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Mrs. Teabody Says You Gotta Have Faith

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"There are no mass production miracles. They come intimately to one and to another until, across the tired darkness of this world, there is, from within, peace on earth, good will to men." Standing outside a lovely cottage along one of the prettiest streets I have ever walked are two small tables laden with baked goods. Next to the baked goods is a little sign explaining prices for goods and a second sign saying "Please put your money through the letter box." The baker goes on to say that hers is a "business" based on trust. I'm in a picturesque village near Bath, England having this experience but two similar places back home in rural Pennsylvania immediately come to mind. The first is at Stoner's Apiary a few miles north of my hometown which offers fresh local honey and the other is a farm along Route 416 near Welsh Run where one can buy "brown eggs" on the honor system. In a world that seems by times devoid