About Me

Nancy Homlitas

Proverbs 15:30, NAB

“A cheerful glance brings joy to the heart; good news invigorates the bones.”

Welcome to 5 Second Smiles. I live in northeast Ohio, have always lived in northeast Ohio, and will continue to live in northeast Ohio. Before my husband Michael and I started our family in 1983, I freelanced as a photographer. I provided pictures to many national sports publications and sports related books using my maiden name, Nancy Hogue, for credits. Obviously, the photographs I took were taken before the dawn of digital cameras!

Over the years I worked for a local newspaper as a news correspondent. I also worked as an Emergency Room registrar and a Human Resource secretary. I have three adult children, four grandchildren, two granddogs, six grandchickens, and 8 grandfish, and here I am.

What inspired me to do a Christian humor blog? Well, I thought I’d write a wacky little blog just to share chuckles and be a goof. Then The Mini Miracle happened and I made it my first blog. I felt the event was purposeful and took the baton. My husband always insisted I should have been a nun anyway. So I plan to voice my Christian thoughts through my life experiences in this blog.

The stories and photographs I share are meant to brighten moods, spawn smiles, and convey Christian messages. There’s nothing more hilarious than a true experience, especially in hindsight! And there’s nothing more uplifting than a pleasing picture, particularly if it enhances a story. As a feel-good bonus, blog topics will have relevant Bible verses included.

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16 thoughts on “About Me”

  1. I had a weekend New Creations Ministry Conference once in NE Ohio. The nicest people ever!!! I think it was somewhere around the Newberry area. Too bad the weather is such a bummer there. I hate cold weather so much, we even moved further south in Florida! No wonder you have such a great sense of humor! Or maybe your smile simply froze one winter? Mine did!

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    1. Ellie, you make me laugh! I don’t live too far from Newbury. It’s wonderful living in an area that has four distinct seasons because any lags in conversation can always be stimulated with talk about the weather! Thanks for taking the time to comment and giving me a few chuckles today, Ellie. 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Cindy. I’ve started a story and have taken a few pictures for it. So, I intend to get one out before the seasons change! I look forward to your daily posts to kick start my day-or whatever is left of my day! I appreciate your interest and kind words. God bless you! 🙂

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    1. Thank you for visiting my blog and for sharing your opinion. I appreciate knowing that you found some of my stories amusing (WWII Survivor excluded) and that you have even enjoyed the pictures. Hopefully, I’ll be able to coax more smiles with future stories. God bless you, Tajamal!

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  5. Hi Nancy,

    I just got a chance to look through your blog and I am astonished at the amazing pictures you have taken. I don’t know what specific camera you’ve used as the oldest sports camera I’ve used with film was a Nikon F5, but even that machine required a degree of concentration I was not used to.

    I enjoyed my visit here. Please feel free to visit again. I no longer live a very dynamic social life so I try to take photos that are very unique – but in my small circle of living. Mike

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    1. Thank you for your kindness and support, Jack. I appreciate your blog, Clever Journeys, for keeping me politically well-informed and in the loop with societal issues. Of course, I love Dodie’s recipes! Take care. God bless you both. 🙂

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    2. Please advice. There’s a photo I would like to use of Phil Keaggy with Paul McCartney motioning the thumbs up. I tried to obtain permission to use it on my next blog post about Phil, but nobody has responded. Any suggestions?

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  8. Nancy–I see it has been awhile since you’ve published one of your own blogs. I’m just curious , why that is? No judgement or pressure, just curious, and you certainly don’t have to answer my question. 🙂 (But I’d love it if you did. 🙂 ) God bless you sister! 🙂

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    1. I have one ready to go. It’s about my memories of Phil Keaggy and Glass Harp early in his career. There is one picture that I didn’t take that I want to use because it’s relative to the ending, but no one has yet contacted me. Thank you, Katie, for your interest. God bless you! 🤗

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