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| The Space Shuttle Challenger lifting off at the Kennedy Space Center. (January 28, 1986) Picture courtesy the NASA Kennedy Space Center |
It was another cold January day in South St. Paul, Minnesota. I was in sixth grade at Lincoln Elementary School. It was just after lunch when a friend and I were walking back to school after fulfilling our crossing guard duties for the departing morning Kindergarten students. A passing car stopped us and told us the news of the Challenger explosion and told us to run back to school to let them know. By the time we arrived the news had already spread. TVs were brought into our classrooms and we spent the afternoon watching footage over and over of the tragedy.
Do you remember where you were on January 28, 1986?
My mom made these and put them atop of spinach noodles. Spinach noodles must have been popular in the 80's and 90's because she got them at the big box grocery stores. It was hard for me to find spinach noodles in a mainstream grocery store but they now have "Garden delight" noodles that are partly spinach (party some other veggie flavors) and they do the job just fine. If your not weird like me and like nostalgic food, egg noodles would be pretty good as well.
You may wonder why I'm so excited about an old box full of old buttons. My mom had an old margarine tin full of all different kinds of buttons. When I was young I used to look through them and loved all the different shapes, colors, and sizes. I remember their look and feel. They bring back great memories. It's not surprising that a lot of my memories involve craft supplies; wax left over from a candle making project, a color wheel from an old design class, boxes of fabric scraps. My mom has the same craftiness that I do. So when I found out that I was the winner I couldn't wait for my girls to look through them. Little Bit was the first and she got so excited with each one. It was so much fun watching her. I hope she has nice crafty memories! And yes, I know, rare is a picture of this little one with pants. We are working on that.
How many years have you made a resolution to get active and lose weight only to find that come February, you have fallen back into your old eating habits and are less active than you hoped?
With hectic schedules and many things to keep track of, consuming a sufficient amount of calcium may not always be our top priority. 
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“What’s your definition of a Christian? Is it broad enough to encompass the drug dealers, pimps, prostitutes and broken people of the world? Jesus said He came to heal the sick. Drug addicts are messed up just the same as liars are messed up, just the same as all humans are messed up. We all need Jesus. We all struggle with sin in our lives.” In Under the Overpass, author Mike Yankoski and buddy Sam Purvis enter the world of homelessness after Mike feels convicted of never having a moment where he fully needs to lean on Christ. He decides to follow the calling to step out of his comfortable, middle-class upbringing, and be content with nothing but God. 
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