Category: Grace
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Count Your Blessings… Literally!
Yesterday I spent the afternoon saying goodbye to a very special man. He spent 91 years on earth before graduating from this life. The church was packed with young and old. His quiver was full. In the first few rows sat his wife of 64 years, his four children with their spouses, 13 grand children…
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It’s Not a Sprint…
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As I continue down this path to better health, I’m learning more and more about myself each day. Today I ventured out on another walk by myself. I’m rather enjoying these solo treks as they give me time to breathe, process, let go, pray and just BE. I decided to head to the high school…
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To Share or Not to Share…
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in 28 Days, Fun, Gifts, Grace, Gratitude Friday, Healing, Health, Hope, Lessons Learned, Seasons, The Journey, UncategorizedAs I approach my 52nd birthday, I’ve come to the conclusion that good health is not going to happen on it’s own. If I want to be healthier, thinner, in better shape… I must work at it! I’ve struggled with my weight since the womb! I was born fat! With this gift has come 51…
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365 Days of Our Story…
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It’s really just another day on the calendar. 12:01 AM and the new day begins. 364 days out of the year I’m sleeping when this transition takes place… completely unaware. But there is that one time each calendar year I’m actually awake when that clock strikes midnight. There’s fanfare and noise and kissing. It seems…
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Changing Seasons…
The temperature and the leaves have fallen. The trees are bare. The ground is frozen and covered with the last of the leaves. Most of them are not even ours. They have blown from across the way… from the oak trees. Today is the day to get the last of them up and gone. The…
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For Everything There is a Season…
Seasons come and seasons go. Some seem to last forever and some seem to be gone overnight. Some are dictated by the calendar and others by the events in our lives. Today marks the first day of autumn… my favorite season. While is it just a date on the calendar, it feels different. The trees…
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The Mix of Life’s Emotions…
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Social media is changing the way we live. The way we view life. The way we view people around us. We all want to present well. We generally don’t tweet or post the ugly stuff in our lives. We post the good stuff. The happy times. That one photograph that can make everyone think we’ve…
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Believe… Even When It’s Difficult
What do you do when life does not go the way you expect it to? When it throws you a curve ball so curvy that you can’t even begin to catch it? When it was thrown so hard it knocks you off balance? You spin, you whirl, you wobble, you fall. You fall down hard. …
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Our Father Who Are in Heaven…
Early this morning I sat on my patio amidst a spring/summer rain storm taking in the sights and sounds… wrapped in a blanket with a hot cup of coffee. Our birdhouse hung quiet and seemingly empty. After a time, Dad swooped in and landed on the birdhouse perch. For the past two weeks that would…
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Spring Rains…
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in Gifts, Grace, Healing, Hope, Prayers, Quiet Pleasures, Seasons, Struggles, The Journey, UncategorizedWe are teased with the spring sunshine and warmth. Then the rains come. Spring rains… it’s necessary for the earth to open up and grow and flourish. Without it life would not bloom and blossom. Life would wither and die. I longed for the sunshine this morning as I awoke after a restless night. Those first…
Thoughts and Reflections on Life 