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I’m not sure about you…but lately, I haven’t been thinking that this IS such a wonderful world. Have you? Seems like everyone I talk to is upset and troubled about something (or many things…) Life is not easy. It’s not.…
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I was in the car running what felt like a zillion errands and couldn’t wait to get home, unload the groceries, packages, and whatever else, when I heard a radio host ask his interviewee what he felt was the greatest…
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I’ve been thinking lately about the little person in this photo and wondering what he will be like. Will he be a lot like his older brother? Or a complete opposite? Someone who leans heavily toward sports? music? reading? an…
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I have an ongoing inside joke with one of my closest friends where we jokingly text each other on “one of those days” with one of two words. Thelma Louise Depending on the day (and our mood) we become one…
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If you’ve ever played the game Candyland yourself (or with a little person you love)…you’re likely to remember all the delectable looking, colorfully presented, tempting sweets that covered the playing board. Given my love for sweets…it might be one reason…
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Yesterday I gave blood for the second time in six months and was anticipating an in/out experience now that I have my handy new blood donor card. It wasn’t to be. Since I was a walk-in, I thought I might…
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Contentment is a good thing. A very good thing. It’s also elusive. Contentment with our circumstances (you know, that inner, glad, happy, at-peace, state of mind) can only come when we let go of control…happily…and give the reigns of our…
