The Thinker, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.” Luke 15:9 KJV
One aide said it was the only time in his life that he ever saw the President-elect mad. The story doesn’t really go into details of what her frustrations involved, but you just don’t experience happiness in finding a lost item if that item is found right away. She read through the list and both of us knew, when she said the restaurants name, that I would now be able to get a good night’s sleep.

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Franklin Roosevelt Fleetwood First Day Cover

“And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.” Exodus 19:16 KJV
What was the gift for the President? We find that His smoke doesn’t fill our lungs with harmful chemicals but fills our hearts with joy and confidence. He made one of us kids sit in front of the hole so the salesman wouldn’t devalue the car because of the hole.

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Love - First Day Stamp Cover - Artcraft - Washington DC

“Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.” Psalm 143:11 KJV
The couple was so in love. “Sunshine” would become pregnant and move back in with her mother-in-law, Mittie. “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” the people shouted. “Our despair is gone! Our despair is gone!” began the celebration. It became a trial in which love stood no chance. No one was interested in love’s survival; everyone wanted “justice.”

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