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The Eloquence of Simplicity over Sophistication
Dear Reader: Intuitively I knew as I glanced at the fence from the back deck yesterday morning that I was probably seeing the last morning glory blooms for the season…a cold front is approaching with...
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The Joy of Freedom
Dear Reader: Thank you for all your prayers…yesterday I got to put WV (my wound vac machine) on the “Midnight Train to Georgia”…at least as far as Atlanta. (From where it came!) (Actually the nurses...
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A Magic Mirror To Show Each Child How Special They Are
Dear Reader: When I came across this beautiful story about a ninety-six year old kindergarten teacher who has touched so many lives throughout her entire life using a magic mirror…my faith in the...
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Good-Bye November!
Dear Reader: It is hard to believe that November is coming to an end, the last day of the month (30), and tomorrow December arrives! To be quite honest…the days, since the original Mohs surgery, on...
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Welcome December…The Month of Nostalgic Memories
Dear Reader: Welcome December…the month of memories and joy! What is it about Christmas that brings past memories to the forefront faster than any other month? There really is something magical about...
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Taking Time to Pause During Advent
Dear Reader: This little Advent Train (I picked up about three Christmases ago) remains the “hit” of the Christmas season when the grandchildren come to visit. It is the first thing they run towards....
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Christmas Comes in Unexpected Packaging
Dear Reader: As a child I heard the old expression “The best things in life comes in small packages”…especially from my grandmother since I was always complaining about being the smallest kid in my...
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Unexpected Christmas Mystery Surprises
Dear Reader: Besides my fingers doing the Christmas shopping this year on-line …my mind is trying to remember how I can pull old wreaths and left-over Christmas items from the past and put with other...
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Christmas Lists Just Aren’t for Children
Dear Reader: Monday night I turned the station to Hallmark to listen to Amy Grant’s Tennessee Christmas program with her husband Vince Gill. I was not disappointed….a wonderful program of old...
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When An Ordinary Day Turns Extraordinary
Dear Reader: When I think back on the “special” days that have remained in my memory…(which houses decades of time now)…I have come to realize that few of the permanent memories took place on a...
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The Best Treasure Disclosed at Christmas
Dear Reader: For whatever reason I don’t think we really appreciate what a treasure our friends are in our lives until we get older. We just take for granted that our friends will always be there and...
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To Heal… You Must Feel
Dear Reader: Yesterday was another learning day for me…the best kind of day. Anne took me to my regularly (now weekly) scheduled appointment in Mt. Pleasant but sadly she was feeling badly! She had...
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…”And Wonders of His Love”
Dear Reader: (*If you are counting and wondering where is Eloise’s First Christmas baby pillow photo…I ran into 2 problems…this year is Eloise’s official first Christmas since she was born last year on...
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Galumph! Galumph! Christmas is Coming!
Dear Reader: Today’s blog post definitely started with a God Wink sense of humor. I subscribe to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary ‘Word of the Day’ website because I love learning new words…it is a...
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Christmas at Hampton Plantation
Dear Reader: Going back in time…even to the early 2oth century when Archibald Rutledge still brought his family home for Christmases…expectations were kept pretty simple except for food and that...
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Christmas is a Time to “Take a Sentimental Journey”
Dear Reader: There are so many memories involved with preparing for Christmas that it is hard not to grow sentimental over the holidays…some happy memories and others perhaps sad. Still collectively...
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The Magical Golden Star of Christmas
Dear Reader: Yesterday I read a true short Christmas story from Guidepost (author-Craig Johnson) that took my “I Believe” personal “escalator” to the very top of the faith pole…even setting off a bell...
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Dear Reader: Have you ever thought of praying with Christmas carols? Think about it. We are surrounded by Christmas carols this time of year and it is a wonderful way to pray. Use the music to help us...
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Praying Through Christmas Carols
Dear Reader: Executive Guidepost editor, Rick Hamlin, had a little one-minute video clip on the Guidepost website in which he considered how singing a Christmas carol can be linked to prayer. We hear...
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Christmas is taking a Risk on Love
Dear Reader: This is the season where I find myself longing to re-read Madeleine L’Engle’s thoughts and prose on the meaning of Christmas. Such thoughts as: “Was there a moment, known only to God, when...
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