Saying Thank You
As the holiday season approaches, it is a time when we think of gifts -- gifts we give and those we receive. Not all gifts are exchanged at Christmas or for sp…
Jan Burgess
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Let's pretend ... welcome to my house
Many years ago on Saturday morning, there was a radio program called "Let's Pretend." While it ran from 1891 to 1953 and was sponsored by Cream of Wheat, I lis…
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Play a game just for fun and be a friend
For those of us who live in Bella Vista, table games are a huge part of our daily life.
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Food for thought: God is the nourishment for the soul
Food is familiar to all of us. We eat it on a regular basis. We feed our families, our friends and for many of us, members of a group we belong to at a pot luc…
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When the grass grows
There are some things summer brings to mind and I think of them every time it rolls around. When I lived in Wisconsin just about every house had a grass lawn w…
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Did you get your mail today?
Today, mailboxes are everywhere. However, that was not always the case. Mailboxes were not used until around the 1850's when postage stamps were introduced. Up…
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The Celebration of Life gone by
It is interesting to drive past the cemetery on Walnut Street in Rogers. Since I bowl on a regular basis at the Rogers Bowling Center, I make multiple trips pa…
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The glory of God's world from my back porch
It's the beginning of another week, and I am sitting on my porch enjoying the peace and quiet of an early spring morning. The windows are wide open for the fir…
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The sound of sirens
Because the office where I worked was located directly across the street from the Bella Vista Police and Fire departments, the sound of sirens was not uncommon.
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The Celebration of Life gone by
It is interesting to drive past the cemetery on Walnut Boulevard in Rogers. Since I bowl on a regular basis at the Rogers Bowling Center, I make multiple trips…