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08-19-2022 I just added the picture of Amber and me. I kid you not, but as I pulled it up to see how it looked, the song "Fly" by Celine Dion began to play. Play it on YouTube as you look at this picture and you will understand the meaning of this note. For Amber.

Easter Storm 2020 The neighborhood, void of traffic; residents tucked securely within their homes. All is not quiet, all is not calm.  But, in its own way, it is peaceful. Again, another Easter laced with storms.  I was told that a tornado was spotted north of town earlier this evening. Out front, I sit, watching the fury and beauty of nature unfold.  Majestic! There are moments of calm followed by extreme gusts of wind, twisting and bending of branches as the leaves struggle to hold on. The melodies of the wind chimes are almost hypnotic, accompanied by the sound of rain flowing off the roof, like a waterfall, splattering on the porch

  For many, Christmas may appear to be about getting the biggest, or most impressive gifts.  But, sometimes, it can be the smallest, the most unexpected gifts that can have the greatest meaning of all.  Today, I got such a gift.  It is Christmas Eve.  Just a few days ago was the first official day of winter.  Here, in Alabama, we certainly can have our share of warmer patterns around Christmas, but today, it was blue skies and seventy-one degrees.  Sorry, no white Christmas for us this year.  Personally, that is just fine with me.  Having no family or friends to spend the occasion with, I decided to take advantage of the lovely day and go