Cheryl E Preston
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Cheryl enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
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Lapis Lazuli: The Power Stone in Heaven and Earth
Lapis Lazuli leads to controversy Lapis Lazuli is considered a powerful healing stone and is listed in the Bible with other gemstones. Some theorize based on the Book of Enoch that fallen angels gave man forbidden knowledge, but I don't know if the use of gemstones is included.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in FYI
Unexplained Mystery: The Disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion
Fascinated with the fog They say fact is stranger than fiction, and I agree. I read about this fantastic mystery of disappearing soldiers in the hub Top 10 Unexplained Mysteries by Rui Carreira. The Roman Ninth Legion were 5000 men who disappeared into the fog, never returning.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in History
Kevin Costner Presents The First Christmas Challenges Tradition With History
As I watched Kevin Costner Presents the First Christmas, I noticed that throughout most of the presentation there were scenes that contradict what many people hold near and dear about the December 25 holiday.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in Geeks
Pet Insurance and Wellness Plan Cover different expenses
Pet insurance or a Wellness Plan? I found out today that Pet Insurance and Wellness Plans are not the same. My cat Maxine died last week, but we have to continue paying her Wellness Plan premiums for six more months because we are under contract. I had thought we could cancel it now that she has departed this life, but there would be a $500.00 penalty.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in Petlife
Old Fashioned Hard Christmas Candy: The origin is not known
Hard Candy Christmas During the 1960s, everyone's grandma or aunt had a glass dish bowl or a metal tin with Old Fashioned Hard Christmas Candy. My great-grandmother and great-aunt both had these mixed-flavor candies every holiday season. The image above proves a picture is worth a thousand words and elicits fond memories.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in History
The Prayer of Jabez is not a get-rich-quick scheme
The prayer of Jabez worked only for Jabez I was watching an episode of The Waltons where Elizabeth (Kami Coulter) called her pig Jabez. I had not thought of this name in decades. In 2000, Bruce Wilkerson published the book The Prayer of Jabez Breaking Through to the Blessed Life, which became an international bestseller and at one point the largest-selling book in America.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in History
Dive Bars: How the 200 year-old tradition originated
Dive Bar: A once popular tradition The term “Dive bar” brings to mind various images, depending on what you have seen or heard. Many used to call this type of establishment a “hole in the wall,” or nip joint, where, using the terminology of the day, the riff-raff would hang out to drink, gamble, and find prostitutes.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in History
The Andy Griffith Show had nepotism on and off-screen
Close ties on and off-screen The Andy Griffith Show ran from 1960 to 1968 on CBS and has never been off the screen in sixty-five years. Some fans may not realize this, but thereas nepotism with family connections both on and off-screen for the characters and their portrayers.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in Geeks
Was the first inverted cross Peter's way to honor of Christ?
Inverted crosses, what do they mean? There is a religious symbolism behind the gesture of inverted crosses, that may not be wideloy known. The first one mentioned in history was a crucifixion said to be in honor of Jesus Christ, who was crucified.
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in History
Did President William Henry Harrison have a Black son?
Did the 9th President lead a life of scandal? The truth that's not in history books about our nation is amazing so our views of the past can be off at times. DNA has proven that Thomas Jefferson, our third president, had children with his slave Sally Hemings. This may also be the case with William Henry Harrison the 9th president of the United States,
By Cheryl E Preston3 months ago in Geeks
