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Life Lessons: November 2012
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Thursday, November 22, 2012. It's Thanksgiving morning . and I am drinking coffee. There is no turkey in the oven . there is no pan of cornbread dressing on the counter . started last night . waiting to be stirred a time or two more this morning . before being slipped into the oven. Somehow it doesn't feel special . you know . it doesn't feel like . Thanksgiving. Every dish was carefully prepared . dish...
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Life Lessons: March 2013
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Sunday, March 3, 2013. And my feet hurt. From standing up . so much of the time . lately. One of my current gigs . involves me using a dryer . in a laundry room . as a desk. I stand up next to it . and attempt to do my work . in between the folding of the towels. And most of the time it's running. That's why my feet hurt. And I am tired. Somehow that would have been too simple. Not today. I am tired....
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Life Lessons: November 2014
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Monday, November 10, 2014. Drop a pebble into the water. It creates a ripple. Drop a stone . or a boulder . into the water. It creates a BIGGER ripple. Try skimming a flat rock . the result is a scatter shot of ripples. What is a ripple, actually? According to Webster, "ripple" is a verb and was first used in 1755. It means. To move in small waves" or "to pass or spread through or over someone or something".
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Life Lessons: December 2012
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Sunday, December 9, 2012. Where Are You Christmas? Two angels. Top my tree. Always. Two very special angels . one blonde . one brunette . It's a family tradition. Surprisingly, it wasn't my idea. It was their father's idea. It's important to give credit where credit is due. He said something like "There she is . my Abbi-angel! That's what she called Jessi that first year.). Never missing a beat . he wan...
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Life Lessons: September 2013
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Sunday, September 1, 2013. A hummingbird flew up . just outside of the patio screen. It seemed to be attracted by the colorful spinning wheels . of Icky riding in the wind. It darted . and hovered . until it had captured my attention. Isn't there an old hummingbird feeder out in the shed? I asked myself.There's bound to be one out there somewhere . we had so many . once upon a time. Outside my patio door.
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Life Lessons: July 2013
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Wednesday, July 31, 2013. It started with a reference to MY puzzle pieces. The ones I carry around in a plastic bag. And my never ending arranging . and re-arranging . in the hopes of finding ways for them all to fit together. Creating a perfect picture . or picture perfect . life. That's how it came to pass . on a Sunday afternoon . that we were a-puzzling. She's a puzzle savant. Not wanting to hinder his ...
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Life Lessons: August 2014
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Friday, August 29, 2014. Isaiah 65:1-2 - "I've made myself available to those who haven't bothered to ask. I'm here, ready to be found by those who haven't bothered to look. I kept saying, 'I'm here, I'm right here' to a nation that ignored me. I reached out day after day to a people who turned their backs on me, People who make wrong turns, who insist on doing things their own way.". I can just see Him.
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Life Lessons: Replacing Light Bulbs
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Monday, February 23, 2015. Driving. All around. From place to place to place. And at every stop . there was only one thing to do. Look for the lights . that weren't turned on. Then check out the bulbs. It was important that they . the lights . be turned on. Very, very important. There was a sense of urgency . to the task. Was it as simple as flipping the switch? Could it be a cord unplugged? Incandescent ar...
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Life Lessons: September 2012
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Just a random sharing of things that come to mind or seem important to me at any given time.Smile! Monday, September 24, 2012. This summer will be remembered by many . as the hottest ever. with weeks and weeks of no rainfall . the drought of 2012. For me, though, it will always be the summer of the rat killing. Figuratively . and literally. My dad used to tell us that he'd been . tending to his rat killing . I always liked the sound of that. Or lightly . ever again. It didn't take long before there were ...
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