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Church Receives $80,000 Winning Lottery Ticket in Collection Plate

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Someone recently placed an $80,000 winning Georgia lottery ticket into the offering plate at a Columbus church.
 
The Cathedral of Prayer Inc. claimed the winning Georgia Lottery ticket worth $80,000. Gloria Rodgers, chief financial officer, said the winning ticket, Lemon Doubler Cashword, was dropped anonymously in the church offering plate.
 
 Rodgers, speaking on behalf of the nonprofit, claimed the prize Aug. 26 at the Georgia Lottery's Columbus District Office.
 

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The Star Spangled Banner

The Star Spangled Banner

This is a MUST SEE Video for everyone... not just Americans!

If you are an American, and you watch this video, we guarantee you will NEVER take our "National Anthem" for granted again. This 12-minute video is a tribute to the patriots who fought off the British in the War of 1812 and to Francis Scott Key who wrote the lyrics to The Star Spangled Banner in 1814.
 

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Vince Lombardi Quotes

Vince Lombardi with Packers

Vince Lombardi"Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. " -- Vince Lombardi

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." -- Vince Lombardi

"Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price." -- Vince Lombardi

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Thoughts on Motherhood

mother and baby

-- Author Unknown

Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby... that somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal" is history.

Somebody said you learn how to be a mother by instinct... that somebody never took a three-year-old shopping.

Somebody said being a mother is boring... that somebody never rode in a car driven by a teenager with a driver's permit.

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Weep Not For Me

-- By Constance Jenkins

Weep not for me though I am gone;
into that gentle night.
Grieve if you will but not for long,
upon my soul's sweet flight.

I am at peace,
my soul's at rest.
There is no need for tears.
For with your love I was blessed;
for all those many years.

There is no pain,
I suffer not,
The fear now all is gone.
Put now these things out of your thoughts.
In your memory I live on.

Remember not my fight for breath;

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