I love them for their kindness and generosity…
Molly Gibson
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…for their courage and honesty…
Princess Leia
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…for their ability to admit their own faults…
Bella Wilfer
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…for their intelligence and sense of humor…
Elizabeth Bennet
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…for their quiet strength and wisdom.
Anne Elliot

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Usually considered a special-occasion dessert, Rommegrot, a rich, creamy wheat porridge, makes a delicious, satisfying breakfast, perfect for a chilly November morning. If you’re getting a little tired of oatmeal, give this a try! Oh, but before you look at the recipe, please read the following warning…
WARNING:
Do not be alarmed by the three sticks of [...]

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Ruby Gillis: “She really looks dead! I’m frightened. Mrs. Lynde says that acting is a sin!”

Anne: “Ruby, keep quiet. You’re spoiling the effect. Besides, this is hundreds of years before Mrs. Lynde was born. Diana, you arrange all of this. It’s ridiculous for Elaine to be talking when she’s supposed to be dead!”

- From the [...]

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…Ev’rywhere you go…

… Frosty red crabapples …
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… morning sun glinting on the iced-over pond …
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… pungent evergreen boughs …
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… Summer’s keepsakes: leftover Black-Eyed Susans …
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…and frost-sugared pansies.
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Thankful for the morning light, shining over earth and sea;
Thankful for the gift of sight, O Father, Lord, to Thee.

To Thee with all the heart I pray, now at the dawning of the day;
I know Thou hast me in Thy care, and Thou wilt hear my prayer.
- from the hymn, Morning Prayer

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Today’s the day! A whole week has flown by since I announced I was giving away a pencil sketch of Jane Austen’s memorable matchmaker, Miss Emma Woodhouse. Now it’s time to discover the name of the winner! Here’s how…

First of all, I write out all the entrants’ names on bits of paper and dump them [...]

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Lord, my sins, they are many, like the sands of the sea,
But Thy blood, O my Savior, is sufficient for me;
For Thy promise is written in bright letters that glow,
“Though your sins be as scarlet, I will make them like snow.”

Yes, my name’s written there,
On the page white and fair;
In the book of Thy kingdom,
Yes, [...]

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