Return to Sender
It’s that time of year when Thad and I send out Christmas cards with a one page letter highlighting the year’s events. Our criteria for selection are those people who impacted our lives in the
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When Death Comes at Christmas
God has placed this blog on my heart, nudging me awake at 4:30 am for many mornings until I began to listen and put these thoughts into words. Throughout this time He has put articles,
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Gifts that Come and Go
Have you ever notice that as we age some of our gifts and talents fade, rust, and just plain disappear? If you haven’t then you are not as old as I am. I used
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Hope for the Hopeless
Recently a longtime acquaintance saw me and was so surprise that I had lost weight that she couldn’t seem to be happy for me. Her surprise seemed to over shadow her ability to believe that
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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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