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Life is Full of “Happenings”
Dear Reader: Yesterday…“Suddenly it happened….I woke up to the happening.” If you remember this old (Diana Ross &The Supremes) song…you are my kind of “people.” The music popped up on a...
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During this Month of Thanksgiving…Let’s Not Forget Thank You!
Dear Reader: Can’t you just imagine sitting on this bench in this beautiful setting…a predetermined destination to meet a friend for a movie perhaps, or lunch or dinner, or simply to sit and talk….and...
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God’s Love; New Every Morning
Dear Reader: When I saw these sticky notes from the Emily McDowell Studio…this one, in particular, jumped out at me. (I wonder why) I thought all it needed was a line underneath the Still Standing...
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The Importance of a Card
Dear Reader: As visitors come to the house they never cease to comment on all the wonderful cards I have received…not even counting computer messages, texts, and emails. The colorful cards make me...
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We Need Fireplaces to “Home By”…
Dear Reader: The truth (in the following Edna Ferber quote -below) really nails the reason for fireplaces in our homes today. We no longer need fires at the entrance of caves to ward off dangerous...
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Chief Plenty Coos and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Dear Reader: I have been to the (now-renamed) Tomb of the Unknowns several times. It has usually been in the summer when it can be incredibly hot…as a teacher or guide for American History grants...
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“Oh Dear…Where’s Fall around Here?”
Dear Reader: Just a couple of weeks ago…as October ended….many of you readers consoled me with your reports that fall still hadn’t come to the lowcountry yet and even other areas of the country… so I...
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The Story of the Seahorse
Dear Reader: This is a drawing of a seahorse that Rutledge did recently in kindergarten…I love it! He has a web page on Artsonia...a site that offers children and grandchildren’s art work at school...
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Remembering “The Three Sisters” at Thanksgiving
Dear Reader: When I think of Thanksgiving meals my thoughts always turn to vegetables…like corn, squash, and beans. Our love for these dishes (served plain and by themselves or as part of a casserole...
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“Even Small Steps Will Get You Where You’re Going”
Dear Reader: When I received this note card from Gin-g the other day….I thought to myself…’How true.’ If there is one thing I have learned from this latest medical experience, it is that healing takes...
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‘Trees are Experts at Letting Go’
Dear Reader: Fantastic news from my nurse Bobbie…she told me if I can put up with WV (Wound “Vac” machine) through the Thanksgiving holidays…then it appears like my “divorce” from him will be...
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Special “Thank You” Moments
Dear Readers: I just had a thought yesterday after all the Ya’s left and I was back sitting in the recliner reflecting on all the fun and “scrumptious” lunch we had at Oscars Restaurant…our ‘go to’...
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Recent “Fun Expressions” that Grew Out of Thanksgiving
Dear Reader: Today we associate beautiful words and terms from America’s first Thanksgiving- words like blessings, bountiful, thanks, feast, and gratitude. There are also some fun expressions that we...
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A Love Letter at Thanksgiving
Dear Reader: I had a God Wink yesterday while reading another devotion from (Faith/Gateway) and it dealt with Psalm 18. It is known as the “Grateful Retrospect.” As Paul Harvey discovered a long time...
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Faith Over Fear
Dear Reader: Late Monday evening…I had settled in with WV (Wound Vac machine) ….plugged in on one side with another cord running from the opposite side across my body ( counting the electrical cord to...
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The Healing Power of Rest
Dear Reader: Yesterday afternoon I fell asleep in my recliner and woke up around 3:30 wondering how long I had slept. I felt so rested and as I was returning to to the den from the bedroom I heard a...
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The Natural Flow of Living in Gratitude
Dear Reader: In the blink of an eye the pumpkin decorations will soon disappear to be replaced with Christmas attire…another changing of the seasons…so last night Ben built a fire and we reflected on...
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“Reading Gives Us Someplace to go When we have to Stay Where We Are”
Dear Reader: (*Thank you Cindy Ashley for the perfect quote/drawing above-It sparked the idea for the blog post today!) After Ben left early Friday morning to head back to Conway…suddenly the house...
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Fall…Feeling Provided for in the “Now and Not Yet.”
Dear Reader: In ancient cultures and most other cultures around the world fall meant harvest season. It was a time for gathering all the produce planted and tended to in spring and summer so there...
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“I’m Completely Bonkers, All the Best People Are”
Dear Reader: This upcoming week is a very special week…. (the last week of November) The calm before the storm. The Week that is. It is exactly one week before Advent starts next Sunday December 2 and...
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