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  • Episode 26: Reunions
    Did you have a family reunion this summer? Let's celebrate the opportunity to gather with family and all generations within.
    After reading last week's Warm Thoughts column with the winning poem on relatives, you perhaps anticipated (as I have) just what I will write about those relatives - the ones who attended the family reunion. Yes, this reunion was a real historic event as it was the 60th anniversary. Imagine 60 years having a Werner Reunion on the second Sunday of August.
    As an in-law, have learned throughout the years to develop some listening skills as my future plans are to be a lifelong learner. Relatives can teach one so much. I will share with you some warm thoughts and the theme of listening.
    I'm Listening
    I'm listening, dear relatives, to what you have to say. 
    Reunions are for the wise guys who have already had their day. 
    Oh, but we're the next generation who still love to do our thing. 
    You guys love your rocking chair. And Oh boy, you still can sing. 
    We're the teenagers in this clan. We try so hard to get along 
    with every generation and we love to sing their song.
    Lullaby, don't forget us. We are so young and sweet. 
    Because everyone just loves us. And family reunions are our big treat.
    New additions to the joys of sharing with family and all those relatives are some of life's treasures. Reunions can renew us and strengthen the bonds. I was so impressed by the dear lady who managed to make all 60 reunions of her husband's family. She is now in a wheelchair and in great pain after experiencing severe burns on her body. Yet her cheerful smile and her pioneer survival skills inspired us all. I'll see you all at next year's reunion.
    Warm thought - Learn how happiness is with all those who wish to sing and always find the song. Swedish proverb: Enjoy every day of the rest of the summer. 
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea
    By Luetta G. Werner
    August 31 1995
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    4 min
  • Episode 25: Family Poems
    Enjoy this national winning poem on family. Stay tuned for family reunion updates!
    In last week's column I mentioned that the Young Poets award winner for 1995 in Washington DC had the winning poem entitled “Relatives.” As I was planning for this column and sharing with you my thoughts on the family reunion I was planning on attending…. surprise, that winning poem arrived in the mail.
    This year’s winner, by young lady age 14, is one to share in this warm thoughts column.
    Relatives.
    I love my relatives, though they're relatively weird. 
    And I got really anxious as a family reunion neared.
    I thought of Aunt Wilhelmina and her deadly pinching fingers. 
    And good old Uncle Joe. All his wives had been lounge singers. 
    See now grandpa Jones, the one who had no teeth. 
    And I found this strange disco music loved by Uncle Keith. 
    Then I thought of the twin cousins, Herbert and Fred. 
    Once they start talking, you wish you were dead. 
    My dad’s sister Josie, my aunt, I'm sad to say 
    Came to visit for the Fourth of July and didn't leave till Christmas Day. 
    I love grandma Rose on my mom's side. She's married to grandpa Jones. 
    Then there's cousin Paul. He repairs telephones. 
    Then there's my great aunt Don. All she does is sleep. 
    And her second hubby Mike, the one who's really cheap. 
    I hope my little brother doesn't put frogs in all the food. 
    Or my uncle Rob, the teacher will give another lecture on being rude. 
    My mom loves Uncle Dave. Personally, I think he's weird. 
    I like my Uncle Joe. But he has strange things in his beard. 
    Then there's cousin Jeremy, whose hair is very long, 
    and grumpy old aunt Bertha. She believes she's never wrong. 
    If you could see aunt Beth's clothes and the way they were fitted, 
    Then you'd know why my Uncle Joe had himself committed. 
    Lately, everyone's worried about my mom's cousin Sean. 
    You See, unlike most of my family, He thinks he's a leprechaun. 
    Now Don't get me wrong. I love them all. As strange as they may be. 
    But none are as relatively weird as the relative known as me. 
    By Adrian Dunning, 1995
    Dear readers, you all just have to wait until next week for me to share with you my thoughts about family reunions. Keep tuned.
    Warm thoughts. Our family as a circle of strength. And with each birth and every Union the circle grows. Every joy shared adds more love. Every crisis faced together makes the circle stronger. Author unknown. 
    Celebrate the family at family reunions. 
