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Our Easter Celebration: Anchor of Hope – Righteous Redeemer

By Amy Klein / April 15, 2022

In observance of our Easter celebration this year, we share this post from a “sister site” – Crown of Compassion (more below). “Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise/ Refuge of strength to the end./ Righteous redeemer and mighty to save/ He’s the anchor of hope for all men.”- Ellie Holcomb, Anchor of Hope […]

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Happy New Year 2022 Goals

By Sean Sjoberg / December 31, 2021

Our goal, first and foremost, is to wish all of our visitors a Happy New Year 2022! Just as importantly, we share proven techniques to make your resolutions for a Happy New Year 2022 a reality for you.  We share three steps to achieving your goals: SMART Goals, Zig Ziglar, and Becoming Your Best when […]

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A Visit from St. Nicholas ~ Happy Christmas!

By Sean Sjoberg / December 23, 2021

A Visit from St. Nicholas A Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as, “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the first phrase of the classic poem by Clement Clarke Moore.       A Visit from St. Nicholas BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was […]

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Happy Thanksgiving Day Poems

By Sean Sjoberg / November 25, 2021

Here’s a great poem, among many at https://www.weareteachers.com/thanksgiving-poems-for-kids/ (that’s for kids of all ages!). I was pleased to find this little gem among many via https://www.google.com/search?q=thanksgiving+poems You’ll find more fun Thanksgiving poems for kids at https://gatheredagain.com/thanksgiving-poems-kids/ – including the poem above and One, Two, below: One, Two One, two Here’s some turkey for you. Three, four Here, have […]

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Wishing Wisconsin Veterans – and All Vets – Happy Veterans Day!

By Sean Sjoberg / November 11, 2021

Wisconsin Veterans enjoy recognition in the We Energies 2021 Cookie Book, Celebrating military service. Note:  Thanks to our friend and vendor, Keith Klein, Veteran, U.S. Army, Organizer, Wisconsin Business Owners & Founder & CEO, OnYourMark, LLC for sharing this post, so we could share it with you. My wife kicks off the holiday season every year with […]

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Happy Labor Day with some Labor Day History

By Amy Klein / September 3, 2021

Happy Labor Day!  Labor Day, observed the first Monday in September, is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. […]

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Independence Day Fireworks courtesy of Patrick Henry

By Amy Klein / June 30, 2021

Independence Day fireworks are a staple of our 4th of July celebrations. The real *fireworks* started with the founders of our country, the ‘radicals’ of the 1770s American Revolution.  Patrick Henry was among the most radical.  Henry did *not* approve of the United States Constitution, because he found it too restrictive.  That view led to […]

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Memorial Day 2021 – Please Remember & Honor

By Amy Klein / May 28, 2021

Happy Memorial Day 2021. A reminder – Memorial Day honors those who died while serving in our military. Veteran’s Day honors all veterans. Armed Forces Day honors those presently serving. We normally do the Oconomowoc Memorial Day Observance at the Band Shell on the lake.  This year we’re making up for lost time during covid, […]

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Happy Easter 2021! Where can we see the Risen Jesus?

By Amy Klein / April 4, 2021

Happy Easter 2021 ~ Where do we see the Risen Jesus?  The temptation in our modern world is to look for proof and evidence with 21st century eyes.  The Easter stories were not written for that kind of evidence. We are told there is an empty grave and someone – we don’t know who – […]

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Happy New Year 2021! Great to put 2020 in hindsight!

By Sean Sjoberg / December 31, 2020

Happy New Year 2021, everyone! The expression “we all have 2020 hindsight” is a favorite since childhood.  Now it’s great to say “we all have 2020 in hindsight.” To paraphrase our friend Paul Haut, at W. Haut Specialty Co., between the virus pandemic, the election, the fires out west, the droughts and flooding elsewhere, the racial turmoil and […]

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