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Do You Know Who You Are? Conversation with Kat…
Regular readers know I favor TA DA moments and Special Days. On a special day recently, I called my sister-in-law, Kathy, to wish her a happy birthday. Kat’s an encourager, always one to cheer you on and she’s been solidly in my corner for quite some time. So on her birthday, I reached out via…
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What’s One Degree?
That depends on the subject. I can tell you, having just gotten unbundled, when it comes to outside temperature, one degree is pretty darn cold, but it is north of zero, which makes a difference, at least psychologically. I took the time to go through the dress-for-cold routine this morning before heading out with dogs,…
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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore…
I’m fairly certain many of you recognize today’s title as words spoken by Dorothy in the legendary film, The Wizard of Oz. Nothing like travel to take you outside yourself. In the last 24 hours I’ve been in Green Bay and had breakfast made for me by my dad, shared morning devotions with both parents,…
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Encourager, Encourage Yourself
Today’s title is a spin on the old proverb, “Physician, Heal Thyself,” words Jesus quoted in Luke 4:23. According to Wikipedia, the moral of the proverb is to attend to your own defects before attending to others. And knee-deep in defective thinking is exactly where I found myself for about 12 hours, beginning last night…
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Post-Thanksgiving 2011
I didn’t do the usual O Give Thanks essay last night and in the bright sunlight of the day after Thanksgiving, it seems inappropriate. So a new direction for this day. Am I out shopping? Not on your life; I have never done the Black Friday thing and Lord help me, I have no intention…
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Happy Birthday, Hattie! 2012 update
Today’s post is a rerun, first posted several years ago in honor of my paternal grandmother. On top of that, it’s a day late 🙁 From what I remember of her, she would be happy to have the greetings and tardiness would be overlooked with that smile I remember so well. Her birthday was November…
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Hasta la Vista, Bio!!
Regular readers know I’m not a big movie buff, can’t sit that long; I have a few all-time favorites, though not what you might expect. First is Gone With the Wind, followed by the original Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It’s from T2 that today’s title is taken – that classic movie moment…
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Another Special Day
What a blessed woman I am – two special days in one week. Today we celebrate my firstborn child, Erin Lee, born 27 years ago tonight, just just shy of midnight, changing my world forever. I knew she was going to be Erin Lee, no ultrasound needed or taken; it wasn’t that common then. When…
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A Special Day
Twenty-six years ago this evening, my I met my younger daughter, Meghan Lee, for the first time. Weighing in at just six pounds, she showed early signs of being her own person, struggling to be released from the hospital swaddling that her sister, a year earlier, had found so comforting. Being her mother, one…
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Another TA DA!!
Readers know I’m a fan of TA DA moments, have written about them here before, but just what does it mean? I think it’s something I picked up from a nephew, Colby, years ago. When Col was young, he was fascinated by magic and eager to show anyone and everyone his latest trick. He had…