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I’m not heartless…
Sitting here in the waiting area at the hospital. I’m waiting for my TEE. It’s not the fun kind of tea you drink, but the kind that lets the cardiologist know how big the hole in my heart is. I’m not heartless, just missing a piece of my heart. Depending on how large the hole…
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Fifty Dollars, Combs, and a Fire He Will Never Forget
It was just before Christmas. All of the presents were wrapped and under the Christmas tree. Except just one. Joe was with his mom who was picking up one last gift when he found a fifty dollar bill on the floor near the checkout register at the Ben Franklin Store. Fifty dollars was a lot…
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Memories With Mom
Today is my mom’s 84th birthday. My siblings and I and our families are going to get together with her this afternoon for a luncheon/dinner to celebrate her. The menu is simple. We are serving home made chicken salad croissants and potato salad. Which are made and in my refrigerator. There will also be veggies…
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Bonnie Doons
It is a sunny 81 degrees here at home. Blue sky sans clouds, no humidity, and only the slightest hint of smoke in the distance. Two trips back and forth to Indiana in the last five weeks added over 7000 miles to the odometer on our car. My husband’s brother was laid to rest and…
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Connection Matters
The hotel room we are in faces the garden center connected to a grocery store. The sky just opened up, and the clouds released the rain, creating rivers in the parking lot. This angry little storm released a fury of wind along with the rain. Tornado sirens blared the warning of a touchdown just south…
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Some Things Are Better Left Unlearned
Are you a lifelong learner? I love to learn. I am drawn to intelligent people and people who notice things most of us go through life never even thinking about. Recently, my husband and I had a conversation about Voyager 1 and 2. It is incredible to think Voyager 1 travels at about 38,000 mph…
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Where There Are Wide Open Skies
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Somewhere out west in a house with windows on all sides, placed at the top of a hill so that no matter where I look, I can see wide open skies. Early in our marriage, we lived in a condo on the top…
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Unbalanced
I found out today that my ex-sister-in-law told her adult daughter (my husband’s niece) a few years ago that the reason she left her children’s dad all those years ago was because he drank all the time and was never home. Wait…WHAT?! Did I mention she left ALL five children? With him?? So he wasn’t…
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That’s a Good Day
Who is your favorite blogger to follow? My favorite blogger is SPINNING VISIONS by Makenna Karas. It is always a good day when I can read a new post by her…. __________ Are there phrases or words that whenever you hear them take you right to that person? My husband and I have spent the…
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America is 250!
If you had told me 50 years ago that Donald Trump would be our president when America turns 250, I would have said you were crazy. Or if you would have told me 25 years ago that I would not get to celebrate with my family at home today because we are spending time with…
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Cancer, Laughter, and Fireflies
On the way out of the rehabilitation center last night, I watched a mini shooting star flit across the lawn, then a second one. The little girl in me got so excited. Just for a moment, she wanted to find a jar or cup to capture these teeny flickering dots for me so I could…
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Speak a Post
So why do I feel guilty when I don’t write? Because I made a promise to myself. A great motto is “Remember Your Promises.” Bloggers and writers, if you are like me, you sometimes put too much pressure on yourselves to write a certain number of days or posts. It’s not necessary. Just write when…
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My husband and I raised three daughters together, and when I look back, it’s hard not to feel a deep sense of nostalgia, not just for their growing-up years, but for my own childhood, courtship, and the early days of our marriage. Those memories hold a little bit of everything, laughter, heartache, and a whole lot of love woven through it all.
I’ve found such joy in journaling, writing, and blogging about the things that matter most to me like God, family, life experiences, thoughts and opinions, memories, feelings, traditions, hobbies, and family history. There’s something important about putting these moments into words, about capturing them in a way that can be revisited and shared.
Through my stories, traditions, and reflections, I hope to connect with others who value these same simple, meaningful parts of life, and who might be willing to share a bit of their own stories, too.
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