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What is the difference between shopping at a boutique store or a department store? At my favorite boutiques I find unique, curated items instead of row upon row of mass-produced products. Yes, there is a smaller amount of merchandise to choose from, but I enjoy talking with the owners about their goods as they often have intimate knowledge about the products, including who made them and where they come from. I return to the boutiques again and again ...

The problem is that the bowling balls provided by most places are too heavy for a little boy. He cannot possibly line up, walk forward and, in a fluid motion, swing the ball towards the bowling pins. He needs to use the "kiddy ramp" instead. This ramp is a plastic device that looks like a slide. It has a ledge on top to place the bowling ball and roll it down the slide where it gains just enough speed to “saunter” down the lane and strike the stack of waiting pins.

Someone recently asked me what the “ja127” means at the end of our email address. I shared the following verse from the Bible with her: “Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” (NLT) This comes from the book of James 1:27, thus “ja127.”