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The Scoop On Senior
year around the sun to Walter Stuart, Ron Borrelli, Thomas Farris, Gloria Miller, Mary Holt, Gail Spaugh, Neil Ford, and Carol Paddick!
What Is Heaven Like?
“Everything is free,” says Christina, age 12. “Everyone lives in a mansion. No one has to go to work. There are no house payments.”
Ask Aunt B
Dear Aunt B, My mother has some significant memory problems and is no longer safe in her own home. We have placed her in a memory care facility. She is not happy most of the time.
Ask Aunt B
Dear Aunt B, My heart is broken. I can’t even explain to you what has happened, so I know I am asking a great deal. Please help me heal my broken heart. I'm not sure how to begin.
What Do You Think Your New Name Will Be In God’s Kingdom?
“I think God will give me ‘Bubba’ as a new name,” says Andrew, age 11. “‘Bubba’ means like a good friend. I think everybody will have a good name in heaven because there is no evil there.”
Bend it Like Your Grandma
I don’t remember the hot games being this hot. I don’t remember the cold games being this cold. The wet ones are absolutely soggy. The windy ones are gale force. These aforementioned hours are excruciating, at times alternating from one climate crisis to another. Is this a scene from The Clan of the Cave Bear, my mother’s favorite book series? Is it a snippet from the Mad Max movies – maybe the one where Tina Turner sang on the soundtrack? Nope. It’s just a day on the fields from the standpoint of a grandma, a soccer grandma, that is. Hear me roar.
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