The Jam Session

“I’m ready,” I said, as I stood in Jane’s doorway with a bag of jars. A few weeks earlier, I had given jars of homemade strawberry freezer jam to several neighbors. Jane loved the jam so much that I offered to come over to her house and show her how easy it is to make. I brought empty jars and she had the ingredients ready. “Mmmm! This is delicious!” Jane tasted the jam on her finger and gave some to her son. We had a great time together. This year I invited her over and we made gel candles together … Continue reading The Jam Session

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The New Friend

“This is for you,” I said as I handed Elizabeth a Spanish Four Laws. I was researching a deposit with our bank’s head teller and had noticed her cross necklace and the large fish symbol on her key chain. “Thank you,” she said, as she glanced into the booklet “What would you say if you were at the gates of Heaven and God asked you why He should let you in?” I queried. I can’t remember her answer exactly, but as with most Catholics, I then explained about the thief on the cross who could not do any good works … Continue reading The New Friend

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Recruiting

We were very impressed by the handwritten note from a persistent Marine recruiter, Staff Sergeant G. His previous letters were ignored and now he was coming next week to our door to meet our son and try to convince him to sign up with the Marines! Well, Josh is off at college and I wanted to save this man from making an unnecessary trip, so I wrote him an e-mail. I explained that Josh would not be home and continued . . . “Thank you for your dedication and service to our great nation. We appreciate all that the armed … Continue reading Recruiting

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