What's  in a   good soup? Love, laughter,  good friends!

"I can't believe I ate the whole thing!"   

GoodSoup Pot Luck   

Cooking Lessons

I propose a concept...

I am going to whisper into your left ear...

Take a piece of paper. Place your hand on it and draw a line around it.

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Potluck

Old Farmer's Advice:

Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. Continue

A Father, A Husband

One morning, while I was in the living room, I decided to get up and check on dad. He had been diagnosed with stomach cancer and was given three to six months to live. I became his caregiver. I walked down the hallway, and just before I got to his room, I saw movement in mom's bedroom.  I got closer I saw the most tender moment. Mom and dad were dancing to a song only they could hear.  More

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The Deceitfulness of Lies – a warning

 ~ Gracie Rockland  

How frailly veiled the soul that lies.
No image, no glitter, no gold - that hides -
Can change swallow judgment to wise.

Think you are safe? Don’t you know the fear?
Lies themselves have their works, they sear,
They deceive, and vision with dimness smear.   More

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Bright "Green" Idea

Let me tell you a story of woe! It’s a tale of paint fumes, body ache and irritation beyond that which a normal man can handle. I know this because I watched my husband try to handle it, and fail.

I had a bright idea one day,... More

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The world appears to me to be fickled.

A wave named Christmas has come and gone, the values of kindness and giving have been elevated and crashed on the beach. The next wave? The New Year, the values of growth and goals are pushing up into the forefront.  more

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Hymns, the way we'd sing them if we were honest:

* I Surrender Some
* There Shall Be Sprinkles of Blessings
* Fill My Spoon, Lord
* Oh, How I Like Jesus
* He's Quite a Bit to Me
* I Love to Talk About Telling the Story
* Take My Life and Let Me Be
* It is My Secret What God Can Do   More

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Customer Service? or a Customer from Hell?  You decide! This correspondence actually occurred between a London hotel's staff and one of its guests. The London hotel involved submitted this to the Sunday Times. Names have been changed. Dear Maid,...  continue

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It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.

~ Arthur Calwell

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