(photo courtesy of Nutdanai Apikhomboonwaroot/freedigitalphotos.net) in the last 45 days, I have taken on a lot of writing projects. I am working on being more consistent with my blog. I am working on some freelance articles. I am working on an article for […]
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(photo courtesy of Rasmus Thomsen/freedigitalphotos.net) When car alarms were first introduced, they were intended to alert someone that their car was being broken into or tampered with. Now, when we hear a car alarm, we just look around to see what schmuck has pushed the wrong button on his remote clicker or who has tried
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As I struggled to write an email to a friend that has been given a short time to live, I am somberly contemplating goodbyes. I realized, a long time ago, I am not good at saying goodbye. As a child, I was the girl that was homesick at camp; I cried when my parents
Have you ever had one of those days that is never-ending? You end up with something to do every single minute of the day; things pop up that you hadn’t planned and you don’t have time to breathe! Today was that day! I have 10 minutes before I am to meet someone for a quick
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Yesterday, while shopping at the local Wal-mart, I was walking out with my full cart and saw, from a distance, lights twinkling. As I moved closer and the lights moved closer to me, I realized the lights were coming from a little girl’s shoes as she was skipping through the parking lot, towards Wal-mart, with
(photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net/nuttakit) A friend of mine is saying her final good byes to her father today. My father is 95 and still going strong and I can say I have been blessed to have had my dad for all these
(photo courtesy of stuartmiles/freedigitalphotos.net) As I have taken on this blog challenge, I have discovered so many new blogs and people. I have seen posts about food, healthy living, family life, great deal discoveries, social media, emotional health, mommy life, essential oils, items made from the earth, spiritual growth, decorating tips, Bible crafts, Bible lessons,
Yesterday I went into a bookstore. As I walked around and looked at all the different types of books and all the knowledge one could buy, I became nostalgic. When I was a little girl, my mother would take me to the library and I would sit and look through the children’s book section. I
(photo courtesy of gualberto107/freedigitalphotos.net) I guess I really am a total organizer or control freak, not sure which one, but I planned my own funeral. I actually planned my funeral at age 40 -I am now 54. At age 40, I had 3
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I woke up this morning thinking about change. When I sat down to read my devotional the subject was about change. Wow, no coincidence there! Change for many people can be paralyzing and devastating. Change does not do that for me but I can understand why it does for so many people. I can