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Cancers could not destroy aunt Bena Mae’s spirit, smile
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin As October takes center stage, it brings us the County Fair, Friday night football games, and for those...
Oct 11, 20223 min read
My journey from illness to hamburgers
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin A day can start out fine, and then out of nowhere, it hits - the crud. As usual, I downed two cups of...
Aug 16, 20224 min read
Ask the Lord to ease your burdens
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin We all carry burdens of one sort or another. Some are so earth-shattering, they tie us to the event,...
Aug 9, 20224 min read
Encourage people to try a little rhinestone cowboy kindness
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin My first child, Jerry Frank Gilcrease, who for the too-short years he lived on this side of glory, loved...
Jul 5, 20223 min read
My iceberg started with breathing problems, continued in ER
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin The past two weeks have been an adventure, not the “Indiana Jones” type of adventure, when the good guy...
Jun 27, 20224 min read
Grandchild No. 8 will soon join the ‘jumping up and down’ club
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin There was a time - and frankly it seems only yesterday - when my grandchildren would jump up and down...
Jun 21, 20224 min read
The other side of Father’s Day: It’s hard to celebrate without a father
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin When John Toth, The Bulletin’s editor, asked me to write an article appropriate for Father’s Day, there...
Jun 14, 20224 min read
When the world turns upside down, there is always faith
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin Faith is like a good mystery book. Once you begin to savor the nuances and possibilities, you can’t put...
Jun 6, 20224 min read
Why not give God a chance to give you a second chance?
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin If you like the company of older people, which I do since I am now an “older people,” most statements...
May 31, 20224 min read
Cruising down the highway, singing a song to help me forget about grocery prices
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin Today was the day. Upon rising, I added another cup of coffee to my morning ritual of two cups in hopes...
May 23, 20224 min read
Why we can’t get no – satisfaction
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin What in the world has happened to being satisfied? It is a rarity these days to encounter a satisfied...
May 10, 20223 min read
My lovely strawberry blonde
By Shirley Prihode The Bulletin She was a perky strawberry blond, fully expecting a promising future when the man of her dreams walked...
May 3, 20223 min read
Hand-me-downs never go out of style in Lord’s kingdom
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin It was 1959, and the little girl wanted to be somewhere, anywhere other than always at the end of the...
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Each Easter brings me closer to my little son
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin As I sit in my writing studio, which is a euphemism for an adapted shed in the backyard, my mind goes...
Apr 12, 20224 min read
In illness or health, love story prevails in different ways
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin She was a tiny wisp of a young woman, barely 18 when she moved to Wild Peach with her parents. The first...
Apr 5, 20224 min read
I learned the word keylogger after stumbling into malware that tracked everything I did on computer
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin My life is full, not only because I shop in the “full size” apparel section, but also with great friends....
Mar 29, 20224 min read
Wandering habit keeps children guessing, but God puts us on path to rewarding friends, job
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin It’s no surprise to my readers that my husband and I are prone to wandering. Some have even called it...
Mar 21, 20224 min read
Mother’s reverse psychology and that ‘look’ was all it took
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin Providing an opportunity to reason outcomes seemed like a crucial skill to our parents, and learning...
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Cruising again the high seas of the Gulf
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin We are on the open seas again. The fact we are headed to the same port we visited in October had...
Mar 8, 20224 min read
Getting ready for cruising, skipping the crash diet
By Shirley Prihoda The Bulletin The consensus from both friend and foe alike was that I lack the motivation to lose weight. That needed...
Feb 28, 20223 min read
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