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Real-Life Miracles

Reading “The Church

That Wouldn’t Burn,”

I found it most interest-

ing to learn that there

are underground coal

veins that continue to

burn in Centralia, Penn-

sylvania. Shortly after

I read your story, my

sister-in-law told me

about other coal veins

that have burned at the

Theodore Roosevelt

National Park in North

Dakota since last May.

A ranger told her that

a separate vein had

Back in the Holiday Spirit

Thank you for publishing your past two

issues without endless articles on how to

avoid holiday stress, get around fighting

with your family, and dodge the holiday

blues. Thank you for showing that miracles,

caring, and goodness are so much more

important and lasting.

—Carole Modlin Lawrenceburg, Tennessee

made, memories from

trips taken, gifts from

friends, some I just

purchased because they

were pretty and Christ-

masy. Nice to know

I am not the only one

who still has an old-

fashioned tree.

—Hazel “Petey”

Kaletta

Pembroke Pines, Florida

Unfreeze Your Brain

The article stated that

“talking to people who

disagree with you is

good for your brain.”

Actually, you have to

LISTEN to people who

disagree with you.

—Diana Donoho

Lovington, New Mexico

I Won!

Wing Bowl 2018, won

by Molly Schuyler,

was the 26th and final

championship. Begun

in 1993 as a promotion

for a local radio station,

it was Philadelphia’s

substitute for the Super

Bowl, as the Philadel-

phia Eagles never made

it that far. Then the

Eagles won Super Bowl

LII in 2018! So there

is no longer a need to

LETTERS

Notes on the

Dec./Jan. issue

smoldered for 26 years.

Amazing!

—Georgiann

Kman O’Bryan

Bruce, Wisconsin

The Miracle of

Memory

It was a joy to read

about Bruce Kelley

decorating his Christ-

mas tree with beloved

ornaments. Many of my

friends have themes for

their trees: pink, purple,

Disney, whatever. Mine

is always the same, with

ornaments the children

8 march 2019

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