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Finding Our Own Self-Sanctuary

Dear Reader: The older I get the more I realize how important it is to niche out time in each day for reflection…to have a quiet place one can retreat to for some introspection. One of my favorite artist’s Kelly … Continue reading

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Life…It’s All About Attitude

Dear Reader: I do believe if everyone (all mankind) started out on earth equally…physically and mentally…and lined up next to each other for the Race of Life…given the exact same obstacles (ahead of them) to deal with…some participants would handle … Continue reading

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God’s Love of Music

Dear Reader: Have you ever wondered what kind of music God loves best? The natural music He put on earth in its creation moves me daily…the sound of a breeze blowing through the trees, a creek gurgling over rocks, birds … Continue reading

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Reacting to Others…Connecting Together

Dear Reader: Sometimes when I think about the conscious or unconscious influence of being a role model for loved ones coming after me and those who surround me in my daily life…it forces me to never forget just what an … Continue reading

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If You Can’t Look UP….Climb UP and Look Down!

Dear Reader: Yesterday I finished the blog post by observing that sometimes we need to stop and look up (the balloons caught in the tree)…you never know what you might see and looking up helps us climb over obstacles. Now … Continue reading

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When No One is Looking…

*(Art work Title: “When No One is Looking on the Farm”– Artist- Lucia Masciullo) Dear Reader: *I had to laugh at the artist Masciullo’s interpretation of something that might happen when no one is looking…like ‘When pigs fly on a … Continue reading

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In a World Where You Can be Anything…BE KIND

Dear Reader: Today I look at all the career choices young men and women have that were non-existent in the seventies when I graduated from college…especially for women. The career slots were still basically medicine (as a nurse only or … Continue reading

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Almost There…But Not Quite

Dear Reader: I thought I had finished the Mitford Series with number 13 when I discovered, last week to my surprise, that a “last” novel (to date – number 14) had been added to the series. I am almost finished…but … Continue reading

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A Thousand Ways to Say “Thank You”

Dear Reader: It happened…yesterday at 3:31 p.m. – the number I had been imagining as I (peripherally) glanced at the followers count of 999 while writing three more daily posts…that elusive four-digit number 1000 and then suddenly… there it was! Oh … Continue reading

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You are as “Welcome as the Flowers in May”

Dear Reader: I remember Grandmother Wilson welcoming visitors to the farm house in the spring with these very words “You are as welcome as the flowers in May”…(I always thought it was such a sweet sentiment.) Today Grandmother would have … Continue reading

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