A Thanksgiving Prayer
Heavenly Father. We are so grateful for every beat of our hearts, every blink of our eyes, and every breath in our lungs. We are grateful for those times of adversity for you have shown
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Getting Through the Scary Times
Halloween can conjure up ghosts, skeletons, and scary stuff. But you know what’s really scary? Losing someone you care about. I recently lost two friends and watched how they and their families navigated this journey.
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Finding the Funny on Aging
How do you feel about- you know – growing old? What is your take on aging? Do you dread it, look forward to it, handle it gracefully or find yourself being dragged kicking and screaming,
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When the Time Comes
By now most of you know that I have control issues. So you will not be surprised that I feel strongly about making my own “exit plans”. You know what I am talking about: deciding
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Oops! I Lied
Habits or addictions are a tough thing to break. Researchers say that it can take 10 weeks or longer to break a habit. And then one day, you decide you will have just one cookie
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The Cost of Health Care is Making Me Sick
I’ve been putting together the information I need to prepare our taxes for 2020. No, I don’t do my own taxes because if I did I would probably be spending time in prison for tax
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A Cave Man’s Story
In times of stress, I always try to find the funny. Its a prescription I use repeatedly in surviving medical adversity. I thought we could all use a little levity at a time like this.
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Valentine, Valentine, Who is Your Valentine?
I don’t often talk about Valentine’s Day mainly because it means different things for different people. Many do not have a spouse, a boyfriend or girlfriend, or a significant other. Valentine’s Day can bring on
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Who Do You Emulate?
“Mom, you sound just like Presley”. My daughter was commenting on my groans which indeed sounded more like the growls and whining of my grand dog than moans and groans of an adult human being.
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Battling Biscotti
I admit it. I am absolutely defenseless when it comes to abstaining from biscotti. Specifically Thad’s biscotti. He got the recipe from a dear friend who spent an afternoon teaching and sharing the recipe with
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Are You Prepared?
Today as I sat in church I rested on the knowledge that Thad and I had done everything we could to prepare for Hurricane Dorian when and where it should hit. Living in Florida this
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