Author: Sally Gano Jones
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Praying for the Election
As we approach an important election, what is our personal priority? Is it who is on the ballot? Is it which party do I choose? Is it the future of our country? I am praying. I hope you are as well. I want God’s Will for our country, and for…
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Single Mothers
Motherhood by itself is a challenge. Add that to the challenge of doing it alone! Many single mothers are raising children alone in today’s world. Mothering is one of the most amazing but also most challenging jobs! Doing it alone is even more challenging! Many women are doing this most…
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Do Teachers Really Care?
Do you ever wonder if your teachers really care….really care about You? Are you afraid to ask questions even when you honestly need help? You may sit quietly at your desk while being too afraid to ask for help. Other students nearby have finished their work and you wonder how…
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Praying for Students and Teachers: A Retired Teacher’s Perspective
I used to pray The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) each morning on my daily commute as a teacher driving to my school on the Mississippi Delta. I would pray for my students and pray for God’s guidance to do my best job as a teacher. I can only believe that…
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HEAVEN STATION
A memory of my Grandfather Gano is lingering in my mind. He stands on the platform of the railroad depot in the small Florida town still known today as Brooker, Florida. It is his job to manage the incoming and outgoing trains for the Seaboard Coastline Railroad. I see his…
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Legacy of Love: Preserving Grandma’s Jam-Making Tradition
It was just a measuring cup full of sugar, that’s all. Somehow leveling the top portion of the cup to make my one cup of sugar level stirred up the memory of being in the kitchen with Grandma. After all, she taught me how to use measuring cups. Now…
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Love Conquers Distance: A WWII Love Story
by Sally Gano Jones Today would be my parents’ wedding anniversary. They are both in heaven now, but I have fond thoughts of this special day in their lives. Dad met mother when he was training with the Army in Florida at a military base. He signed up after high…
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Gratitude…
We are all journeying through and we can use the journey to have fellowship with Our Heavenly Father, or be lonely without Him. He created us for fellowship. He knows we need Him. We sometimes stumble around and ask for His help only when we’re desperate. He doesn’t mind because…
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Lighthouse of Hope
A favorite childhood memory is the beautiful lighthouse on Anastasia Island where I grew up in St. Augustine, Florida. I heard the stories of how the lighthouse gave light, signals, and direction to ships struggling through the rough stormy seas in the Atlantic Ocean. How often did this lighthouse save…
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Public Speaking
“There’s Power in …..“ I was a second year student at the university. I needed some credits in speech because I was considering it might be my major at the time. So I signed up for a “Public Speaking” course. Surely, it wouldn’t be too hard. However, the very first…
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