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner
    August 24th 1995
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    Till next time,
    Trina
    4 min
  • Episode 24: Back to School We Go
    Soaking up the last few days of summer before the back-to-school blues? No worries. Make them the best days yet!
    Summertime. Good ole summertime. Here It is... August. A time to reflect on summer joys and challenges. As an early riser, I have enjoyed the rising of the sun. The peaceful mornings listening to the birds sing and as I write these lines, it is a foggy morning. A heavy dew is on the grass as one walks down the country lane. Soon school will start, and many schools throughout the country are beginning classes earlier this year. As a lifelong learner, I look forward to the school days and Golden Rule days. However, I may feel my age when grandchildren asked me Grandma, “what century were you born in?”
    This is the time to hike to the hills before school starts. What fun for families to picnic along the way! Sleep in tents, travel in the car, and close quarters. A time to become firmly bonded before the fast paced schedules take over when back to school we go! 
    August is a time when many families have their big family reunions. The Warner Clan: extended, extended family has always had their family reunion the second Sunday In August. This year is the 60th anniversary and they plan a really big celebration. The mother of all reunions celebrating family. You can be sure there will be the babies there. The youngest and the oldest and the oldies will have plenty of stories, you can be sure. I look forward to listening to the older and wiser men and women and the clan. One learns a lot from listening. Keep tuned, I'll share with you dear readers. 
    It is interesting what researchers are finding out about the family. That family is the best reward. The researchers have learned that those who emphasize their family life over their careers and up with higher earnings. Those of us who were already committed to our families realized long ago that a happy family is its own best reward. 
    Pioneer Proverbs: He who won't be advised won't be helped. The smart man knows how little he really knows. Have a great day. Learn something new each day.
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner 
    August 10th 1995
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    4 min
  • Episode 23: Summer Days
    Warm summer days in July. We welcome the time of traveling to new places, resting with family, and enjoying longer days full of sunshine.
    As I traveled early one morning, many warm thoughts came to mind about summer days. For many people summer is their favorite time of year. July is the “get up and go” vacation time of the year. It is festival and celebration time and a long remembered holiday. The lakes and countryside, the sunrise and sunsets bring many peaceful and tranquil thoughts on warm summer days. 
    I was pleasantly surprised to receive a recycled birthday card from a very dear friend who has reached that magic age of 90. She reads this column of warm thoughts every week, and apparently liked my column on recycling. I am sure she has been a pro on recycling all her years. The recycled birthday card and poem she sent really made my day. She can be sure that card and poem will be recycled many times and will go around the world. We have often said that about challenges and the mountains and valleys that come into our lives. The poem she sent had four stanzas and did not state who wrote this inspiring message. I would like to share a few thoughts from that poem:
    Mountain Moving
    Lord, I've never moved a mountain. And I guess I never will. 
    All the faith that I could muster, wouldn't move a small anthill. 
    When I needed grace to lift me from the depths of deep despair. 
    And when burdens, pain and sorrow have been more than I could bear, 
    You have always been my helper to restore life's troubled sea 
    And to move these little mountains that have looked so big to me. 
    Many times when I've had problems, the bills I've had to pay, 
    And the worries and heartaches just kept mounting every day. 
    Lord, I don't know how you did it. I can't explain the wares and wise.
    And I know I've seen these mountains turn to blessings in disguise. 
    And as long as there are mountains, in my life I'll have no fear 
    For the mountain moving Jesus, He shall make them disappear. 
    Thank you dear friend for the recycled birthday message. As I reached the sunset years of my life, you dear friends and family have become even more beautiful. As I traveled that evening, watching the sunset in the West, I became even more convinced that the sunsets and South Dakota are the most beautiful in the country.
    Warm Thoughts: Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch, which I have got hold of for the moment. And I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations. George Bernard Shaw.
    Peace is always beautiful. Walt Whitman.
    Have beautiful and peaceful summer days. 
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner 
    July 21 1994
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    5 min
  • Episode 22: Independence Day Reflections
    Did you celebrate America's birthday this past week? Listen to some words written by George Washington as we reflect on our country.
