Does anyone else feel like all hell is breaking loose? Every time I turn on the TV, there is more bad news. Death, terrorism, destruction, violence, unemployment, strikes, misery, the list goes on and on. Sometimes we need to break up the serious with the silly. Here’s one thing I love about September. Every September,
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Stories
14-16“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket,
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Letter to My Daughter on Her First Day of High School
I woke up this morning thinking “Where did the time go?” I remember the day you were born. Well, actually, I’ll be honest, it’s a blur. After being induced and then going through 24 hours of labor, I was exhausted. And then upon seeing you, I was exhilarated… and scared…and overwhelmed. I felt a keen
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20 Seconds of Courage
Hello there!!!! I have missed you all so much!!! Okay, first and foremost, I am PSYCHED about something that happened while I’ve been “regrouping”. One of my blog posts (Come to the Feast) was featured on BlogHer! You will notice some new Bling on the Blog…over in the right hand corner at the top…see it?
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If you were a tree, what kind of a tree would you be?
“It’s my birthday and I’ll _______ if I want to” See the blank? I get to fill it today. I know the song says “cry” but I don’t feel like crying. With all the caffeine I had this morning, I feel like flying. Actually, that would be awesome…except I’m a scaredy cat. My husband went
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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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Wave your wand
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. –Norman Vincent Peale That’s what I’m wishing for…a magic wand. First, I’ll wave it under the tree and presents will appear. Then, I’ll wave it over the presents I have already purchased and they will be wrapped beautifully. Then
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Community
I have tried for the last few days to write something. I don’t know what to write. A 14 year old girl in our community was brutally murdered last week. I can’t stop thinking about her. I can’t stop thinking about her mom. I didn’t know her and I don’t know her mom but
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History
My son asked me to take him to the Field Museum to see the 9/11 exhibit. This is an interesting request from a 3rd grader. I told him it will be sad. He said, “I know Mom but I love to learn about history”. That’s where we are now. 9/11 is “history”. I can’t believe