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I Gotta Mow Again
I decided to do something fun and dedicate this song I wrote to the tune of “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson, to my husband. Deran is a good guy, and though he really hates yard work, he gets …...
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Hot Dog!
Happy Thursday! I thought this picture was precious. There have been times I wish I could get away with doing the same thing! I realize not everyone who reads this is in the midst of summer. I live...
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Yard Sale Lesson
When my kids were little, money was always very tight. My then-husband had a great job and made good money. The problem was that he had a hard time letting go of it at home. I was the only adult …...
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Heart Support
As I have mentioned before, my former married life was excruciatingly painful. I often felt overwhelmed and badly in need of an emotionally supportive friend at home. God sent that supportive friend in...
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Great Mother-Son Memory
I never prayed so hard for a sunny day. I always dreamed of having an outdoor wedding. We chose an upscale turn-of-the-century, Victorian bed and breakfast overlooking a beautiful lake for our wedding...
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The Acrobatic Fish
“Mommy, Mommy, look! That fish is walking on the grass? Look, Mommy!” My six year old son yelled. “A. Fish. Is. Walking,” said my oldest daughter Rachel, twisting her face into a puzzled look. Hannah...
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An Unlikely Dream
Joseph wasn’t unlike some teenagers of today. His father’s overt favoritism left him with that strong sense of entitlement— “I really am all that.” “It really is all about me.” Jacob, Joseph’s...
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Things Aren’t Always as They Appear
Some days just go a little awkward, you know? Like the hot summer day over twenty years ago, when I sat by an open window repeatedly doing the a wolf whistle (the kind a man does when a pretty woman …...
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Rolly-pollys
How precious are these rolly-polly babies! They look like Pillsbury dough animal babies! Makes you wanna cuddle them and lovingly squeeze them and GENTLY poke their huge bellies! Photo from...
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Anyone Else Have This Happen?
Yes, yes, yes! Someone finally understands! I have done this more times than I can remember. I stash something so securely that when it comes time for me to use it, I can’t find it and have to go...
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