Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-wooden-bench-HlhgXw-1r8A?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Dee unlocked the door to go on her morning walk to the park. As she opened the door, she felt the slight breeze rustle through her hair. “I’d better grab a jacket”, she said to the empty house. It had been 6 months since Carl died and she couldn’t seem to …
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Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/january-calendar-waNAJOI7Jz8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Many people start the new year with a resolution while others say they won't start something they know they won’t finish. Think of it; how many times do New Year’s Resolutions get broken before the end of January? Just ask any gym owner, and you’ll hear the stories of packed gyms …
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The office where I work likes to celebrate Birthday’s, weddings, babies, and other milestones. Let me rephrase that; the offices I work in. I work in a building where I support several different areas. The most recent celebration was a baby shower to which I signed up for a veggie tray. I normally go out …
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Have you ever noticed large columnar clouds in the sky? They are cumulous clouds that form when warm air rises, then cools, then condenses. They are like a vertical story all of their own, shaped by the winds and the currents of warm air; nature depicting our very own Rorschach test. I imagine countless people …
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This past Sunday before Memorial Day, my husband and I went to a church that we used to attend periodically, when we lived in our previous home. The church is close to a Farmers Market that has a themed event every week. Our prior home was in a very rural area and was pretty far …
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Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/a-plane-flying-in-the-sky-with-a-lot-of-clouds--ZMddmRoE_c?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Like many of you, I have a smart device that provides me with the weather update any time I ask. Lately, here in the South, we have been getting quite a few thunderstorms. It always makes me chuckle a little when my device says “today, you can expect sun and thunderstorms”. …
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Restless, like a butterfly waiting to escape the cocoon Restless like the astronaut waiting to land on the moon. Restless, like a horse behind the stall before a race. Restless like a marathon runner trying hard to keep the pace. Restless, like the rooster trying to coax out the sun. Restless like the hurdle jumper …
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/white-textile-on-white-window-blinds-Mptuig_k3tw?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Do you have an old sweater that gives you comfort? I have a couple of them I like to wear while hanging around the house. I must admit that I even get them out sometimes in the summer, while we are watching a movie. I like the feeling of being covered …
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Images compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/tall-trees-LUZ9JX2lodQ?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Amid the whispering leaves, bumblebees dance with ease. Butterflies float on by, painting nature amidst the blue-green sky. Looking upward at a tapestry of green, the canopy of trees yields feelings so serene. Oblivious to me, nature thrives free. A gentle reminder, that stewards we must be. In this wilderness, I …
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Born into poverty without a crib or a bed, born to a woman who was almost unwed. He left all the glory and beauty behind, to come to the world and save all mankind. As he grew, his acquaintances started to see he was somebody special, there was no one like he. His mother was …
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The Encouraged Woman 