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Grandpa and Grandma Baker

Thyrsa Margie Shuff was born at home, the second child of Henry Smith Shuff and Sarah A Victoria Eveline McClellan. Their first child was a boy that was either stillborn or died at birth. He had red hair and she named him Shelby Ardith Shuff. Sarah Shuff was very strict with her girls. She, herself, had run away with a man without being married when she was a young school teacher. She wanted to make sure her girls did not make the same mistake. Thyrsa started school at the age of four. She lived almost at the top of Shuff Hill. The school was a long way down the hill, up a road, and across a creek. Thyrsa walked alone. It wasn't until years later that she learned that her poppy followed her to make sure she was okay. School was much different when Thyrsa was a girl. There was only one room. One teacher taught all the grades. I don't know who her first teacher was, but her favorite teacher was Mr. Parsons. He was a little short man with a big hump on his back. He was very...
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UFO?

 I wish I had wrote down the dates, but it didn't occur to me at the time. It was in the late1980's or early 1990's. My sister, my three children, and I were going to our home in Adams County, Ohio from a visit at Mamaw Spencer's house in Morrow, Ohio. It was really late at night. There was a bright light in the sky. At first we didn't think much about it.  It seemed as if the light was following us, even when we turned on different highways and roads. When we got to Wildcat Road, on the edge of Brown and Adams County,  just a few miles from home, it was still overhead and we were starting to wonder about it. When I turned onto Wildcat Road, whatever it was exploded in the sky. My sister and one of my daughters saw it, too. As soon as we got home we turned on the television. It was early in the morning, maybe 3 or 4:00. After a while, a news story came on. It was a report about an explosion in thithe sky over Brown County, Ohio. Numerous people witnessed it. Area fa...
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Ghosts of Brethitt County, Kentucky

 Papas and Mamaw Spencer grew up in Brethitt County, Kentucky. I guess they encountered a few ghosts there. I'm going to try and retell the stories that they told me. I don't want them to be lost.  If you see a mistake, Uncle Bud, let me know and I'll correct it. Mamaw said there used to be a log footbridge that crossed a creek. Whenever she would step on the log, a small kitten would jump up on the log and walk across the log in front of her. When they got to the end, the kitten would jump off and disappear. She and others with her, looked for the kitten, but it was gone. They crossed back to the other side of the creek, but saw no sign of the kitten. However, when they once again crossed the log to continue on to where they were going, the kitten again jumped up on the log. It only crossed the footlog in one direction. Nobody ever figured out what caused the kitten to haunt the footlog. Mamaw also told another story. A young married couple down the road had a baby. One da...
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Welcome to Debbie's Domain : My Favorite Time of the Year

Welcome to Debbie's Domain : My Favorite Time of the Year : I love all of the holidays, but Christmas is my favorite. It makes me sad that so many people forget that it's a celebration of the birt...
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My Favorite Time of the Year

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I love all of the holidays, but Christmas is my favorite. It makes me sad that so many people forget that it's a celebration of the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Some will argue that it isn't even His real birthday. That's true. Nobody knows when Jesus was born. Some believe it was in the spring or summer. That could be true. Many argue that our beloved Christmas traditions are of pagan origin. That's also true. The newly converted Christians didn't want to give up their colorful and festive holiday traditions. The church was wise enough to to see the problem and offer a solution. They started a new holiday close to the old, to honor the birth of Jesus, as told in the books of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. They gave new meanings to old symbols and customs. They named it Christs Mass. The people embraced the new holiday and many of us celebrate it still today. Many people want to reduce it back to a pagan holiday. They have ...
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Bruce Jenner

Almost everyone is talking about Bruce Jenner. He's on television, radio, newspapers, and the social media. Everyone has an opinion. As a Christian, I wanted to know what the Bible teaches us. Here's what I found: Genesis 5:2 "male and female He created them." Psalms 139:13 "For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb." God is perfect and does not make mistakes. God made Bruce Jenner into a man, so that is what he was meant to be, whether he likes it or not. Doctors can change the way he looks, but they cannot change what God made him to be. He may have breasts, but he still looks like a man, walks like a man, and sounds like a man. He may be an eunuch, but he is a man. Bruce dresses like a woman. The Bible says, Deuteronomy 22:5 "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord detests anyone who does this." 1 Corinthians 6:9 "Know ye not that the unright...
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What's Wrong With the Ten Commandments?

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The Ten Commandments are being removed from all government properties in the United States. I'm a Christian. I have a hard time understanding what is so wrong with using the Ten Commandments as a way of teaching good values and morality. Most children are not getting that at home anymore. 1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. If you believe in any god, I would suppose you would be expected to be loyal. If you don't believe in God, what difference does it make to you? Its not like you are going to do anything different. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. If you don't believe in God, you can worship money or anything else you want. Why does it upset you if I don't? 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. It is considered unexceptable to use certain words, especially in public. Although sometimes frowned upon, most people substitute other words in their places. For instance, the word frick is often used to replace...
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