Tag: relationships
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Expectations…
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in Advent, Christmas, Expectations, Gifts, Healing, Hope, love, Seasons, Struggles, The Journey, UncategorizedExpectations. We all have them. We all have them imposed upon us. Webster says that an expectation is a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. Yep… my life has been full of expectations. My biggest expectations come around the holidays. I tend to have a little Norman Rockwell…
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The Battle Belongs to Him…
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Life feels hard right now. Nationwide, people are angry. People are afraid. People are confused. The next four years feel very unsettled. Social media has exploded with all of these feelings and emotions pouring out everyday. I’ve tried hard not to let myself get too caught up in emotion. Then there is the next layer…
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Just Another Day…
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August 2, 1997. It was just another day for most. It was a big day for me. Happiest day of my life… or so they say. For 7 years it was a day that was celebrated. Today, 19 years later, it’s just another day. One day closer to summer being over and getting back to…
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today, tomorrow & every day…
I recently received a very beautiful book from a friend. today, tomorrow & every day …
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A Legacy Left Behind…
It’s been a whirlwind since getting the text that dad was back in the hospital… probably pneumonia. I made a visit that evening to visit him with my brother. This felt familiar. At this point in his 90 year old life Dad had made many of these visits. He was in good spirits for the…
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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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Honest and Real and Raw…
Christmas letters. That one time each year that you can summarize all of the fabulous things that have happened in your life over the past 12 months in one cheery, perfect message! Susie made the Honor Roll… again… and had the lead in the school broadway production. Jimmy was voted MVP in each of his…
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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…
Thoughts and Reflections on Life 