Happy Easter from the Easter Beagle. This is the story from this week's Mobile Press Register, Birmingham News and Huntsville Times.When I was married and joined a new church that observed the old custom of flowering the cross, I was thrilled. On Palm Sunday, the ...

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You may have noticed that I like cheering for people who take risks and pursue their dreams. Life is short and we need to reach for things that make us happy. That’s what I love about this darling young lady I met while strolling through ...

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Although I never had a girl, my two boys have grown up with the large presence of a sister. We’ve never seen her, because she’s totally imaginary, but she’s helped my boys in many real ways.When I was a teen, I knew several families with ...

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Sadness has prevented me from posting much news lately. This is a photo snapped by my friend Rhonda’s family at my book signing at Barnes and Noble at the Summit in Birmingham. After this day, I wanted to tell you all about how it went, ...

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Yes, this my Joseph. Just yesterday, it seems. I used to think the worst chore in the world was helping Daddy with his garden, so now, using the rule of what goes around, comes around, I’ve decided this is the year I’ll make a garden ...

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  Its back to Birmingham for the second weekend in a row! What better place to be than in one of my favorite cities? It’s a BIG city to me, and I sound like a complete country mouse when I talk about the traffic there— ...

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