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Leora Wilson–Role Model

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Those Goff Brothers of Guthrie County, Iowa

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Nobody deserves to be forgotten: Fields of Honor Foundation–Daniel Sheridan Wilson

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Pilgrim’s Progress meets the “king of drugs”

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Dressed up bread and gravy

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1919 Sale, lunch served by College Corner Red Cross Ladies, proceeds go to the Hospital at Fort Des Moines

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Free Ebook February 7-11

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POW stories–one British, one American

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My right shoulder is 6 years old

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Refrigerator Art

January 29, 2026February 2, 2026joynealkidney

An old photo rabbit trail

January 28, 2026January 28, 2026joynealkidney

His mother disappeared in a flood during his senior year in high school

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026joynealkidney

Keeping Watch on Soap Creek by Shannon Vesely

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Grandpa Clabe Wilson’s pipe

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026joynealkidney

No football at Washington Township School

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What’s Next? Which possible title do you like best?

January 14, 2026January 14, 2026joynealkidney

“Where do you run when your past hunts you down?” by author Craig Matthews

January 13, 2026January 12, 2026joynealkidney

Joys of January

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Do you love dog stories?

January 8, 2026January 8, 2026joynealkidney

1920 Dissolution Sale

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Catching Whimsy by Bob Goff

January 6, 2026January 6, 2026joynealkidney

He ice skated up the river to visit his grandmother

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Have you chosen your word for the year? How about Unoffendable?

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026joynealkidney

Did Johnny Unitas and the Baltimore Colts cure Dad’s cold?

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026joynealkidney

The Tournament of Roses, since January 1, 1890

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Looking back at 2025

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Christmas in Rome, 1944–Lt. Dan Wilson

December 25, 2025December 24, 2025joynealkidney

A Quiet Christmas

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Christmas Eve in my home church

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Rebuilding a family–a grief journey

December 19, 2025December 20, 2025joynealkidney

The latest book in The Lawman Series: My Brother’s Keeper

December 18, 2025December 15, 2025joynealkidney

Tabu – a memorable Christmas gift

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