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Puzzle Pieces of Life
Have you ever done a 500-piece puzzle? My mother-in-law used to do them all the time. She would leave the card table up in the family room all winter doing puzzles. My girls used to love doing puzzles with her. Once in a while though, kids would be crawling around...
Out Of The Box Skipping
It's a new year and a clean slate. What's something you've been wanting to do but are too scared? Is there something "out of the box" for you that you can do to bring a smile to your face? A little joy to your heart? A little skip in your step? It's amazing what...
Goal Setter or Resister?
Happy New Year! A new year brings opportunities for resolutions or goals or starting a bucket list. Blah, blah, blah.....scoff, laugh, puke. I imagine some of you are rolling your eyes and laughing at just the thought of resolutions and goals and bucket lists as well...
A New Captain On My Ship!
I'm going to be really open today with raw emotions on this post. It's like I've been sailing on a ship that has just been floating with anchor down. The anchor can be defined as my procrastination and feelings of unworthiness. That anchor was being held down by the...
What To Do With Christmas Cards…
Christmas cards so merry and bright. Christmas cards a beautiful sight. Some with pictures from family and friends. Some with letters telling us where all they've been. All with good wishes for a holiday so grand. And for those who didn't get cards sent, a yearly hope...
What Was She Thinking?
No ultrasound. No due date. No delivery room. No prenatal care. No birthing classes. What was Mary thinking as she walked the long dirt road to a town miles away from her home and her own mother, not knowing when this baby she was carrying would be born? Can you...
Remembering Wes….
We laugh together. We cry together. We complain together. And today we mourn together. We lost the center of the family last night. Wes has gone to his heavenly home to join Genieve, Betty and Leonard, Elmer and many other family and friends. Someone said last night,...
The New Normal
Normal. What is normal? Normal means something different to everyone. If you grew up in a military family, moving from state to state your whole life, then going to different schools and constantly making new friends was your normal. My normal was going to the same...
The Simple Reminders
As I sat in the quiet, dark room at my parents' home in Florida, I could not keep my eyes off of the little Christmas tree in the corner. Hailing from Goodwill, adorned with hand-me-down ornaments, a star and tree skirt from the Dollar Tree and colored retro lights, I...
