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Thankful for CJ and Lauren
Day 13/30 – One year ago, our eldest son married the perfect woman for him. The marriage gifting us with an amazing daughter (Lauren). They sailed through that first year of marriage in an admirable fashion not because it was easy, but because of their love for each other. What a gift for a parent…
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Time-saving Tweaks
Day 12/30 – Today I’m thankful for simple tweaks that make life more simple. In my last house, I particularly loved the clothesline my husband hung outside our second-story windows in our laundry room so we could hang clothes without lugging them outdoors. In this house, one of our tweaks is the small little eye-hook…
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Thankful for Zebulon
Day 11/30 – Today I’m thankful for my son who was born 21 years ago today. And I’m particularly happy that he was here so we could celebrate with him. We are super proud of the man he has become, and I look forward to seeing where he goes next in life. Zeb has a…
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Inspirational Friends
Day 10/30 – I have many friends who are inspirational, but today I’m going to highlight three. One doesn’t have a website and just recently got her first smart phone. She has seven children, a job playing the piano for school musical offerings and is in charge of keeping the nursery at church staffed. Her…
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My Work as an Exterminator
Way back in high school I took a test to see what career I could thrive in. Can you imagine my family’s shock (and laughter) when my results came back, and we discovered that my optimal path was as an exterminator? While a super admirable career for many (and one I greatly appreciate), it definitely…
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Medicine
Day 9/30 – When I think of the horrors of war, and what suffering people go through, I often think of basic medication. And the lack of it. I have allergies, and without nose drops and two pills, I’m a pretty miserable human being. What would my life be like without them? Instead of sleeping,…
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Thankful for Flex Days
Day 8/30 – It’s 3:23pm on Wednesday afternoon as I sit down to write this. I’ve been cleaning house for over half an hour, and got a notification that the audio book I was listening to while cleaning has a broken connection. So now I deleted the bad file and am downloading the good one…
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Animal Stress-Relief Videos
Day 7/30 – Today I’m thankful for adorable animal videos that un-stress me (de-stress me? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ ) when I’m feeling fried. Feel free to share links to your favorites in comments. Cat Selfies: Baby Lion “Roaring”: Animal Photobombs: My Featured Image is a screenshot from Facebook entitled “Actual footage of me trying to take a…
Word Quilt
I don't sew, but I write — patching together pieces of my life.
