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Pass The Baton!
Pass The Baton!

Ready. Set. Go! The boom of the cap gun sounds signaling the start of the relay. Hearts are pounding. Spikes are piercing blacktop. Arms are pumping. Breaths are pulsing. "PASS!!" The code word for the handoff of the baton from runner to runner as each push their...

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Tea for Two?
Tea for Two?

Harry and Meghan. Windsor Castle. Crown. Simple dress and exquisite veil. To-the-second schedule. Your Majesty. Fairy tale. Yes, how many of you chose to rise early, drink tea and watch the biggest event in England on Saturday?  It may have taken place in the...

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Dinner For Six…or Seven!
Dinner For Six…or Seven!

If you could choose five people - alive or from history - to have dinner with, who would you choose? I would choose: 1)  Jesus - because I have a lot of questions for that man. 2)  Tony Dungy -  I want to tell him how I love the good ole days of the Indianapolis Colts...

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The Ups and Downs of Life’s 5K!
The Ups and Downs of Life’s 5K!

One down....four to go. I walked in my first 5K of the year!  I have a goal to walk in five of them this year.  I walk a lot so a 5K or (3.1 miles) is a challenge but certainly attainable.  I put my earbuds in and took off.  I didn't care who passed me or what my time...

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What’s On Your Agenda?
What’s On Your Agenda?

The typical question of the day.  What's on your agenda? What do you have to do today? What's on your to-do list? Mine usually consists of a myriad of things.  If it's a work day, it may include meetings, review of marketing documentation, filing trademark...

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Make A Difference One Card At A Time!
Make A Difference One Card At A Time!

Today is my sweet friend, Linda Scott's birthday.  She would have been 77 years old.  She went home to heaven a few months ago where she kicked osteoporosis to the curb and is now standing straight and I imagine, sharing stories with Billy Graham and Barbara Bush....

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It’s the Tone of Choice.
It’s the Tone of Choice.

Have you ever said something in a tone that you really didn't mean?  Perhaps it was an aggressive or harsh tone but it was really meant to show your passion for something and not anger.   Sometimes people take the tone the wrong way and feelings are hurt or anger is...

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Save Me A Seat!
Save Me A Seat!

Whether it's at grandma's Sunday dinner or a prime spot in the theater, we want a good one. We want one with our friends or close to the stage at a concert. We want one on the front row of the play and on the 50-yard line at the football game. We choose one with...

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Let Me Tell You How It’s Done.
Let Me Tell You How It’s Done.

"It's a boy!" announces the nurse in the delivery room.  Tears, smiles and hugs all around. The arrival announcement may be done but the words of advice are just getting started. "When you get home, you will want to buy this particular brand of formula and use this...

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