

Oil for Your Lamp

“If you’ve suffered loss this year and you’ve been struggling with trying to find that “oil” of hope……” Continue reading

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Fried Brains

I’m afraid we’re allowing frightening words to fry our brains.  Is there any discriminatory or original thought or independent and logical analysis anymore?  Or, is all reason and argument the regurgitated product of some global social engineering think tank?  Continue reading

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The Harvest

A young Amish man struck up a conversation with me many years ago while we were both shopping in a local harness shop. He told me my sons were about the same age as his daughter who was at home and very sick. Continue reading

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Italians at War

In the North Beach-Telegraph Hill section of San Francisco, Giuseppe Di Maggio was raising nine children while earning a living as a commercial fisherman.  By 1937, three of his sons, Vince, Joe and Dom were playing center field for Major … Continue reading

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I Love a Fair!

Growing up in a mostly urban setting, I never experienced county fairs.  Our family made a few trips to Minnesota to visit our family homestead where I was able to see real farm animals that I had only seen pictures … Continue reading

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Beautiful Souls

My friend, Attorney Dennis McCurdy, shared with me a recollection triggered by the unexpected death of a friend.  His rich memories and poignant conclusion are worth sharing and he graciously gave me permission to do so. “I had to be … Continue reading

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