My mom has always told me, “Faith is a gift”. I remember her saying this when I was young and then thinking, “Why do some people get the gift and other people don’t?” It didn’t seem fair. As I’ve gotten older I have begun to see what she means. Faith is a gift. St. Paul
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Hope and Unlimited Possibilities
I am constantly amazed when I hear about people fighting for causes that are near and dear to their hearts. There are so many people out there taking action to make this a better, more hopeful, more loving world. I am continually inspired by their courage and tenacity. Most of these people are just ordinary people
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The List
Okay so I was feeling pretty sorry for myself the other day. It was one of those “down in the dumps” days. Someone asked me what I was doing now that I wasn’t “working” and I had a little hissy fit. Inside. I try not to have hissy fits on the outside. Inside I was screaming,
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Religion?
Honor the tradition but expand the understanding. That’s what religions must do right now if they hope to be helpful to humans in the years ahead. Neale Donald Walsch Tomorrow’s God My kids are growing up. This means many things. Based on our dinner conversation tonight, one of the things it means is that they
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Rules
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. Ralph Waldo Emerson I
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Our Culture of Personality
Are you an introvert or an extrovert? I’m reading the book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. It really has me thinking. I remember I took the Meyers Briggs test when I was in my early twenties. It came back that I was an introvert. I remember thinking
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A Little Bit of Everything
I heard a song the other day called, “A Little Bit of Everything” by Dawes. It’s beautiful and haunting. It’s kind of sad, yet triumphant. It makes you want to cry and it makes you realize we are all in this together. I can’t get it out of my mind. My favorite line in it
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Pinterest…are you interested?
I’m so excited! I have discovered Pinterest! There is a red button on the right hand side of the blog if you want to check it out and follow me on Pinterest. I suggest blocking off some time…I suggest HOURS…it’s that exciting! Go ahead and take a sneak peek, it’s so much fun! Here’s an
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It’s your life
Do you remember the Nike ads from the 80’s? You can see why I love this one! YES!!! I have many saved in my “journal/scrapbook/collection of all things” from when I was a teenager. I used to pour over magazines and rip out what I thought was inspiring or pretty or interesting and I’d put