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Words are very interesting. They hold the power to influence, persuade, scare, sadden, bore, encourage, excite, and much, much more. Words are truly powerful. This came to light for me the other day when my six-year-old daughter, Kara, was having a

Every time I see it, it still looks to me like it should be gold. Have you ever seen it? It is a mineral called pyrite—a shiny mineral made up of iron and sulfur that forms in tiny cubic crystals.

Have you ever tried to take a pretzel apart? A crunchy one, that is? I tried it today. Impossible. My favorite pretzels are the “pretzel braids” which would be more accurately called “pretzel twists.” These are the ones where two

Raising Kingdom Kids By Susan Rieske Labor Day has come and gone and summer is now officially over. The frenetic back to school shopping season is also behind us and the kids are happily or unhappily tucked into their school routine. Now

My parents just celebrated their 51st anniversary.  As a gift to their children and grandchildren they took us to a local ranch where they served chuck wagons suppers served up with old-fashioned country music.  At the beginning of the evening

This past spring, my family and I walked through the death of someone very dear to us: my step-dad, Francis. It was, of course, a terribly hard experience for all of us. But as hard experiences usually are, it was