Faithfully Yours - Thirteen life-changing words
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- Published on Sunday, January 14, 2018
Neil Strohschein
Neepawa Banner & Press
The words haunt me to this day. I first heard them many years ago. They were part of a musical offering presented by a couple in the church I was serving at the time. The haunting words were these: “Whatever it takes to draw me closer to you, Lord; that’s what I’ll be willing to do.” The first thought that crossed my mind when I heard those words was: “Be careful what you say or sing; because God has ways of calling your bluff; and he just might take you at your word.”
Out of Helen's kitchen - Eggs
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- Published on Saturday, January 13, 2018
Helen Drysdale
Neepawa Banner & Press
Eggs are one of the few foods considered to be a complete protein, because they contain all 9 essential amino acids. Amino acids are considered the “building blocks for the body”. I like them for their reasonable price, and the expedient way they bring a meal together.
Homebodies - About that cold snap…
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- Published on Saturday, January 13, 2018
Rita Friesen
Neepawa Banner & Press
It is with grace and dignity that I confess that I have slipped into the category of the ‘oldtimers’. More than once the phrases-when I was a child, and I recall the winter of..’ Yup, earned all these memories and I trust the majority of them are still quite accurate. No guarantees but sincere hope! I recall the winter that my father was away, either back to university or teaching, and I was left in charge. That January was bitterly cold, the thermometer not inching past zero degrees Fahrenheit day or night. The morning pattern was stoking the furnace, heading out to do the chores, coming in to eat breakfast and make my school lunch, and heading off to school.
Thumbs up, thumbs down - January 12, 2018
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- Published on Friday, January 12, 2018
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