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When You Wish Upon A Star.
When You Wish Upon A Star.

Lying on a blanket in grandma's backyard; looking up at the stars with your cousins; making wishes on each star; predicting your own future.  That's what kids do. As adults we star-gaze because of the awe of nature and dig deeper into wondering how God made such...

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MarchMadOlogy!
MarchMadOlogy!

MarchMadOlogy: the act of making one crazy while trying to scientifically figure out the NCAA brackets. It's March Madness time, people!!!  Let's get ready to rumble!!  Or tumble.  Or fumble.  Or crumble! That's what filling out those brackets do to so many people. ...

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You Big Showoff!
You Big Showoff!

Chinese jump rope without messing up.  Show-off! Dribbling basketball around your body and between your legs.  Show-off! Having a solo in the elementary school concert.  Show-off! Man, when we were younger, I sure remember using that word a lot.  Show-off.  Looking...

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JIC – Just In Case
JIC – Just In Case

Two large checked suitcases.  Two carry-on suitcases.  One backpack.  One over-the-shoulder bag and a purse. That's what it took to take all of our necessary items on our two-week vacation.  Well maybe not ALLLLLLL of it was our NECESSARY items but our necessary items...

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Joyful Jeepin’.
Joyful Jeepin’.

Palm trees.  Waterfalls. Flowers. Rain.  Sunshine.  Rainbows. This was our landscape while on our recent trip driving around the island in Maui, Hawaii.  Roger and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with a trip back to our honeymoon destination.  We rented a...

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And The Winners Are…
And The Winners Are…

Even though we didn't log 2,018 acts of kindness during February Make a Difference Month I hope everyone was encouraged to look for ways to make a difference to someone each day and maybe find a way to make it a part of your daily life. As promised we have a winner...

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Do It BIG!
Do It BIG!

As we wind up Make a Difference Month, I want to encourage you to do something BIG for someone today or plan it today and do it later this week!! Some suggestions: *Send flowers to your wife. *Make a special dinner for your husband. *Make cookies for your kids. *Watch...

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Wave the White Flag.
Wave the White Flag.

Surrender. Merriam-Webster dictionary's definition of surrender is: 1) to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another. 2) to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner. In a previous post I mentioned that "surrender"...

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