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Coffee Klatch

September 30, 2021October 6, 2021 ~ David Mercer ~ 2 Comments

Honestly, I’ve known more interesting nursing home residents who couldn’t talk and needed help wiping the drool off their chins.  

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One of those Sad Moments

June 17, 2021December 9, 2021 ~ David Mercer ~ 2 Comments

On the one hand, I wish I had never left the ministry. On the other hand, I wish I had never gone into it in the first place.

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The Mean Teacher Retires

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 ~ David Mercer ~ Leave a comment

I know a lot of outstanding teachers. Theirs is a difficult job and I have a great deal of sympathy for them. But I had some doozies when I was young. This is about one of them. It made sense that the meanest teacher of our elementary school had the name, Mrs. Snodgrass.  She had … Continue reading The Mean Teacher Retires

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Respect for the Old Guy

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 ~ David Mercer ~ 5 Comments

However, I’m gradually earning a new kind of quiet respect from people around me. 

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