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Stand and Shine…After All…We’re Stardust!
Dear Reader: Aren’t these bright colors beautiful….if I could be Alice in Wonderland for one day…I would love to fall down the rabbit hole and land into layers and layers of these brightly colored...
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The One Who Waits Patiently…
Dear Reader: A survey, once, was taken… asking pet owners for their number one reason for wanting a pet… the most popular answer was: “I want someone to be excited to see me come home each day.”...
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Looking for God? Try Finding Him in the Simple and Ordinary
Dear Reader: It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out why Christ, the son of God, came to earth to live among the simple and ordinary. It was role modeling at its best. Reconsider the first...
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Ambika’s Story
Dear Reader: I emailed Ambika yesterday and asked if she felt comfortable telling her story…parts of her journey to date. She graciously agreed and I want to share it with all of you today. Can’t...
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Stories Behind the Story of… Going Green at Christmas
Dear Reader: A few days back…Susan put this gorgeous picture of her Christmas Cactus on her Facebook site. I saw it and oohed and aahed over it. She replied back: “Don’t you recognize it…you gave it...
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Waiting on the “Big Guy” with the Bag
Dear Reader: Every year when John and Mandy take the family back to Huntsville, Alabama (John’s home) the last night (before their return) they head out to Santa’s Village. It was really cold this...
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Life’s Magical Disappearing Acts
Dear Reader: Yesterday heading up Highway 61 towards St. Francis/Roper hospital (for my physical therapy)…the fog was dense… yet eerily beautiful. I found myself turning off the road to take some...
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When to Step Back…To Move Forward
Dear Reader: When I woke up yesterday I was so happy….it was the only day this whole week that I didn’t have a medical appointment to have to get dressed for.. and out the door. Alleluia Alleluia…....
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It’s Not the Shape of the Manger…
Dear Reader: I came across another story by author, Sue Kidd Monk, who was remembering her relationship with nativity mangers, at Christmas, as a child and then later…. from a different perspective...
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Your Best Two Friends At Christmas…Comfort and Joy
Dear Reader: I subscribe to Dancing with Monsters and monthly receive new thoughts, ideas, and suggestions from Kate Wolfe-Jenson, one of my favorite bloggers…on all kinds of topics…but particularly...
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Rally Around the Christmas Tree
Dear Reader: The Christmas Tree is trimmed for another year. And even though…it may not look it in this picture…I really did “trim” down the amount of ornaments hung on it. I immediately emailed...
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God is the Friend of Silence…
Dear Reader: Losing things is one of my pet peeves because I am so “good” at it… At Christmas time my “art” of losing scissors, glue, scotch tape, wrapping paper…and finally the gift itself… grows in...
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Christmas and the Magic Moon Gate
Dear Reader: I have just begun to start decorating my magic moon gate garden for Christmas…starting with the magic moon gate, itself. If you wanted a full moon for Christmas this year, like in all the...
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“Angels on Earth Don’t Want Their Wings to Show”
Dear Reader: Every day brings us an opportunity to make new friends and reunite with old ones…and best of all… laugh our heads off in the process! That is what happened to me yesterday. I arrived at...
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Come Follow Me…Into My Garden of Comfort and Joy
Dear Reader: When Honey and I went to visit Spruce Pine, NC in January of 2009…the receptionist (at the school turned hotel where we stayed) upon hearing my story of our decision to follow the...
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It’s Not Santa…But the Children Who Are Watching Us!
Dear Reader: Jake will turn three months on Christmas Eve and he is, not only waiting on Santa and his (sorta) birthday, but he is watching too. I love to sneak into Jake’s room and observe him...
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When Our World Turns Upside Down…There’s a God Wink Coming!
Dear Reader: If this scene looks inviting to you…it was! This was the room where I told the story of “The Legend of the Palmetto Rose Cross” yesterday. Kay, the owner Baker’s Pond Nursery, has a gift...
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The Spirit of Christmas…the Unexpected Guest
Dear Reader: With all the planning and organizing that goes on at Christmas (like preparing for a military invasion of some sort) sometimes we can get “thrown” by the silliest things…like the...
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Christmas Should “Fit Like a Glove”
Dear Reader: “Happy Days are here again…my gloves and sleeve… just got in….Let us shout for joy from our “within”…Happy Days are here again.” “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth so I can...
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Keeping the Faith… While Running the Race…
Dear Reader: I planted these three pink amaryllises a little over two weeks ago. They have all gotten the same amount of water and sunshine…yet the one in the middle is far ahead of the others in...
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