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Why did I agree to make a dessert?
Culinary masterpieces flashed on the TV screen in the foyer of the church of cakes from last year’s dessert auction to benefit our church camp for children, Canal Lake Bible Camp. Just before Sunday School, our resident baker, Rodney, showed me a picture on his phone of his wife’s lemon cake made for the…
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Teen Ranch Pizza
Thirteen hungry boys (if you count my husband as a boy) sat around the dark eight foot table in anticipation of dinner. My husband and I were serving as house parents at Teen Ranch in Marlette, Michigan. Ten ranch boys, our two sons and my husband John savored the aroma of fresh crust, oregano, tomato…
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Foolish Scrapper to Wise Servant
She reached up, grabbed him and dug her long fingernails into his arm until blood squirted out. He responded by hitting her in the jaw, knocking her out. John had taken out his seventh grade teacher at Park Street Elementary, Ms. Chapman, but she wasn’t the true target. During recess, John’s team won at softball.…
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Unlimited Data Plan
“I love my phone.” “I hate my phone.” How can one be so fickle? When you upgrade to a new cell phone it is easy! After using an android smart phone for several years, I upgraded to a newer version. At the same time my husband changed from a flip phone with no data…