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“A Tisket, A Tasket…This Year It’s Bags…not Baskets”
Dear Reader: Another sign of the times this year as Easter quickly approaches is replacement bags for Easter baskets…for the first time in almost a decade Boo won’t be hostessing the Dingle-Turner...
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These are “Tender” Times…
Dear Reader: Elvis Pressley “hit it big” with his song Love Me Tender and the immortal first line….”Love me tender, love me sweet…never let me go.” To this day…whenever I hear the word “tender” in...
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“Maybe Easter Perhaps…Means a Little Bit More”…
Dear Reader: The best thing about being a grandparent is getting the opportunity to see the world again through the eyes of a child. It changes everything…as if technicolor has suddenly turned the...
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Boo’s Blessings
Dear Reader: It wasn’t until I looked back over yesterday’s photos that I realized something important was missing from one photo…Look at the two pictures of “Little Big Red”- comparing last Easter to...
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What a Difference a Day Makes!
Dear Reader: If nothing else…this crazy roller-coaster ride we are on in the midst of the pandemic… plus turbulent weather… is giving us a ride of a lifetime….though I must admit the end of the ride...
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Trust that an Ending is Followed by a New Beginning
Dear Reader: Easter teaches us that endings are only new beginnings if we allow ourselves to believe in the circle of life. This concept is true of everything we experience while living our time on...
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“Over There & Over Here”…A Sign of the Times
Dear Reader: As an American/SC history teacher for over 30 years…seeing coronavirus posters resembling the old Uncle Sam Wants You Posters from World War I and World War II patriotic posters… really...
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Adult Bogeymen…the “What If’s?”
Dear Reader: Don’t we all remember, as children, going through the phase of having to look under the bed and in the closets before going to sleep each night…to make sure there were no bogeymen in the...
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Keep Looking Up…We’re Gonna Get There!
Dear Reader: In recent days, especially since the turbulent weather and “tornado” Monday morning scare, at the beginning of the week, Mother Nature has been extra kind to us. The days have been...
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This is the Time to Invest in Ourselves…Believe in Our Talents!
Dear Reader: The coronavirus has changed all our lives to a certain extent… some more than others …especially small business owners or workers laid off for lack of business and revenue. As people look...
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Still Unsettled…
Dear Reader: I have to laugh when I looked up the term”unsettled” as it relates to weather conditions. The definition read: ...A condition in the atmosphere that’s likely to lead to precipitation....
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Is it Time to Change Your Story?
Dear Reader: On one of the early morning talk shows yesterday they had author Emily Esfahani Smith talking about the four “pillars” of meaning in life and the importance of finding them. A summary of...
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Becoming Bigger Than Your Problem
Dear Reader: Remembering my grandmother’s words of wisdom are becoming easier and easier…much more so than remembering something that recently happened or even happened just a few years ago. Age...
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Laughter is Good for the Soul
Dear Reader: I just felt like we needed a day off from too much over-thinking about the “What-if”s.” The “What-if’s” will take care of themselves in good time…but in the meantime…let’s go for a...
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Let Us Never Stop Growing…
Dear Reader: Lately I have included in my daily prayers a little addendum that basically says “Give me continued strength to keep growing, Lord.” How easy it is, as we grow older, to slowly let go of...
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The Scent of Home ….is a Lovely Breeze, Home Cooking, and Love
Dear Reader: Yesterday was a perfect day…warm with slightly cooler breezes that just seemed to float effortlessly into my home…with all the windows raised…and everything within… smelling fresh and...
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Turning “Double-Digit”!
Dear Reader: It is a benchmark moment when your oldest grandchild goes “double-digit.” “No way…there is no way” you tell yourself… but there it is…Happy 10th Birthday Eva Cate! (Memories come flooding...
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“Go Get Some Popcorn…There will be a L-O-N-G Intermission!”
Dear Reader: This sign at the Community Theater in downtown Summerville makes me smile…one…because it shows a lot of “spunk” but two…because of a memory I have concerning a very long movie...
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Nothing is Everything…
Dear Reader: When I saw this visual observation on the internet….my first thought was…my name must be on it some place. As a single parent (when I was still teaching) I felt exactly like today’s title...
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When is Old Enough to Know Better Going to Kick In?
Dear Reader: Yesterday my eyes wandered to the top of my desk top computer…wherein lies a wooden plaque with the saying: “When is old enough to know better going to kick in?” I smiled to myself and...
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