Thanking God for Everything
The actress, Pauley Perette plays Abbey Scuito, a forensic scientist on NCIS. Recently she spoke about being through many seasons in her life – some good and some bad. There was a season when she
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Faithful Friend or Political Foe?
With so much rancor, frustration, fear, and just plain nastiness this presidential election brought forth, I was determined not to post anything on Facebook or write a blog post that would worsen an already volatile
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Are You Ever Cured?
There is a debate as to whether one can ever be cured of an addiction. Some say once you have changed the behavior for a long period of time you are cured. Others believe that
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Used and Grateful
My husband Thad and I help organize our weekly Communion Ministry at our church. We needed two people to help serve as those that regularly serve this particular Sunday were out of town. My husband
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Old Is Made New Again
We have just spent six days taking care of our almost 9 month old grandson, Ryker, while his parents and older brother were in NJ celebrating a wedding. We were excited to have the opportunity
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It’s My Cancer-versary…
I am sharing the story of this young woman’s journey and celebrating her cancer-versary with you. Hope it inspires you as it did me. There are lots of things in my life that are
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The Unforeseen Blessing
She was unplanned. We didn’t want a second dog. We finally knew who chewed the woodwork, tinkled on the floor, and generally wreaked havoc while we were working to keep our pet in the lifestyle
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What Hurricane Matthew Taught Me
It’s been eleven years since the last hurricane came breathing down the coast of Florida and I was a little rusty.
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The Human Historical Vehicle
I was sitting at a stop light next to a Volkswagen Westphalia and its tag reads: Historical Vehicle. What? It’s not that old! Is it? Made in the early 1950’s until 2003, the Westphalia was
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Seeing the Beauty and Not the Beast in Life
I was walking my usual exercise route when one of my neighbors who I had not seen in a while came out of her house. She stopped abruptly and took a double take and said:
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If it’s Not One Thing, It’s Another
People say that things come in threes. It’s usually connected to bad events that happen in our lives: deaths, broken appliances, home repairs, health issues. I think I am in one of those times.
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