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I’ve been watching my peonies come up, turn green, and develop buds. Hopefully, they will bloom soon. I have come to love those flowers! Over the years, I have transplanted them and added more. They remind me of past proms and of my children and grandchildren playing near them. Blooming peonies are also my personal sign that freezing temperatures are definitely coming to an end. 

Handy as a pocket on a shirt.”Garey often uses this saying. I wouldn’t know how handy that is, because women’s shirts don’t have pockets. As a matter of fact, many women’s pants don’t have pockets, or if they do, the pockets are so shallow all they can hold is a couple of peppermints and a tissue or two.

In Acts 4:32-37, we are introduced to a man we know as Barnabas. He is an important character  mentioned throughout the narrative in Acts and in 3 of Paul’s epistles. He was given the nickname, Barnabas, which means “Son of Encouragement” but there is much more depth and dimension to that nickname than we might think.

A good catchphrase helps make a tv show.  A great catchphrase can help make a tv show memorable for years after its end.  From Ed McMahon hailing the arrival of Johnny Carson for 35 years with “Heeeere’s Johnny (also used by Jack Nicholson in The Shining).

“If I never see another rusty nail, it will be too soon!” I said this to Garey after cleaning out a corner in the basement of his mom’s house.  “You need a Tetanus shot just to look at that pile,” I added.  We are still in the throes of the never-ending cleanup that was Garey’s parents’ property.  Garey’s dad did a lot of carpentry work, so I understand his need for nails, but the assortment of hardware in that basement could easily set you up in a business to rival ACE.  I worked for two days in that area of the basement before moving to the upstairs of the house.  Garey’s sister, Charlott

“The early church didn’t say, ‘Look what the world is coming to!’ They said, ‘Look what has come into the world’!” - Carl F. H. Henry

2024 Regular Session Veto Recess

Collaborating closely with our colleagues in the House of Representatives, we’ve successfully crafted and passed a comprehensive biennial budget that places vital investments in education, public safety, and economic development at the forefront of our priorities.

This week, I’ve got a few random music facts that you might not know.  There were several of these of which I wasn’t aware.  I was watching an episode of AXS TV’s Top Ten Revealed when I picked up this first fact.  I always wondered who the most sampled artist of all time was.  That honor goes to the late James Brown, who has been sampled 5200 times.  It’s very likely that number will continue to grow. 

With warm weather on the horizon, I am eager to be outdoors. During cold weather, I usually pick up weight but lose it again during the warm-weather months. It’s definitely a cycle, and someday I may really worry about that seasonal yoyo.

Late Bloomer

By Cheryl Hughes

We have an almond tree that is a spectacular beauty in the spring.  It lives in the area just beyond our front yard, and it blooms pink at the same time the peach tree in the backyard blooms pink.  We had two almond trees.  The second one didn’t make it.  Neither did the third or fourth.  Garey and I came to the conclusion that there must be some kind of contaminate or pestilence in the soil in the area, so he dug it up with his backhoe, then we filled it in with fresh topsoil.