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Keeping On…Keeping On Through Life
Dear Reader: The other night as I was just drifting off to sleep…a sudden epiphany came to me with such clarity…I actually sat up in bed and then started smiling.. actually chuckling to myself. After...
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Being Thankful for Life…
Dear Reader: I love this painting from Kelly Rae Roberts…all of her artworks are whimsical with a hidden truth within. And oh, how I do thank life each and every day. Lately…it has been little side...
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Searching for that Elusive Balance in Life
Dear Reader: Yesterday I went over to see Eva Cate ride her bike (without training wheels) for the first time. Actually it was the second day for her… she finally got up the nerve Saturday to give it...
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Life’s a Little Iffy…
Dear Reader: The book that contains the story behind the creation of the empathy cards came in yesterday. It has some of the best advice I have read about dealing with difficult situations. A few days...
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My Hiatus from Gardening…
Dear Reader: Yesterday I went out to pick some flowers to put in a vase in my Happy Room. I felt the stare of the garden’s flowers upon me….looking accusingly: “Who are you and where have you been?”...
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When Life Imitates Art…
Dear Reader: Anne and I have been flip-flopping books so much we are starting to forget who has read what. I found some stick-on (old mailbox letters) and we split them up (before church the other...
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Carting Around the Neighborhood…
Dear Reader: Remember a couple of days ago…I mentioned that I was taking a hiatus from the garden while Mother Nature was cooperating so well with the balance of sun and rain to do something...
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Witnessing Scripture at Bi-Lo…
Dear Reader: This will be a short blog, but it is an important one for me to remember (about something I recently witnessed) and want to share with you. As difficult as it has been to watch the...
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“I Have Had This”…
Dear Reader: Susan Jeffers, Ph.D. in her book Embracing Uncertainty has a ‘time-out’ for all of us to do when we get those feelings (that come out of nowhere) that the days are slipping through our...
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Life is not Getting too Comfortable…
Dear Reader: As I was reading one of the Louise Penny mystery novels recently…Chief Inspector Armand Gamache was thinking to himself”: As we get older we yearn for less. (He then began to prioritize...
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Choose Happy…Each and Every Day!
Dear Reader: I am happy. I am so happy. The Lowcountry Race for the Cure will be taking place October 21 at Daniel Island and here I am getting ready to walk it one more time…a walking miracle…I know...
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The “Uneasy” Feeling with “We Need to Talk”
Dear Reader: Haven’t we all heard the words “We need to talk” and immediately we feel our stomachs start tightening into a knot? The situation can vary from an electrician or plumber (after checking...
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Be the Miracle
Dear Reader: Lately one of the popular mantras used in marketing different products has been: Be the Change! You have probably either seen it on television commercials or heard it from motivational...
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Which is Worst? To be Locked In or Out?
Dear Reader: When I read this phrase the other day “Which is the worst? To be locked in or out?” …it made me pause and think about the statement. (I re-read it again while trying to decide if one...
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There are Two Times of the Year…Autumn and Waiting for Autumn
Dear Reader: While we have all been anxiously watching weather reports for the past few days on Hurricane Irma…Fall “snuck” into the Lowcountry. (When I checked to see if “snuck’ was a real word I was...
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“It’s A Small, Small World”…
Dear Reader: Each day I grow older I also grow deeper… in my thoughts about the world we live in. Yesterday was a case-in-point. I slept later than I have in a long time. It was so refreshing! By the...
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All is Calm…All is Cool…but it’s Coming…
Dear Reader: It is 2:45 Sunday afternoon as I start this blog. We woke up to temps in the sixties. It is overcast and still calm. A few gusts of wind pick up now and then to scatter the pine straw...
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A Simple Thank You
Dear Reader: So far today the weather here has seemed more like a long thunderstorm…just without the thunder or lightning. The rain and winds are supposed to pick up, however, a little more between...
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Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Miracles!
Dear Reader: When I woke up yesterday morning the rain had finally ceased. There were no wind gusts..all was quiet. The forecast was for partly cloudy skies with warmer temperatures around 80. (That...
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The Importance of Not Skipping to the End…
Dear Reader: Anne and I are averaging swapping out our Louise Penny detective series stories about every other week. Because of the hurricane Anne had time (and electricity) to finish one whole book...
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