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Putz Ballard profile image76

Bloom Where You're Planted

Several years ago while listening to Chuck Swindoll on one of his daily radio programs he was sharing a story about a mother who was showing her young child a cocoon and explaining that there would soon be a...

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Born  Mary Cathleen Collins75

Famous Birthday Listings: November 20

Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (82 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! ...

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A granite rock on my grandpa's farm65

The Joys and Musings of a Farm Boy

A granite rock on my grandpa's farm My Uncle Eddie was just a couple years older than I and as a boy I spent many of my summers on Mount Olivet and the things we got into could fill a book. The following is a...

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Robert, Gary and Jane Ballard71

The Music of the Ballard Family

Robert, Gary and Jane Ballard I have always loved music and early in life began with an old guitar my dad bought me for Christmas. It was a small parlor style guitar and the action was so high I darn near...

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Why I Love Being A Hubber On Hubpages

How do I love Hubpages, let me count the ways. As I reflected on the great and many opportunities that God has bestowed upon me this year, I could not over-look my blessing called Hubpages, nor it's...

4 comments    love life advice
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Must-See Movies: Ride the High Country

RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY (1962). This sweeping story of the fading years of the old west was director Sam Peckinpah’s very first feature film (as well as co-star Marriette Hartley’s). It stars western...

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Writers Need to Eat

  Several months ago I purchased a paperback book in a local retail shop.  I did not pay full price; the book was on special offer.  When I arrived home with the volume my mother-in-law was horrified at...

21 comments    internet money writing
The Breakfast table77

Christmas 2009 More Memories and a Blessed Day

The Breakfast table My big ole Ballard Boys and a rookie! Well Christmas Day 2009 is about to come to an end and what a day it has been. I woke up around 2 A.M. this morning and thought I heard something on...

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Family Dirt Part I

My parents, Wilkie Ballard and Mary Gordon Ballard, were from good stock as my grandpa used to say. Both were raised in the rural areas of HendersonCounty, dad from the MountOlivet area and mom in the...

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Advice for Parents of Child Actors

An associate is compiling a book of helpful advice from industry professionals for parents interested in an acting career for their children. I thought I'd share some of my contribution here. Each...

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