ABOUT OH! REALLY? Hmm...
Remember being surprised by something someone told you that you didn’t know but found useful, and maybe you were even thankful to know?
What was your response? Was it: “Oh! Really? Hmm….”?
Well, that is what “Oh! Really? Hmm….”? is about.
How many times have you said to yourself, "I wish I had known that?"
Well, who knows? You may discover something in one of these pieces that you may not have known that will have made it worth your time to look and see.
Thanks for visiting.
Jerry Jennings
BTW, you may have shared something with someone THEY didn't know that evoked an "OH! REALLY? HMM…response. If so, we invite, no, we urge you to share it with us along with permission to use it.
You can't know whom it might bless. Please send it to [email protected]
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