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Dandelion Dust

When I was a kid I used to love to pick a dead dandelion and blow the little white seeds into the air.  When my kids were little we would do the same.  I can remember sitting on the ground and plucking them one by one with Kiersten and Morgan and blowing the dandelion...

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Liar Liar Pants On Fire!

Oh how we used to sing this little saying when we were younger!  Sometimes it was for fun.  The older we got the more meaning we had behind it. Then the saying became "juvenile" and we just used sayings like "Big Fat Liar" or other adjectives with the word LIAR. How...

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Dare To Be Free…

I just have to share this devotion I received from Dare To Be - (Natalie Grant & Charlotte Gambill) *I dare you to let go of what is enslaving you and dragging you down and be free of it all and live in freedom with Christ! “Truly I say to you, everyone who...

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Oh The Places You’ll Go!

"I haven't been everywhere but it's on my list." I love this saying.  There are so many places to go.  So many things to do in this world. My challenge to you today is to think about somewhere you have been wanting to go.  Maybe you've had this desire for a lifetime. ...

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Hats Off (Or On) To Help Bucket Buddies!

The Ripley County Community Foundation is sponsoring the Annual Women in Philanthropy Fundraising Luncheon.  Bucket Buddies Mission has applied for one of the grants and I would love for you to attend the luncheon and vote for our mission to help children.  My dear...

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Know It All

You know the kind.  You "wonder" about something out loud and they have the answer.  You ask a question and they know where to find it, when to use it, where to store it and how to remove it. You tell a story and they have one that is "better than that".  You've been...

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Get Your Tools and Let’s Start Rebuilding

I saw a report the other day about a city that had lost a large industry a few years ago and how the town had almost become abandoned.  Unfortunately I've seen that happen even in towns not too far from where I live right now. Left behind are large abandoned...

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Knock. Knock. Who Is It?

There's a knock on the door.  "Who in the world could that be?  No one ever comes to visit anyone anymore.  It's usually a text message or an email. " You dry your hands from the mess of preparing dinner as you hear another knock on the door, a little stronger this...

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Clumsy Me!

I can't even begin to tell you the crazy things I've done over the years due to my clumsiness.  My daughters are athletic.  My husband is athletic.  And then there's me.  I'm not too bad at volleyball but otherwise.........clumsy. And it's not just sports.  My husband...

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