    Did you celebrate America's birthday? Over 200 years have past of celebrating our good old USA. Many ceremonies come to mind as we remember celebrating Independence Day. As we reflect on the month of June and Father's Day celebrations with family, my thoughts reflect on historical facts about the father of our country, George Washington. Recently, I read Washington's prayer for our country, and I would like to share his warm thoughts for America: “I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you and the states over which you preside in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the field. And Finally, that he would dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific member of mind, which were characteristics of the Divine author of our blessed religion. And without a humble imitation of His example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation.”
    George Washington
    In his guests book, “Sin and the New American Conscience,” William A. Emerson Jr. states, “America is into some painful self knowledge, and we all feel it. America will always have struggles and the self awareness may be a good thing. I am very hopeful for the future of America.”
    Warm Thoughts:
    On guard then, oh, America! Let nothing ever dim the flame of true democracy, nor still the fervent hymn of liberty and justice and noble destiny. Again, we raise our thanks to God. 
    God bless America and you.
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner
    July 6 1995
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    4 min
  • Episode 21: Fatherhood
    By now, Father's Day might be a memory but join us as we take time to honor our Fathers and their legacy.
    When you dear readers will have a quiet moment to read this week's column, Father's Day will be another memory. And again, I pay tribute to a father, my father.
    It was back in the days when love and saving so many American families through the Great Depression. My father became a single parent in my preteens years because of the loss of his mate and his heroic faith carried him through difficult times. He was a single parent for me and my three siblings. Believe me, if he were still living, he will be a model and a shining Christian example for the fathers of our present generations. However, his legacy lives on.
    A recent author now fears that fatherhood may become extinct in this generation. David Blankenhorn wrote the book, “Fatherless America.” He was recently in Seattle speaking to a group of community leaders, He stated, “Fatherlessness is the most dangerous trend of our generation.” He also stated that, “Too many dads are not sticking around to help nurture the lives of their children. They need to view the role of fatherhood as very important and childhood development.”
     I am very encouraged when I hear about the fathers in America reaching out to make a difference and countering the fatherlessness trend. When I am informed that my sons are taking their sons to Promise Keepers, I am encouraged with the future. The goal of Promise Keepers is to challenge men to demonstrate integrity by adhering to the principles of godly living. Thousands of fathers and sons are attending these conferences throughout the country. Promise Keepers pledged to become promise “keepers” instead of promise “breakers.” I had many warm thoughts when I recently found in my files of a father's prayer by an unknown author after he listened to the prayer of his son. 
    “Last night, my little boy confessed to me some childish wrong and kneeling at my knee He prayed with tears. ‘Dear God, make me a man like Daddy, wise and strong. I know you can.’ Then while he slept, I knelt beside his bed, confessed my sins and prayed low about head.
    ‘Oh God Make me a child like my child here. Pure open, trusting the with faith, sincere.’”
    Warm Thoughts and Gems of Wisdom:
    “I never knew a love between a father and a son can be so great.” John Elton
    “The finest Gentlemen I have ever known and the most heroic was my father.” Daniel Webster
    Have a beautiful day filled with many warm thoughts. 
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner June 22 1995
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    4 min
  • Episode 20: The Month of Family
    Between Mother's Day and Father's Day, we celebrate family. Families of all different walks of life. We hope this episode will allow you to be grateful for the family you have!
    From Mother's Day until Father's Day, we have had National Family Month. It has been so good to have received many special thoughts about families, the heart of every home. 
    From a friend in Texas came some thoughts written by Gary R. Collins, the author of many articles and books on families. He believes and keeping families strong in the midst of Earth shaking change. The following are 10 statements about families:
    1. Despite all the changes that disrupt families, God is in control.
    2. Even though divorce rates are high, most marriages stay intact.
    3. No family as without problems and periodic crisis.
    4. All parents make mistakes, but most kids survive Very well.
    5. It is possible to have healthy families even in a chaotic and immoral society. 
    6. We can raise kids successfully even if we don't have all the answers.
    7. The majority of families are not seriously dysfunctional. 
    8. Even good parents sometimes have rebellious kids. 
    9. Even parents who behave badly sometimes have healthy adjusted kids. 
    10. God loves our families.
    by Gary R. Collins.
