My father, Bill Vanderkooi, whom some of you knew and loved, used to have an idiom he used when we were going to town to run errands or going to visit family. With Mom and five children packed up to go, wherever that destination might be or the length of time we would be gone,Continue reading “WE’RE OFF LIKE A DIRTY SHIRT”
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The Spirit of Giving Thanks
Have we forgotten the spirit of giving thanks? Starting October the 1st, long before Halloween (and it seems to get earlier every year), we begin to prepare for the Christmas holiday. The great commercialism machine kicks into high gear advertising all of the greatest gifts that everyone just must have for Christmas, convincing us thatContinue reading “The Spirit of Giving Thanks”
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