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Dear Readers, I hope you are able to spend time this season focusing on faith, family, and friends! I know that I am grateful for this season of taking a break--work gives us purpose and I am blessed to be a teacher but I also find just sitting and soaking in the fresh air, the birds, and even the beauty of bare trees--such a gift! For 2026, I wish us all a year of more faith, family, and friends--and perhaps a surprise or two, the good kind, of course. Speaking

Looking for a new side dish that's easy and yummy and different. Here you go...you're welcome. :) Cheddar Potato Casserole Ingredients: 3 cups mashed potatoes, seasoned (aka leftovers) 4 eggs, separated 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 1 tablespoon finely chopped green onion 1/2 small green pepper, finely diced (I have a son who hates peppers so I added more green onion) 1/2 teaspoon celery salt (or celery seeds if you don't have celery salt) Salt to taste (or not) Paprika

Revelation 7:17 “God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” A Christmas Message        My favorite Christmas memories are wrapped around family and friends and Jesus. Nothing about Christmas makes sense without Jesus.        I remember as a little girl lying on the floor of our tiny living room with my sisters staring at the blinking lights on the tree. The beauty seemed magical.        I remember one Christmas when I really wanted a watch and didn’t get it, only