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The Day After…
The day after Christmas and Mollie reserved seats for all the grandkids to see Willie Wonka along with Mandy and BooBoo. I LOVED it!!!! It could not have been a better day to go to the movies… rainy,...
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Tommy, Tigers, and Thoughts of the Past…
HAPPY Birthday TOMMY!! DEDUCTION DINGLE “ Dear Reader: Just a few days ago we recognized Walsh’s ( Kringle Dingle) birthday on the 23rd and I brought him home on Christmas Day. Today is my youngest’s...
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Where You Are Right Now is Where You Are Meant to Be to Kick Off the New Year!
Trust in Your Destiny and God’s Guidance in Leading You There! Let 2024 be the Compass Year that Leads You to Your Own Personal NORTH STAR! Dear Reader! Tommy and Kaitlyn drove up to Tennessee...
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” If You Are Looking for Some MAGIC in Your Life, Open up a BOOK!”
I do believe in my ” shelf” and love of reading… ever since I was a little girl …many of my best friends were fictional. Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden for example! And speaking of shelves… Mandy and I...
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“What’s Old is New”– Happy New Year!
Taking Old Memories into the New Year Dear Reader: One memory from my childhood was our annual trip to Grandmother’s house at Christmas. The road we took back in the fifties and early 60’s were the...
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Freedom-From the Emancipation to Now… Always Worth Fighting For in Each New...
Dear Reader: The old history teacher in me… gets emotional every time I read the Emancipation Proclamation each New Year’s Day -it still sends shivers down my back. The Courage of doing what is...
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Start That Thing!
This Message is Definitely Intended for Me… How about You? Dear Reader: Mandy is coming this morning and together we are going to “un-decorate.”My heart is sad. For two glorious weeks the Angel tree...
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Hey You! Don’t Give Up.. Okay?
YOUR FUTURE SELF WILL THANK YOU! Dear Reader: Mandy arrived around 10 and left at noon… my ” Happy Place” Christmas Decor completely put up in organized boxes …as well as we got the whole apartment...
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Sometimes God’s Smallest Creatures Are The Biggest Heroes!
Dear Reader: I remember when I was teaching the Civil War Unit… I would story-tell many sad but courageous stories while playing the tune ( not the lyrics ) of ” When Johnny Comes Marching Home. ”...
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Good Morning… This is God.. I’ll Be Handling All Your Problems Today
Dear Reader: A few days ago I heard from one of my best teaching co-horts in the Social Studies Department at Alston Middle School. Patty was an amazing teacher and when the Social Studies Department...
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Want Something Extraordinary and Rare in Your Life? Look in the Mirror….
Dear Reader: I have been using these cold, wet, windy days inside… to begin looking through old books …deciding which to keep and which to give away. Suddenly I came across The Book of Awakening by...
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Never Say Never…
Dear Reader: A couple of days ago I was predicting that the last full foliage of beautiful white blooms was getting ready to cease …due to the curvature of the weight of the blooms overpowering its...
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Seeing and ” HERE…ing”…
Our story today is about a greeting that has taken place among African Bushmen for centuries… symbolic since now my place is quickly turning the outside green world…inside with my ” “friends”- my...
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” Covered in Prayer”
Dear Reader: Monday night Mandy had me over for dinner… and while finishing up … Tommy dropped by with Pip and he told me he would take me home. Kaitlyn had given him something to give to me…something...
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The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow…
As I ” un-greened” my apartment yesterday morning… I realized the whole courtyard was covered in branches , leaves. and other “strange attire ” that ended up in my courtyard! Dear Reader: In spite of...
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Let What You Tell Yourself Be a Reflection of God’s Voice Leading You…
Always Positive Affirmations! Dear Reader: Don’t you remember as a child bursting out giggling when you came across a grandparent mumbling to him or herself in an empty room and then asking innocently...
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Never Give up HOPE… it is our strongest anchor to Life… It throws back...
Hope combined with faith means you haven’t given up yet on living! Dear Reader! Jo Dufford texted me yesterday with this St. Francis quote: ” All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light...
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Seeing Ourselves through Positivity… not Self- Undermining
Whenever I get low, like we all do… the best recipe for uplifting comes from long-time friends like the Ya’s and this time …Honey and Mike! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! The people who have a history with you… knew...
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Always Look Out For the Presence of Wonder…
My courtyard is my land of fantasy and wonder Dear Reader: This past weekend I designated for myself a ” chill’in” weekend. Don’ t we all need down time after a few rocky roller coaster days where I...
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What the World Needs Now is …..
I feel this observation more and more as time passes… we have got to compromise our differences and learn to love each other again. Yesterday as I listened to many different speeches by Rev. Martin...
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