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• An Odd Gift

  

  Some forty years ago, I received a really odd gift from my parents. I had recently graduated from college and was living in a small town in Connecticut. I had become a high school English teacher. My parents gave me, as a gift, their used manure spreader. It wasn’t a particularly practical gift for me.…

  Marian

  October 6, 2015

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections, Reunions

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• Here’s my 2-cents worth on working

  The earliest job I can remember having was before I started school. My Mom hired me to do two jobs – clean the bathroom and dust all the furniture in the house. Each job paid 2 cents, and each job usually took me about half an hour. (I wasn’t fast, but I was pretty thorough.)…

  Marian

  September 3, 2012

  Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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