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White crowned sparrows this week

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Tuesday morning as I was eating breakfast on the porch, I had the privilege watching two white crowned sparrows in

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What should you look for in a good church?

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During our 50th celebration we received many compliments as a church family.  Some were for relatively unimportant things.  Others for very

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The Power of a Celebration

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  After our fun celebration, I began thinking, “Why is it important to celebrate?  Are there good reasons besides the

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The Celebration Begins

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The preparations have been exhausting, but the result is clearly worth it.   Many people have pitched in to accomplish a

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Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Underway

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It is hard to believe that the time has arrived for Community Wesleyan Church’s 50th Anniversary Celebration to begin.    It

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Red Wing Blackbirds, An Early Sign of Spring

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Yesterday, or the day before, my friend George Raterman called me with the news that he had a red-winged blackbird

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More pictures of our Grandson

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As grandparents for the first time, we just can’t help ourselves.  We have to show pictures of our grandson.  And

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