Sunday, March 25, 2012

Roses

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Sometimes we have to just stand still; stop chasing...or stop retreating. We're not always going to be able to understand why life has ...
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Sunday, January 09, 2011

I remember when...

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Memories are a funny thing. The precision of the memory depends on who is doing the remembering. I'm old enough to have heard many stori...
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Sunday, October 03, 2010

A Child Always

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Every parent with older children has heard them say "I'm not a child anymore", and I'm sure we've all given the same r...
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

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They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder...I'm not a huge fan of fonder.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Out of Fear

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There are things in life that we want, sometimes desperately, and yet we hold on to something that holds us back from what our heart desires...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

What would you do?

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What would you do if you had one year to live? What would be first and foremost on your mind to do? I imagine I'd want to do many of the...
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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Perception

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We have a tendency to look at people through glasses colored by our own perception. Sometimes we perceive people to be greater than they ac...
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Thursday, December 31, 2009

Saying goodbye to 2009

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The year draws to an end and there are so many mixed emotions I have as I say goodbye to 2009 and welcome 2010. 2009 was probably the most l...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Blessed Abundantly

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What a difference a year makes. Common saying, yes? However, truly, what a difference a year makes. Thanksgiving 2008; the boys and I had ju...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

I have a few...

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How often we wish we could take something back; a word, a day...a relationship. I wonder, though, if it were possible, regardless of the str...
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Don't Go

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Charlie is a big fan of Jack London. I'll admit I'm not, only reading what was required in high school or college. Charlie, however,...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

Minimalist Meme

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Got this from Leesa *after I did this, and went back to Leesa's page to copy and paste her addy...I read the directions. It's suppos...
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Sunday, October 18, 2009

Goes to show that you never really know...

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I've only left the United States by way of ship, so I've never had need for a passport. I've had to show my birth certificate; w...
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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Fallen

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Lately I have a hard time turning my mind off. I can take meds to make me sleep, and sleep will come, but there are those times when you wan...
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Friday, September 11, 2009

A Parent's Love

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I love hearing from my kids. It doesn't matter what time of day or whether I'm busy or not, I love to hear from my boys. Sometimes t...
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Sunday, September 06, 2009

Lead Me...

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This is by Chris and Conrad, originally done by Hillsong. I love Hillsong, but if you've not heard of Chris and Conrad, please check the...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

I'm such a 'Joe' kind of girl.

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Last week the boys and I went out for dinner and to see Casey's choice for his birthday movie, G.I. Joe . I was as anxious to see it as ...
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Thursday, August 06, 2009

Reaching Out

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Life is never perfect. There are many, many days of smiles, hours upon hours of laughter..but there are tears too. Sadness is part of life. ...
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Monday, August 03, 2009

Rock Solid

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Every word I said, I meant it. Every time I told you I missed you, it was true. Every time I told you I loved you, my heart was demanding to...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Words

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There are words that can change the direction of our life. Actually, not only our life, but the life of those around us, those who care for ...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Just a thinkin'

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I wonder, sometimes...not all the time, but sometimes, what it is that makes us tick. As for me, and as it's been pointed out lately, I ...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Welcome Home

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My ex mom-in-law passed away in her sleep very early Monday morning. I know the last time I wrote about my mom-in-law, the boys and I had ha...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Dreams To Remember

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I love how life is constantly teaching us lessons. Oh, we're a stubborn lot, but given enough time, we learn. Maybe it's because som...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

What If

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All children dream. The youngest child will live within an imagination that we are not able to begin to imagine as adults. What did we dream...
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

If ever...

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I may have a hard time settling down, maybe I'm just hard to please, I don't know. I've actually had someone tell me that latel...
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Friday, July 03, 2009

Funnies

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My good friend, Tom, posted these a long time ago on my blog. Recently came across them again, still made me laugh. Hope they make you laug...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Turn Around

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When sleep is suppose to come, it doesn't. I lay awake and I wonder why. I have so many questions, so many why's, that I get lost. I...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

My Graduate

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Charlie is now a high school graduate. My Charlie...is not so much ' my ' Charlie anymore, but his own man. As hard as it is for me ...
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Monday, June 08, 2009

Ponderings of reflections in my life

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I would watch the reflection of the moon as it danced on the expansive face of the ocean. It was my habit, when I lived in Florida, to end e...
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Dreamers, each of us

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Young girls dream. To a young girl, anything is possible, even if someone tries to stifle their spirit, young girls will dream. Most young g...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

When God Laughs

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I do believe God has a great sense of humor. I believe this with all of my heart. And, sometimes, I believe that when we find ourselves on a...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Tell me...

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...how is it possible that there are minutes that last for hours, and yet hours that disappear in a minute. Something I read today that melt...
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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Learning to trust

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The small lake was clear enough to where the fish could not hide themselves and the water welcomed my toes with it's coolness. The acrea...
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Kids Say The Darndest Things

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I remember watching this at night with my family...times have changed. And yes, I'm really that old!
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

The Importance of Toothpaste.

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I pulled my shopping cart into the only lane open. The conveyor was full of food, more than full, it was packed. A cart was pushed up agains...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Singing the 'Used Car Salesman' blues

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First, let me make it clear that I'm not against all used car salesman. Last year when I bought my 2007 Kia Spectra EX with 9,000 miles...
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