    Another statement in the home where I recently visited about home:
    God bless our home with happiness and keep it snug and bright with your loving watchful care protected day and night. God fill our home was so much peace that were will find the greatest joy of all is the joy of coming home.
    Warm Thought:
    Your kindness influences your children. Your humor influences your home, your joy and influences your actions. Your service influences your society and nation is only as strong as its families.
    Celebrate the joy of family.
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner June 12 1997
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    4 min
  • Episode 19: The Process of Aging
    Unbeknownst to most people, May is the month we celebrate our senior citizens. In this episode we will share a few stories of memories and blasts from the past.
    During the month of May, many states host an annual event on the Governor's Conference on Aging. At these conferences, older Americans may learn new ways for healthy living and lifelong learning.
    Sometime ago, my friend Mary shared an article entitled “Nostalgia,” which I feel may be interesting to our readers as they review the changes of the century. 
    Over the last 50 to 60 years, we have been witness to many changes in our lives. Here are just a few of them. We were born before cordless phones, fax machines and ice makers. Whoever heard of organ transplants or root canals? Horsepower was something to do with a horse collars. Ring the doorbell instead of blowing their horn. The Fallout problem was something kept under your hat. And when folks sat down to dinner, they counted their blessings instead of calories. Guided missiles were rolling pins and frying pans. A babysitter was called mother. A child had more brothers and sisters than fathers and the car didn't wear out before it was paid for. A housewife canned food instead of taking it out of cans. Being a parent required more patience than money. Bags were taken once a week and religion every day. And the only red menace was long winter underwear. $5 worth of groceries filled two bags. And when we were in school, the hard stuff meant algebra. We did without disposable diapers, velcro and scotch tape. Instead of the internet and the information superhighway, we had the party line. And our day TV was truly a luxury and a black and white luxury at that. Tape meant reel to reel that cassettes or videos, and CDs were certificates of deposits, not compact discs. And owning a hi fi was all the rage. And who could forget driving a Packard or a Nash. The only millionaires in baseball were the owners. Bunnies were small rabbits and rabbits were not Volkswagens cars in our time. Men running boards cranks Model A roasters and Bramble seeds. A mouse was a furry little creature, not part of a computer. And the only babes politicians kissed were those in their mother's arms. We were before Hawaii and Alaska became states, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Snoopy, DDT, interstate highways, holiday and air conditioned cars and decaffeinated anything. We came from a time when we left our front door open. College kids swallowed goldfish, not alcohol. And in our day, songs had a tune and the words made sense. Hippie meant big in the hips. A trip meant travel. Bread came from bakeries, not the grocery store. We were before microwave popcorn,
    childproof medicine, bottles, and cars with cruise control. Streaking was what happened when you washed windows. Holidays were forgetting together, not forgetting away. And remember when a chick was a chicken, not the girl down the street? Tennis shoes were only worn in PE class and bathing suits would cover your knees. And when you said “I don't have anything to do,” your parents said, “Find something to do then.” In our day we would swing and sway with Sammy K, waltz with Wayne King, dance to the Guy Lombardo and polka with Leo Greco. We have survived all of these changes and many more. What an exciting time to have left.
    Warm Thought: Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young
    Henry Ford
    May you have many warm thoughts.
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner
    May 21, 1998
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    6 min
  • Episode 18: Happy Mother's Year
    Happy Mother's Year to all the women we know. You are loved and worth celebrating every day!
    A faithful reader of the Warm Thoughts column and a very dear friend sent an essay entitled, “Wet Oatmeal Kisses” for Mother's Day column. It is thought provoking and helps us realize how fast children grow up.
    Wet Oatmeal Kisses,
    The baby's teething, the children are fighting. Your husband just called and said, “eat dinner without me.” One of these days you'll explode and shout to the kids, “Why don't you grow up and actor age?” And they will.
    Or, “You guys get outside and find yourself something to do. And don't...slam the door.” And they don't.
    You'll straighten their bedrooms on neat and tidy toys displayed on the shelf hangers in the closet. And then you’ll yell, “Now I want it to stay this way.” And will you will prepare a perfect dinner with a salad that hasn't had all the olives picked out. And decorate a cake with no finger traces on the icing. And you'll say, “Now, this is a meal for company.” And you will eat it alone. You’ll yell, “I want complete privacy on the phone. No screaming. Do you hear me?” And no one will answer. 
