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Anderson County Courthouse Palestine, TX The Anderson County Courthouse is an historic courthouse located in Palestine, Anderson County, Texas. The Beaux-Arts style building was built atop the highest hill in Palestine. Austin architects Charles Henry Page and Louis Charles Page designed the st...
01/22/2016
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Last night I attended my monthly meeting of the Preston Trail chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). I meet with a wonderful group of ladies in Pottsboro, Texas. We always begin our meeting with a prayer, reciting of the pledge of allegiance and the Texas pledge. We sing th...
01/21/2016
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Today, January 21st is National Hug Day! I have to say "I am a hugger"!!! When it comes to hugging I don't mind taking time out of my day to properly celebrate this holiday. Hugs make us feel happy. Whether you hug a family member or a stranger the benefits are the same. According to scient...
01/20/2016
I watched a movie the other day with Robert Duvall where he told a story about a man with little material things but what the man looked forward to every week. It got me thinking about what I look forward to and how often I am looking back at things in the past. Often I catch myself saying "I...
01/18/2016
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It's Monday morning. I am lying in bed around 6:30 am listening to the sounds of my husband getting ready for work. I hear the electric toothbrush hum as he lets the shower warm up. I hear the shower door close and the grunts and funny noises he makes when he is in the shower. I lay here tha...
01/18/2016
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Today is Friday!!! I was discussing what to write about today with my husband last night over dinner. I wanted to write about something fun. I asked him what he considered to be a fun day. He told me his fun day would start with his wife making him pancakes for breakfast and then seeing wher...
01/14/2016