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By Karla Sullivan As the weekly local church service began for me and the congregation, the bells tolled for each victim at Sandy Hook Elementary. Following prayer for Newtown families, the children’s pageant was presented with Mary, Joseph and the wise men followed by the angels. And the angels, quietly filtered down the center aisle, [...] By Karla Sullivan Thanksgiving’s historical beginnings belong to the Pilgrims and the Winnebago Indians who celebrated the harvest festival. For us, it is a day of remembrance that we spend with family featuring fine foods such as turkey, giblets, stuffing, potatoes, vegetables and a variety of pies, pumpkin usually being the first on everyone’s [...] By Karla Sullivan She was assisting her mother with the stairs in her home. While descending together, her Mom froze, cried out and frightfully stared at the last stair. Her mother was recovering from hip surgery and the daughter thought that it was physical pain that she was expressing. But it was not. Signs of [...] By: Karla Sullivan “To my sweet Nathan: at the age of 8 months, you have touched so many hearts already. We pray each night for you in hopes of a donor. After everything you have gone through, you deserve the best chance at life. Your grandparents love you along with your Mom and your Dad. [...] By: Karla Sullivan My grandfather’s whitewashed farmhouse was located in small town, central Illinois framed by an ever-changing horizon and guarded by cornstalks. Each had grown tall with gangling arms, restive and ready to capture their trespassers, twisting their leafy fingers round and round, threatening to arrest me. I was only six years old then. [...] By: Karla Sullivan I was shocked as I slowly pulled in front… only bits and pieces of the house could be seen. Not even a front or side door was visible. The over grown trees that threatened to crush the tiny home and shrubs would have never been allowed to ramble in all directions 40 [...] |
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