The other day my 91 year old Dad walks into my office and the conversation turns to the weather. “It’s a kwakkel winter” my Dad says. My response was “what did you say?” “Kwakkel winter” my…Continue Reading
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Church Peppermints…they were mint to be.
Rick Vuyst: I was curious who else remembers being handed a white or pink peppermint at the start of a sermon as a kid? I remember these absorbent discs tasting like cologne if out of…Continue Reading
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Winter Magic
Living along the lakeshore of West Michigan’s gorgeous beaches I have the opportunity to watch the crowds form from June to September along the beach. It is a celebration, an event, an experience, and the…Continue Reading
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Get the New Year off on the right “root”
So it’s time to pack away the Christmas decorations. Auld Lang Syne and Happy New Year. Now that the old tannenbaum is out of the house and the baubles and ornaments are nestled in storage…Continue Reading
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Ice-olation
The beach transforms magically in December to a place I call Ice-olation.