    No more plastic tablecloths stained with spaghetti. No more dandelion bouquets. No more iron on patches. No more wet knotted shoelaces, muddy boots or rubber bands for ponytails. Imagine a lipstick with a point. No more babysitter for New Year's Eve. Washing clothes only once a week. No PT or  PTA meetings or silly school plays where your child is a tree. No carpools, blaring stereos, or forgotten lunch money. No more Christmas presents made of library cards and toothpicks. No more wet oatmeal kisses. No more tooth fairy. No more giggles in the dark, scraped knees to kiss, or sticky fingers to clean. Only a voice asking. “Why don't you grow up?” And the silence echoes.
    More Warm Thoughts: I'd like to ban Mother's Day forever. That's right. I say ban. I'm not looking for trouble. The point is I'd like to switch it to a Happy Mother's year. The way I see it, if mom deserves honoring it shouldn't be once per year. It should be consistently, all the time.
    Jack Beisel.
    I loved you enough to let you stumble, fall, hurt, fail and make mistakes. I loved you enough to say no when you hated me for it. That was the hardest part of all.
    Happy Mother's year. Tell your mom you love her every day. 
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Luetta G. Werner
    May 9 1996
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    4 min
  • Episode 17: How are those New Year's Resolutions?
    Have you kept your New Year's resolutions from the beginning of the year? Laugh as we venture through a list of 12 ways to make yourself miserable. Hopefully your resolutions are encouraging you to be healthy and happy!
    It will be very interesting to know how many readers of this warm thoughts column make new year's resolutions. Have you kept those resolutions you so thoughtfully made? I can't remember when I received this gem in the mail. It was probably around Valentine's Day, a real gift for me to ponder. The article suggested that you plant your tongue firmly in cheek. And they also suggested that you make the following pledges for the year of our Lord, 2002.
    Dozen Ways to Make Yourself Miserable and Quite a Few Others
    Number one: count your troubles. Name them one by one at the breakfast table if anybody will listen or as soon as possible thereafter.
    Number two: worry every day about something. Don't let yourself get out of practice. It won't add a cubit to your stature, but it may burn a few calories.
    Number three: pity yourself. If you do enough of this, nobody else will have to do it for you.
    Number four: devise clever but decent ways to serve God and mammon. After all, you've got a life to live.
    Number five: make it your business to find out what the Joneses are buying this year and where they're going. Try to do them at least one better, even if you have to take out another loan to do it.
    Number six: stay away from absolute. It's what's right for you that matters. Be your own person and don't allow yourself to get hung up on what others expect of you.
    Number seven: make sure you get your rights. Nevermind other people's you have your life to live, they have theirs.
    Number eight: Don't fall into any compassion traps. The sort of situation where people can walk all over you. If you get too involved in other people's troubles, you may neglect your own.
    Number nine: don't let Bible reading and prayer get in the way of what's really relevant. Things like TV and newspapers. And visible things are eternal. You want to stick with the visible ones there where it's at right now.
    Number 10: be right and be sure to let folks know it. If you catch yourself in the wrong don't breathe it to a soul.
    Number 11: review daily the names of people who have hurt, wronged or insulted you keep those lists up to date and think of ways to get even without being thought of as unreasonable, uncivilized or unchristian.
    Number 12: never forgive a wrong, clutch it forever and you'll never be unemployed. Resentment is a full time job.
    Isn't it wonderful that we do have choices in life? We can even choose to break any new resolutions that we might make. There is a choice you have to make in everything you do and you must always keep in mind. The choice you make makes you. Choose carefully the company you keep for you may become what they are. 
    George Washington stated, “Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your reputation.”
    Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Dr. Luetta G. Werner
    April 25 2002
    Published in the Marion Record
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    I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don’t forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I’d greatly appreciate it.
    Till next time,
    Trina
    5 min

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Warm Thoughts is a podcast embracing nostalgia, self-reflection, and legacy. Join Dr. Luetta G. Werner (b. 1926-2016) as we revisit her weekly column written for her small town newspaper. Narrated by…