Anna Maria Junus

Genesis 32:24 Then Jacob was left alone, and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. Now, when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip, and the socket of Jacob's hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. And He said, "Let Me go, for the day breaks." But he (Jacob) said, I will not let You go unless You bless me!" So He said to him, "What is your name?" He said, "Jacob." And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called

Happy 4th of July to my American friends! Although I'm Canadian, my history on my mother's father's side traces back to the Revolutionary War. The Silliker brothers (I can't remember their first names) appeared in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I'm not sure from where in the 1770's. My mother thinks Ireland, but I have no record of it. They fought in the war, but they chose the wrong side. Yes, they fought on the British side. Which makes no sense to me. The king was demanding

I put out the question: What would you like to see me write on my blog? I got one answer: How about how modern families are becoming more and more disconnected? I’d like to know what the new families starting out can do better…. So thank you, Karin, for that question. Here we go. So last year, on a lovely summer day, as I was sitting on my favorite bench in the park, I saw two different occurrences. A young couple with a baby in a stroller walked by. The mother was scrollin

Mr. Hoagie. Mr. Hoagie was my 7th-grade teacher. At that time, 7th grade was still elementary school. The top grade, the kings and queens of the school, but still elementary. We had one teacher who taught it all. Mr. Hoagie loved creative writing. He would give us a topic, and we would have to write stories related to the topic. The first topic he ever gave us was, "If I had a million dollars." This was back when a million dollars was a lot of money. And so I decided not

It's been two years since my last blog post. I figured it was time to get back to this. And so I joined again, the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Each day for July, I will be posting a blog post. I have no idea what I'm going to do. I have no idea what I'm going to say. So every day will be a SURPRISE! But I'm told that if you announce you're going to do something, you'll more likely do it. Likely because it's to save face. That's why I never tell anyone when I'm on a diet. It's al