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The World Just Keeps on Turning…
With 30 minutes to official sunrise, I’ve been watching the moon make its journey across the sky for hours. Wide awake since 3a.m., with bright moonlight streaming through the window, I’m thinking of two people in these early morning hours. Last night brought word that my favorite Auntie Arlene, spoken of often in these pages,…
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What’s One Degree?
That depends on the subject. I can tell you, having just gotten unbundled, when it comes to outside temperature, one degree is pretty darn cold, but it is north of zero, which makes a difference, at least psychologically. I took the time to go through the dress-for-cold routine this morning before heading out with dogs,…
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Encourager, Encourage Yourself
Today’s title is a spin on the old proverb, “Physician, Heal Thyself,” words Jesus quoted in Luke 4:23. According to Wikipedia, the moral of the proverb is to attend to your own defects before attending to others. And knee-deep in defective thinking is exactly where I found myself for about 12 hours, beginning last night…
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Another birthday!! Bless you, ErinLee!!
My ErinLee, elder daughter by 363 days turned 26 today! I texted her at 12:05 a.m., PDT, her time, which, and yes, I was up, was 2:05 a.m., here in Wisconsin. I was working and reminiscing about the birth of my first child, 26 years ago. She was so tiny, just 5lb, 13 oz, at…
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Choices !!
Don’t you love choices?? Today, after a really tough week, is turning out beautifully and it’s not yet noon. Today is my Meghan Lee’s 25th birthday. We spoke early, I waited for her call – I’m learning, didn’t want to wake her too early on her birthday. I sang to her, not the traditional melody,…
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Another Countdown
I like countdowns; they help me remain organized in the process of leaving on a trip and generally are the source of good memories – preparing for the numerous road trips taken with my girls. I’ve posted others, counting down to leaving on holiday, going to spend time with a daughter for Christmas, memories from…
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This, too, shall pass…
A quick google of today’s title finds it defined as a proverb; not a quote from the Bible – you gotta love a phrase that has its own wiki 🙂 It may be based on the oft-repeated phrase, “And it came to pass,” first used in Genesis chapter four and depending on your source and…
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No Good Deed Goes …?
Surely some of you know the rest of that aphorism. Because of my belief in the power of words, often stated here – words matter – I won’t be finishing the statement; in fact today we’ll do a test run on a new ending, give it a new spin. And I do love spin 🙂…
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I’m here!!
An uneventful flight; actually, travel was very good. This Delta/Northwest merger has resulted in a very classy airline. The service was excellent, personnel very professional, very helpful. Compared to some of the service we’ve experienced in the last year, this rates very well! A year ago on Dec. 23, I was sitting at O’Hare, full…
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BLIZZARD PART II
It got ugly out there. I have a friend who’d call it “wicked cold.” She’s from the East and apparently that’s a colloquialism and her adjective of choice. I call it BRUTAL and realize all-caps equals shouting in cyber-English, but that’s my way of letting you know that it did indeed get ugly. As so…