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Illustrated Gettysburg Address
While this book wouldn’t likely be classified as children’s literature, it is today’s designated reading in our home. For today is February 12th. Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. And this book is...
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Lincoln’s Corn Cakes
Our family has a special tradition every February 12. We eat hoecakes (otherwise known as corn cakes). Corn cakes is probably a better term, but my children love the name hoecakes. The name is a...
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Happy Birthday Mr. Lincoln!
Today marks 201 years since Abraham Lincoln’s birth. While we have a national holiday to celebrate the births of our two great presidents, both with February birthdays, we celebrate each one...
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Happy Birthday Mr. Washington!
Today is February 22nd. It’s the 278th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. I call that cause for celebration. The more I read about him, the more I respect him. Sure, he was just a man,...
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When Washington Crossed the Delaware
Of all the stories from the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Trenton remains my favorite. Something about it just gets me every time. It seems to epitomize the stuff of which that generation...
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Two Great Men…
celebrate their birthdays this month. One carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, making up new rules to the “game” of war as he went along. Spending years away from home and hearth, little...
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Lincoln’s Autograph Mini Quilt
I had a box of embroidery supplies I’d been looking for and finally found, and inside it was this project from 2 1/2 years ago… I had entirely forgotten about this, but what perfect timing! With...
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