Monthly Archives: October 2020

Bringing the Forest Back Inside Us

Dear Reader: Long ago Thoreau told us “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, … Continue reading

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The New “Fluid” Life of 2020

Dear Reader: There is definitely a story behind this original artistic (hand dyed wood on linen) artwork for our cover today… and I will get to it in a minute. But while my mind is still “fluid” with ideas floating … Continue reading

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When You Put Love Out in the World, It Travels

Dear Reader: God Winks were popping yesterday and the timing couldn’t  be better. I read an article last week that pretty much summed up the crux of what  the vast majority of Americans are feeling now…EXHAUSTED! In fact we have … Continue reading

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Making a List of What We’ve Learned in Life

Dear Reader: Many people are “list” people…they can’t go anywhere without a list…like the grocery store or start the day’s errands…they feel more secure with a list. Lists are very important it seems in today’s society…so many life guidance books…that … Continue reading

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Hurricanes and White Christmases

Dear Reader: My question for this week’s StoryWorth asked…“Describe your most memorable birthday.”  My first instinct was to search mentally for a childhood or teenage birthday but nothing popped. (Except for receiving “Polly the doll” on my fifth birthday and … Continue reading

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Don’t Change So Much that God Doesn’t Recognize You

Dear Reader: Yesterday Mollie brought Lachlan and Eloise to come play with Boo Boo wearing their Halloween costumes. (Rutledge had a birthday party to attend so he didn’t get to come.) Mollie stopped in front of the grandchildren’s picture that … Continue reading

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“Fishing” for a Compliment

Dear Reader: Grandmother Wilson gave me a great lesson in gratitude one summer…when I was at her house… and it had to do with cornbread. To this day I can still taste grandmother’s cornbread in my mind…it was the best … Continue reading

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My One Enduring Truth…

  Dear Reader: I had started another blog post when I heard some news from Tommy that sent me back down memory lane…and I sensed immediately that I must stop and pay tribute to all the guardian angels that God … Continue reading

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Courage Comes in All Shapes and Forms

Dear Reader: This is normally the time of the year when I am showing off my Confederate Rose “Bush” with all its shades of white, pink, and dark pink blooms. It is a joy to behold. *The picture below was … Continue reading

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Leaving “Good Enough” Alone…”If It Ain’t Broke or Even If It Is Leave it be”

Dear Reader: Last week I introduced you to author Nicole Phillips who I heard when I plopped down with my sandwich, in the recliner, being interviewed about her book-The Negativity Remedy.    Her personal epiphany, that she was sharing in … Continue reading

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