Karen on April 19th, 2009

I recently wrote about my brother’s experiences as the new owner of a Smart Car.  It’s not unusual to see the opposite end of the automotive spectrum parked in our driveway as my daughter’s boyfriend, Carter, drives a Hummer.  It occurred to me that these two cars parked next to each other make a somewhat [...]

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Karen on April 18th, 2009

My favorite elementary school teacher was Mrs. Elsie Hutto.  I snapped this picture of my rowdy sixth grade class with my parent’s “Instamatic” camera (anybody remember those?  Magicubes?).  I’m fairly certain that Mrs. Hutto had left the room because, even though she was a nice lady, she would never have allowed us to cut up [...]

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Karen on April 18th, 2009

Please use our Prayer Request Form if you have a need.  I will post all requests here.  Do you keep a prayer notebook?  Add these children and their families to your list. Please remember Rylie, my 2 year old neighbor in Picayune.   She is in Children’s Hospital in New Orleans.  She has been having continued [...]

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Karen on April 17th, 2009

When Nathan was born, we soon discovered that he had Scimitar Syndrome and would need open heart surgery to correct Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. It was a frightening time in our lives.  Bryan and I were tremendously relieved when surgery in Michigan proved to be successful.  End of story?  I wish. About three months [...]

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Karen on April 15th, 2009

Is this not the cutest little car on the road?  My brother, Tom, just purchased a “Smart Car,” arguably the hottest fuel-efficient vehicle on the market. Admittedly, my first thought when he drove up to my house with his new ride was that it must feel like a toy on the road, but Tom set [...]

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