Marge Barton
Abraham Lincoln & Grandsons
“-that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not parish from the earth. --Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address....
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Marge Barton
Jan 28, 20211 min read
I love Valentine's Day
"Be my Valentine!" - "Just for you, here's my heart Valentine!" - from Valentines “Be my Valentine” was the most quoted phrase on...
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Marge Barton
Jan 20, 20211 min read
A Child's Prayer
"Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God." -Mother Teresa It was misting rain. We were coming home from a trip to Washington, D.C....
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Marge Barton
Jan 6, 20211 min read
Grand Mothering
"I need a big Grandmother to go first!" . . . S. C. Bauman My husband and I had difficulty getting any children so looking forward to...
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Marge Barton
Dec 30, 20201 min read
Dad made it Special - New Year's Day
"There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind." - C. S. Lewis New Year’s Day is a holiday that can be celebrated in...
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Marge Barton
Dec 16, 20201 min read
The Joyous Night of Christmas Carolers
"Silent night, Holy night all is calm all is bright ..." We had just moved into a new home, it was our last year of college and to our...
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Marge Barton
Dec 9, 20201 min read
“Sometimes the Shepherds ran off with the baby and Joseph left the scene of action.”
“And there were in the same country, Shepherds abiding in their the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.” - Luke 2:8 We...
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Marge Barton
Dec 2, 20202 min read
"Turbulent Teens"
Of all the stages of life, teens years are the most difficult. Beginning at thirteen, children began making their own decisions about...
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Marge Barton
Nov 25, 20201 min read
MOTHERING
"The greatest thing you will ever do is be a Mother!" - Ellen "D" Beus Thurgood, my Mother On this Thanksgiving, the 400th, I am truly...
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Marge Barton
Nov 18, 20201 min read
“Thanksgiving &Our Founding Fathers”
“The Mayflower sails from Holland” Hanging within my home is this beautiful painting, Not many people would realize the value of it. My...
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Marge Barton
Nov 11, 20202 min read
“God’s Creatures”
“A great conductor was leading a symphony of animals ...” - Tom Dooley, The True Story of Noah’s Ark Growing up on a farm, I loved to...
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Marge Barton
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Thanksgiving
“Over the River & Through the Woods ....” This wonderful holiday began in want as the Pilgrims landed on new ground to form a government...
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Marge Barton
Oct 28, 20202 min read
"The Children’s Hour "
“I love these little people and it is not a slight thing, when they who are so fresh from God, love us.” - Dickens I wanted to do...
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Marge Barton
Oct 21, 20202 min read
"Laugh or Cry"
Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend IN HIS WIFE. –Franz Schubert When I met the...
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Marge Barton
Oct 14, 20202 min read
“Father’s Give Us Strength”
“You will have to stand on your own two feet.” -John Arnold Thurgood Father took us as a family to a tabernacle to witness a play that...
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Marge Barton
Oct 7, 20201 min read
"Sunday a Delight"
As a child, I remember many special Saturday’s. It was the day we cleaned the house and got ready for Sunday. Our kitchen floor was...
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Marge Barton
Sep 30, 20201 min read
"Aunts and Uncles"
“The family is one of nature’s masterpieces!” -Old Chinese Proverb What a joy to be blessed with Aunts and Uncles. Some were country...
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Marge Barton
Sep 23, 20201 min read
"Grandsons"
“A grandson is a gift from above. One to cherish, one to love.” - On a Grandson Mug I cherish my role as a Grandmother. Around...
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Marge Barton
Sep 9, 20201 min read
"Mother Loved Father"
He was an answer to her young adult prayer. It was instant love, an out of the ball park over the fence situation the night she and her...
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Marge Barton
Sep 2, 20202 min read
"FATHERHOOD"
“... Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person....
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