[Marysecretary]

In spite of the cold and taxes, I'm staying. I love Central New York. I can be in the Adirondacks in just over one hour, I can be on the St. Lawrence in little over two hours. It's down economically but the potential for growth is good. The Mennonites have started settling here because it's too expensive in PA and other places where Mennonites and Amish have lived for years. I see that as a real improvement. Many people from NY have moved up here because in comparison, homes are much cheaper. That being said, homes are much more expensive than they used to be but that seems to be nation-wide, not just here.

Two of my children still live here and our beloved church family is here. So, as long as God wants us here, this is where we're staying. I look to Him to provide for us, not the state or the government.

[Alberta's Child]

I once met a guy who traveled all over the world with his wife after they retired. He said they had visited 120 different countries over a ten-year period or something like that. Imagine my surprise when I asked him the most beautiful place he had ever visited in his travels . . .

"Everybody is shocked to hear this -- but it's upstate New York!"