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The Gloucester County Times reported that on Easter Sunday, 9 year old Gwynna Crawford photographed a cross reflecting on a neighbor's house. Her mother and a neighbor were unable to find the source of the reflection. "I thought it was a reflection from the sun, I don't know. It came on Easter and thought that was pretty cool," Gwynna said. The story appears in the March 25, 2008 issue of the Gloucester County Times with an additional color photograph printed on the front page of the newspaper.

Throughout the world, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the crucifixion on Easter Sunday. In my opinion, the Lord's timing is perfect for sending a sign to humanity in order to reflect His love and change the heart of skeptics, especially in a society of secularism. The Bible conveys the following in John, Chapter 4, Verse 48: Jesus said, "Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders, you will never believe."

For more details on the Crawford photograph and story, please order a copy of the March 25 issue from the Gloucester County Times at 309 S. Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096. A brief version of the story appears on the following link: nj.com/southjersey/index.ssf/2008/03/9yearold_captures_cross_reflec.html [nj.com/southjersey/index.ssf/2008/03/9yearold_captures_cross_reflec.html]

Miraculous Signs Reported at National Blue Army Shrine



The following article is published on the website of NJ.com

by Jeff Diamant
Saturday October 13, 2007, 7:20 AM

Thousands are expected to gather today at a Catholic shrine in Warren County to celebrate the 90th anniversary of what they regard as a miracle: sightings of the Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal, by three shepherd children in 1917.

There's some added buzz this year: Last month, late one afternoon at the shrine, known as the National Blue Army Shrine, some people in a the crowd of 1,000 reported seeing the sun change colors and dance in the sky.

Some claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary and Jesus in the sun; others, the letter M. The crowd, most of them Filipino-Americans, had come to the shrine in honor of the birth of Mary, which Catholics celebrate on Sept. 8.

So far, chatter about the Sept. 8 events has been largely limited to word-of-mouth, a Spanish-language magazine, and a radio station. People have been calling the shrine each day to ask about what happened, said Michael La Corte, executive director at the National Blue Army Shrine, located off Route 31 in Washington Township.

"We have no expectations" of similar visions occurring (today)," said Michael La Corte, executive director at the National Blue Army Shrine, located off Route 31 in Washington Township. "We have no understanding of what happened in the first place."

La Corte, who was not at the shrine on Sept. 8.

The Portuguese shepherd children - Lucia Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto - had said they saw visions of Mary, and heard essential messages from her about the world, on the 13th day of each month in 1917, from May to September. On Oct. 13 of that year, a crowd of about 70,000 gathered for what the children said would be the sixth appearance. Many who were there reported seeing the sun change colors and dart around the sky.

Metuchen Bishop Paul Bootkoski, who was not at the Warren County shrine on Sept. 8, is sending the reports to the Vatican to help determine whether the diocese should further investigate, said Joanne Ward, a spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic diocese of Metuchen.

Hard Rock Cafe - photographed within Broadway at the Beach - located in beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The restaurant chain is popular for its food and rock music memorabilia. The pyramid design is fascinating and eye-catching. Hard Rock Cafe is a fun place and well worth visiting! Click on the image to view my photos at Flickr.com.

Copyright 2007 Loci B. Lenar

Hazel Street Productions has released the results for the Joy of Life Poetry Contest. Graham Burchell has won the competition for his humorous poem of "Well, There Was This Man" while Loci B. Lenar was selected as one of the honorees in the contest with "September's Child" and "Golfo de Mexico" - all published in the new chapbook.

The Joy of Life Poetry Collection is designed with photographs to complement each poem, and available at the price of $8.00 per copy plus $1.50 for postage and handling (USA). To order a copy of the chapbook, please send your payment to the following address:

Loci B. Lenar
P.O. Box 921
Denville, NJ 07834


Hazel Street Productions is sponsoring a brand new contest. The winning entry receives a grand prize of $500 and publication with the honorees. Please visit the website for details on the new "Image-in Contest." hazelst.com [hazelst.com]

Wide-ranging pages of beauty! Lovers of animal art can take pleasure in the colorful images of stallions!