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Life In Circles: The Judge.

August 28, 2016
Life In Circles: The Judge.

#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061,promastercarpetcleaning.com. It is rare for an interview setting to intimidate me. I have years of classrooms, boardrooms, auditoriums, and home visits to fall back on. I have learned to be present with grieving parents in hospitals, nervous women in coffee shops, and completely overwhelmed families in kitchens.…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: It’s all in your mind.

August 21, 2016
Shaken, Not Stirred: It’s all in your mind.

#ShakenNotStirred   Shaken, Not Stirred, a blog by Jim Bond. This is as close as I’ll get to a political column. Well, maybe… So when exactly was America great? This is a question which must be asked if the slogan ‘Make America Great Again’ is to be chanted. And what needs to be accomplished to do so? What measurements of…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: I’ll look good today!

August 14, 2016
Shaken, Not Stirred: I’ll look good today!

#ShakenNotStirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Nice looking couple. Early to mid-30s. Couple of children with whom they engaged as they were ordering lunch at the counter of a popular West Michigan resort. I only saw them from behind; I was at a table waiting for my order to be delivered. I like watching people. My eldest sons and I…

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Life in Circles: Faith

August 13, 2016
Life in Circles: Faith

#MasonCountyPeople #LifeInCircles Life In Circles by Stephanie Wagner. Sponsored by Pro-Master Carpet Cleaning, 231-757-9061, promastercarpetcleaning.com. Faith.  That feeling that something larger than ourselves will guide us, walk beside us, even carry us through the bumpy journey we call our lives. From a very young age, Leona Ashley has felt called to serve, but she didn’t always know what that service…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: Keep your opinions to yourself, part 2.

August 7, 2016
Shaken, Not Stirred: Keep your opinions to yourself, part 2.

  Shaken, Not Stirred. A blog by Jim Bond. Questioning authority is fine. My generation invented it. Undermining authority is not. A subsequent generation conceived that one. In last week’s blog I commented on the dangers of interfering with teachers/coaches, etc. Countermanding of or interfering with the instruction of those in whom you’ve placed your trust leads to your child…

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