Merry Christmas
December 25, 2015
Photo Credit: Unknown
To all our wonderful friends and family and followers of 'Home is Where the Heart is...
May you be filled with peace and His abundant blessings
We wish you a joy filled Christmas from our home to yours!
"Christmas from a more innocent time, a time long past, when families got together to really hang out with each other and not with electronics.They had no video games, cell phones, or ipads and ipods. Many families still had no TV, and if they did there usually was only one. Families spent time visiting, cousins playing, hours of playing cards and multitude of board games popular at that time. Enjoy a trip back to a simpler time..."
We attended the Wreaths Across America Ceremony this morning, an annual event that is held at the Veterans Memorial Park and is hosted by our local4-H Cedar Vale Go-Getters. It is uplifting and inspiring to be able to attend such a meaningful event in our small town.
Wreaths Across America mission, Remember, Honor, Teach is carried out in...
"Watching raindrops turn to mini icicles that cling to the last of the sycamore leaves that dance in the light breeze before they one by one flutter to the pile below. Squirrels are running to and fro gathering nuts on this chilly fall day. Sipping hot cocoa, fuzzy socks, comforter, Christmas movie, potato soup s...
Over the River and Through the Wooods..
November 26, 2015
Many memories of singing this song on many trips going 'up home' as a child. It We sang it especially loud when it was Thanksgiving time as we were so excited to not only see all of our relatives, but also we were going to be able to spend 4 days 'up home' instead of just the weekend.
"Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts..." Oliver Wendell Holmes
Once home to variety of businesses in Cedar Vale is demolished
Once home to variety of businesses in Cedar Vale is demolished
November 19, 2015 Photo Credits: Oscar Mattocks All Rights Reserved
Thank you to Oscar Mattocks who took several photos November 17, 2015 of a building being demolished in Cedar Vale and has given us permission to share them with you here.
Photo Credits: Oscar Mattocks
"The building in downtown Cedar Vale that is being torn down. When I was a kid it was Mary Brunger variety store. Layer it was a western wear store owne...
Shop local, you will be glad you did November 15, 2015
Things to ponder, ruminate upon... We were having dinner in our small town restaurant and in the course of conversation the topic came up of shopping and using the business services available locally. As anyone who has been following our website, or posts on Facebook, many are well aware that we promote shopping locally first. Our dinner companions agreed and made a point to which we feel needs to be repeated. "For example if you have a...
"It isn't what life hands us to deal with
It is how we react to it.............
One can choose to only see the bad
Or one can find the good even when it seems that there is none.
If you look for the bad you will surely find it
If you can see further than the moment, you will find the good
Only you can control...
2018
Evening sky m...
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