Month: July 2026
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Connection Matters
The hotel room we are in faces the garden center connected to a grocery store. The sky just opened up, and the clouds released the rain, creating rivers in the parking lot. This angry little storm released a fury of wind along with the rain. Tornado sirens blared the warning of a touchdown just south…
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Some Things Are Better Left Unlearned
Are you a lifelong learner? I love to learn. I am drawn to intelligent people and people who notice things most of us go through life never even thinking about. Recently, my husband and I had a conversation about Voyager 1 and 2. It is incredible to think Voyager 1 travels at about 38,000 mph…
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Where There Are Wide Open Skies
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Somewhere out west in a house with windows on all sides, placed at the top of a hill so that no matter where I look, I can see wide open skies. Early in our marriage, we lived in a condo on the top…
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Unbalanced
I found out today that my ex-sister-in-law told her adult daughter (my husband’s niece) a few years ago that the reason she left her children’s dad all those years ago was because he drank all the time and was never home. Wait…WHAT?! Did I mention she left ALL five children? With him?? So he wasn’t…
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That’s a Good Day
Who is your favorite blogger to follow? My favorite blogger is SPINNING VISIONS by Makenna Karas. It is always a good day when I can read a new post by her…. __________ Are there phrases or words that whenever you hear them take you right to that person? My husband and I have spent the…
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America is 250!
If you had told me 50 years ago that Donald Trump would be our president when America turns 250, I would have said you were crazy. Or if you would have told me 25 years ago that I would not get to celebrate with my family at home today because we are spending time with…
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Cancer, Laughter, and Fireflies
On the way out of the rehabilitation center last night, I watched a mini shooting star flit across the lawn, then a second one. The little girl in me got so excited. Just for a moment, she wanted to find a jar or cup to capture these teeny flickering dots for me so I could…
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