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Working Toward Freedom
I watched wide-eyed as our nation raged. Our rulers prepared for battle, plotted and cried out, “Let’s free ourselves from this slavery!” Who did they cry out against? What was th
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Happy Father’s Day, Dad
In the late 1800’s, the life of a young Civil War veteran’s wife faded as she gave birth to their sixth child. Widower William Smart raised his daughter and five sons on the family farm
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Love and Faithfulness at Work
Chee! Chee! A piercing distress call pulled my attention to an area of the parking lot where three little girls giggled. Their father drew them away from the mother bird. As others walked by her ne
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Memorial Day and Dad
Memorial Day was always a special event for my family. Early in the morning I would watch my dad, a World War II veteran, leave the house in his American Legion blues with his bugle tucked under