Every year, on New Year’s Day, I take down my old calendar, and transfer all the Birthdays to the New Year calendar. I love doing this because I get to revisit my notes from the prior year. Sometimes they are appointment reminders, others are notes about visitors coming, or trips we took. Some are sad …
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Thank you to the many who have subscribed to this blog and taken the time to comment. My posts have been a little slower during the Holiday season, but I am ready to ramp back up! I read every comment that is posted and look forward to the messages my subscribers leave. As we go …
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Image courtesy of: Hans from Pixabay I was in bed most of the day today, which is not a good thing except that it made me pause, in more ways than one. I started getting a fever Christmas night and continued through today. As I lay there, I thought of how nice it would be …
Continue reading Processing the past and headed for the future. A New Year’s wish.
Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/iEhFJJAMTK4?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Waiting can be rough; I get antsy in long lines, I get frustrated if food in a restaurant takes too long, I will drive another route to avoid a long line of cars on a freeway, I will reschedule an appointment if I’m told there is a really long wait time. …
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Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/7VOyZ0-iO0o?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink We are full blown into the Holiday season, in fact, we are about half-way through it and into the New Year. So many people associate the Holidays with family, food, gifts, and pretty decorations. During Thanksgiving so many people have turkey, or ham, casseroles, family dinners, movies, games, and many other …
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Image courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/XX2WTbLr3r8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Pay it forward: If you do an internet search on the phrase “pay it forward”, you will find some pretty cool challenges, blogs, stories, etc… This has been a phenomenon practiced for many years now. On the slim chance that you have been living a sheltered life and never heard of …
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Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/bJPn27RFg0Y?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink At church today, I listened to a sermon about celebrating Thanksgiving before Christmas. Sounds kind of odd right? I mean, Thanksgiving is before Christmas on the calendar, why would we have to be reminded of it? The speaker went on to talk about the growing trend of people jumping right from …
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Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/httxBNGKapo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink I was born in the 60’s; a time when there were race riots and war protests along with many other political events, we were in the middle of the Vietnam war, but I was too young to really know what was going on. By the time I was three years of …
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Image courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/r2nJPbEYuSQ?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink As you read my hospice memories, know that this is meant to inspire and assure you that life does go on. Faith is an amazing gift, families can be an inspiration and source of strength. My family has always been close, so it is no surprise how we came together during …
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Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/1czDWYhQHLM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Don’t think about it, just do it. That was what my daughter in law said to me, when they came to visit with the grandkids, and we were at a swimming hole with a large rock from which people were jumping. She is almost two years cancer free, and after that …
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The Encouraged Woman 