Monthly Archives: April 2022

The Little Moments of True Meaning along our Life’s Paths

Dear Reader: Don’t we all wish that when God gave out assignments for each of our unique paths through life…ours looked like Monet’s garden path? Since I didn’t get that lucky… I think I have been trying to imitate the … Continue reading

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Why ” Not Being Fine” is Perfectly Fine

Dear Reader: Don’t you just love this card? (Etsy.com) It gets right to the heart of the matter… hiding our true human feelings under layers of societal politeness. We are all afraid to appear vulnerable. When we tell others we … Continue reading

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Redefining Greatness

Dear Reader: I got in late last night from Mt Pleasant so this post won’t be pontifical…but hopefully a thin slice of pensive … something I thought about while driving home yesterday. I think Greatness in a person is exemplified … Continue reading

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One Life… Many Names

Dear Reader: Today Eva Cate is participating in the Fifth Grade Wax Museum as… Susan B Anthony… suffragette. Mandy and I met yesterday so I could get the hat to her to complete her costume…such is love… especially between generational … Continue reading

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Have You Ever Wanted to Hug a Place?

Dear Reader: No… I am not doing an advertisement for Chicken Salad Chick. As I was running errands yesterday… I just happened to be in the vicinity when my stomach started growling and I pulled in to pick up a … Continue reading

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The Last Hurrah… White-Out

Dear Reader: As I was dusting off my old Dell Desktop computer over the weekend … I once again marveled at how long it has lasted… ” Old Faithful.” It was my first home computer… the ” basic vista.” You … Continue reading

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Hints of Summer and Stories of Spirited Smiles

Dear Reader: When I arrived home from Mt Pleasant yesterday ( after watching Rutledge and Lachlan play their last game of the season -Lacrosse) I happened to look up and saw Honeysuckle bursting out all over the tops of trees … Continue reading

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Sharing Thankful Thoughts on a Beautiful Spring Day

Dear Reader: Pause. Write. Give Thanks. Yesterday Mollie came over for a visit in the ” Ville” to catch up, have lunch and run some errands. We compared raising children generationally… and in mutual consent agreed that it never gets … Continue reading

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The Sound and Silence of Kindness

Dear Reader: Don’t light and airy musical notes make us feel better… and especially Christmas tunes that revive happy memories? I mentioned earlier this week that I have been cleaning out closets and drawers to bag and take all kinds … Continue reading

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A New Take on ” The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse” … Indomitable Faith

Dear Reader: Most of us grew up reading or hearing a parent or teacher read us the story of two mice cousins who learn how different life can be… depending on the location of our childhood and later adulthood. The … Continue reading

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