Tag: life
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Life is Fragile
Real Love is Not~ The holiday season brings much that remains buried during the rest of the year to the surface. This is why we often observe or experience abnormal impatience, emotional instability, or outbursts, heightened anxiety, unrealistic personal expectations, and more! I’m sure that someone much smarter than I could expound on why this…
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My Body, My Choice
Not Really – I Was Just Kidding Unless you have been living completely separated from all news and cultural information, then you are aware of a current discussion concerning vaccines, the rights of parents, and mandated shots. Among the talking points are some pretty ‘in your face’ comments toward prolife advocates. The one that I’ve…
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Cracker Barrel
Oh Cracker Barrel… Once again, all around us, opinions, feelings, name-calling, assumptions, and all-out attacks are taking place. Just this morning, I popped open my phone to an article written in a newspaper about the changes made at Cracker Barrel, and the comments by supposed adults were more disturbing than anything I read in the…
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Very Real Nightmares
Why? Oh Why? Today’s blog article is on a bit of a different topic, but it’s an important subject that needs to be discussed. Repeatedly, in the past couple of weeks, this has come to my attention. We hear much talk in today’s world about trauma, PTSD, abuse, anxiety, therapy, and counseling. I dare say…
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No, It is not Easy
But if God will use it… I was in my early twenties when I first began singing the song, The Refiner’s Fire by Steve Green. At that point, I had suffered loss in many areas of my life, and I truly wanted all of it to be used to refine who I was/am and as…
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CHEATED!
Ok – I said it. I’m painfully aware that as a believer, I’m not supposed to say that I’ve been cheated. With that awareness comes the knowledge that I deserve absolutely nothing and that every blessing of life is a gift from God. I use the words painfully aware, because my head knows these things…
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Happy Hellos
Loving Goodbyes The year was 1986 and I was sitting in the audience among a group of women while a widow in her 30s was speaking. I wish I could remember her name to give her credit for this – but while I don’t know all of the details of her story, I will never…
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Mom is up!
Whoops! Am I Making Too Much Noise? On this Saturday morning as I flit about through the house getting things done I’ve had to laugh a few times realizing that I’m really a bit too loud! One of my daughters has been working from home for a couple of weeks due to sickness among coworkers…
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Strong, Educated, Independent Woman
Or… My readers are aware that I write from a personal and transparent place often. This evening is no exception. My subject matter could be controversial but I hope instead, that it can just be thought-provoking. We hear women say, “I’m a strong, independent, educated woman!” Or when someone is trying to make a point…
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We Said “I DO!”
But… Oh, the decisions I’m making today knowing that there are some who aren’t comfortable with this kind of transparency. Raw and real and painful and bold: it seems to be what is required of me and it is certainly what I’m finding many need from me. Honestly, I cannot help another if I’m too…
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“Poor Me!”
What’s That Banner You’re Wearing? Most of us are familiar with the idea of the sash draped across the shoulder of a beauty pageant winner, or a graduate, or award winner of some sort. The sash is a banner declaring a title to the wearer: right? Whenever the person who has earned the title desires…
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That Speech, Though
I Bet You’ve Heard of the Chief’s Kicker Now! Unless you have been intentionally disconnected from the cultural screams this past week, then you are aware of the commencement speech made by Harrison Butker. His words have caused quite a stir and some of you are quite tired of hearing about it. To you, I…
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A Restart of 2024
The Most Important Thing – Life’s been busy. My list of projects to support and work on is long. I’ve been “doing” nonstop since the new year began and basically skipped my normal setting of goals and focusing. When I awoke this morning, I realized how down and out of sorts I felt. Checking my…
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Get Your Mind Out of Time
… and Into Eternity A subject that I touch on in my Defining Moments story has been literally pounding through my thought process the past few days. It was 1987 when this “motto” became a part of my life. As with most “defining moments’ of life there have been times of my allowing this motto to change…
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