Friends, great Big YES on Instagram and Facebook will be running stories of hope and optimism. Please share yours!! Tag with #unleashoptimism and @greatbigyes and I will repost on Great Big YES! I know there are MANY amazing stories. They don’t have to be long or perfect just real. Why do you have hope? Let’s
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The Magnolia Story
Major Announcement for all of you who are not following me on social media! (Mom) I am so excited to be a part of the: Y’all. For real. We are called the Shiplappers. I love this so much. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, tune into the show, Fixer Upper, on HGTV.
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Oh my gosh…that’s hilarious.
You know what bugs me? When you are with people and you say something really funny and someone says with a very serious, pursed lips, church lady voice…”Oh my gosh…that is hilarious.” If it was hilarious, you wouldn’t say it was hilarious, you would just laugh. Actually, hilarity calls for doubled over, can’t breathe, snot
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Me. It’s complicated. But not really.
One of my recent posts was about Dr. Seuss and Proverbs both being on my windowsill. For those of you who know me well, this is not a surprise. I love Jesus. I also hope to see the Britney Spears concert in Las Vegas. My daughter told me the other day, “It’s kind of funny
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Lessons and Laughs from our Dads
Thank you all so much for your comments and stories about your dads! I laughed, I cried, I remembered. Many of you talked about your dad’s sense of humor, saying, “He loved to laugh” or “Sarcasm was his strong suit”. Another reader shared, “My dad is funny and taught me the power of laughter. Once
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Anybody got a llama?
I was just listening to the radio. The segment was about Christmas traditions. This woman was talking about how she wanted to make her traditions more meaningful so now she and her husband and three kids go out to the barn…they get one of each animal…a horse, a llama (no joke)…a chicken…and then they sit
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Drifting
Sometimes I forget who I am and I need to be reminded. This is my top ten list of things I want to remember. Faith – Faith in Jesus, faith that it is “as it should be” and faith in me. Love – As in, don’t just talk about it, do it. Love is
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Hope
My stomach hurts from laughing last night. My throat hurts from talking too. The band was loud and I was shouting and at one point, my husband leaned over and said, you haven’t stopped talking all night. (Of course, he didn’t mean this in a bad way…) I guess I hadn’t been out in awhile.
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Carbonated holiness
Laughter is carbonated holiness. -Anne Lamont Great line, huh? I’m sure you are like me and you have certain friends you that make you laugh. When you think of them right now, you’re smiling, right? How great is that? What gifts they have given you…laughter, happy memories, fun. What about the people who are