Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/VkMH9BvNVRY?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Anyone who uses social media has probably been guilty of over-posting at some time or another. Over-posting can have several definitions, but basically, it is one who posts several times a day either stating the same thing repeatedly with slightly different verbiage, or it can be one who posts every detail …
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Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/XZ0xN0hmpi4?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink We’ve all heard some of the wise cracks, or memes about getting older; “The golden years aren’t so golden”, “use it before you lose it”, “the older I get, the earlier it gets late”, or various other quotes. How about reminiscing on how you used to listen to loud music in …
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This is part of a quick-read section that I want to cultivate. Whether it is easy reads as you are out the door and ready to begin your day or winding down for the evening. Hopefully, this will sow seeds to continue your journey in this life. Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/dA3y1xxvBnU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink It was 4:45 in …
Image compliments of: https://unsplash.com/photos/rydQVdwcgUQ?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Prologue: This is another story that was conceived during my sister time. The first was called The Selfie. We were having fun hiking when nature called. Afterwards, we started joking about what would happen if two of us went and when we came back, two were gone. The story grew from …
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Image compliments of: https://unsplash.com/photos/cMVRsfY8R3Q?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Prelude: I would be remiss if I didn't add how this story came about. Remember, this section is called Part-Fiction. The truth to this story is that there really were four best of friends that got together: my three sisters and me. We really did have a girl's weekend and we …
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/gr_Ia8kzwFs?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Chapter 1 Margie was just finishing up the dishes when she saw something out of the corner of her eye. She had been home from work for an hour and was cleaning up before Brad got home. She loved being alone for that hour of the day; it gave her time …
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/qkJmcJR-r5k?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink The word sundown sounds serene, doesn’t it? Sundown conjures up images of beautiful orange and red skies with the last bit of the sun going down the landscape. If you live with someone with dementia, the word sundown, or sundowning conjures up a very different meaning. People with Alzheimer’s or severe …
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/e11Oa3kvx4c?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink It happens so often; that person that gets on your nerves in a meeting, becomes a good friend, or at least someone from whom you learn a lesson. I’ve talked to many people over the years that can attest to this. There you are, in church, at a work meeting, in …
photo compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/Ju-ITc1Cc0w?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink The rain continued to pour down as Maggie looked out the bedroom window of her downtown condo. It seemed like it would never quit raining and she was eager to get out to finish her yardwork. The condo association had a shared, rooftop garden space for all of the owners to …
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Jack smiled as he finished his telephone conversation with his only son, Jackson. Life was not an easy road for them as Jackson navigated in and out of trouble throughout his childhood. It started after his wife, Lorena, passed away. Jackson was 7 years old and had been sort of a momma’s boy; he and …
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The Encouraged Woman 