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A Valentinian Twist
google images What’s that? Don’t have a Valentine? Valentines Day is for new love and little kids, you say? Or maybe you’re part of a couple and you’re past all that. I get it. It’s winter. It’s cold....
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I love you this much
I’ve been lost, weak and confused. I’ve felt flawed, anxious and full of heartache. I’ve tried not to judge but known that I did. There were times I’ve excelled and times when I’ve failed. But still, I...
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On Mothering
One of my favorite pictures of Mom & me… having a Killian’s in Branson, MO A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review. ~Robert Brault *** We all...
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Till next time
Well, they’ve come and they’ve gone. My Mom, Sister and I had 6 full days together. Add in Hubbs, the boys, grand kids, good friends + Frankie the dog and that garnered us many hilarious and heartfelt...
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The fight
“A fight is going on inside me,” said an old man to his son. “It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt,...
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My first true love
Valentines Day was great when I was a kid. It was a happy fun day to hurry through Math and wait for the parties to start. Our mothers would come to school and cluck and fuss and spread heart-shaped...
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Random 5 Friday .. the pm version
Here we are again, peeps. Random 5 Friday is back and I give you the Friday night edition! 1) Normally on Friday nights, I’d be out doing something with Hubbs. Dinner. Meeting up with friends....
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1,144 weekends
22 years, 8,030 days and 1,144 weekends. Ups, downs & all-arounds. 22 years. Meeting a man who could lay down the first brick told me all I needed to know and like the song, pretty soon I was...
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Random Five Friday – June
It’s Friday! (whoo hoo) It’s Random! Let’s go! 1. Tuesday I waited around all day for an appointment that got pushed back four times. By the time the two young men arrived to work on the pool, I had...
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But if there’s love, dear
Oh there was love, poppet. Just wish it would have been enough. RIP RW.
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Random 5 Friday – 12/12
It’s Friday! It’s Random! Here we go … 1. I work with someone who lies. A lot. He lies so much he forgets which lies are which and gets tangled up in them, like someone trying to walk through a jump...
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Random 5 April Friday
It’s Friday – Good Friday – and here are my random 5. 1. Yesterday, with the windows open, I heard a sound I hadn’t heard in a while: birds singing. Lots and lots of them. It had rained and their...
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Random 5 Friday ~ Mother’s Day
It’s Friday! Time for 5 Random thoughts this Mother’s Day weekend. 1. “A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review.” ~Robert Brault. One year ago...
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On saying Yes
I’ve been thinking a lot about a workshop coming up this weekend — a women’s retreat, so-to-speak, and time away to be with like-minded individuals in a supportive, creative environment. Thinking about...
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The 3 sides of love
Dear You: When his marriage ended he thought the world did, too. We moved him and what remained into our basement. We helped pay his bills and care for his children and tried to assure him that...
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Release me
*this is an update on a post from January 7, 2012 Picture yourself standing on a dock and everything you want to release from your life has been placed into a small boat; picture yourself untying the...
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Random 5 Friday – Stew Leonard’s, gift cards, and happenstances
It’s Friday – whoop! I am off today and here are 5 randoms thoughts from my week. 1) Trader Joe’s opened a store here recently. Never been there but folks here are awfully hyped up about this grocery...
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Random 5 Sunday – 5 years
It’s a beautiful sunny Sunday (yay!) so here are 5 randoms from my little corner of the universe. 1 Cooked yesterday and doubled everything. Why? I’m dropping off half to oldest boy and the grands...
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Random 5 Friday ~ 2 weeks!
It’s Friday (finally!) – here are 5 random happenings in my world this week: 1 Stopped last night to buy Christmas crackers for our family gathering in 2 – count ’em – 2 weeks. As a Canadian, this is...
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Freedom, baby
15 years ago today, we experienced an inconceivable tragedy when terrorists attacked our nation simply because of who we are and what we stand for. We will never forget. 4 years ago, we experienced...
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