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God’s Gift to Christ…His Friendships on Earth

Dear Reader: I read an article from Guideposts recently that I found interesting. It talked about the different friendships mentioned in the Bible and their overall importance to the persons involved in the friendship. It seems to indicate that close friendships … Continue reading

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The “Wonder” of Wonderful

Dear Reader: Every time one of the grandchildren walks through the garden I snip a tiny piece of a rosemary stem off for them to carry…so the “wonder”ful aroma stays with them throughout the garden. (It is as if they … Continue reading

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The “Hedge Hog” Lesson of Life

Dear Reader: Isn’t it funny how we relate certain objects to certain people because we know the items are a favorite of theirs? For example….with Honey…it is pigs and dragonflies. She once had two potbelly pigs…she loved as pets…and when … Continue reading

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The Black Dot

Dear Reader: While throwing out a bag of old notebooks filled with curriculum coursework requirements from my educational graduate courses …a worksheet fell out of one notebook…and there was a white sheet with a black dot in the center. How … Continue reading

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Make a Choice…Make it Happen

Dear Reader: I just happened to catch one segment of GMA before leaving for Mt. Pleasant to keep Eloise Friday. Hilary Swank, the twice Oscar-winning actor, was talking to Robin about her three-year hiatus from acting. The years had been … Continue reading

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Only God Can Make It Grow!

Dear Reader: I received one of those very special email messages yesterday that truly touched me and brought reassurance that the path I am on is the path I was made to travel. Sometimes I seriously question my path…is it … Continue reading

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Starting to Delete “But’s” from my Life

Dear Reader: I have come to realize (when I am proof-reading the blog before I put it to bed) that I use too many “but’s” in my sentences. By simply substituting another word like “and”  or “even though” I can … Continue reading

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‘When is Old Enough to Know Better Going to Kick In?

Dear Reader: When I saw this little wooden plaque in Simple to Sublime Tuesday I just had to laugh out loud to myself. How true…how true! And I can already give you my answer…“Never!” (Might make a good grave stone inscription) … Continue reading

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When H O P E fades, Make a “Sublime” Choice to “Simply” Add Color

Dear Reader: Yesterday was a crazy day, weather-wise…it went from cloudy, to sunny to cloudy again as if teasing us…and finally the thunder boomers, that had been predicted most of the day… rolled in around mid-afternoon. They were loud and … Continue reading

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Becoming “Practitioners of Wonder”

  Dear Reader: Welcome Spring! So good to see you again! ” I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses; And the voice I hear, falling on my ear, The Son of God discloses. Refrain: … Continue reading

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