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Take A Moment And Be Still
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Excuses, Excuses
“What are we having for dinner?” asked our five year old, Scottie. He rolled a hot wheel across the floor. “Potato soup and fresh bread sticks.” I replied as I put the piping hot bread into a linen lined basket. “Oh, that’s O.K. just fix me a swamwich.” “No, we are all having soup and…
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