Category: Lifestyle
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Accept Differences
Wouldn’t the world be a dull place to live if we were all the same? It is our differences that make us unique. If everyone you knew thought the same way you think, spoke the same way you speak, loved the same things you love, there would be no fulfillment of dreams. Goals would not […]
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A Step Mother’s Manifesto
This is in part a public promise to my family and a soapbox stand for anyone who wants the right to love your spouse’s children. Why is it that the stepmother is portrayed as the evil one in the fairy tale? That is often the furthest from the truth of reality. Most stepmothers want only […]
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I have Failed
I was laying awake the other night, which in itself is weird for me. I am one of the lucky few who have no trouble sleeping. Seriously, the house can fall down around me and I would sleep right through it. I know you hate me, right? You’re in good company. I was thinking about […]
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New Year Negativity
Why are so many people passive aggressive and negative about 2022? I have heard so many jokes and comments that this year is going to be a repeat of the last two terrible years. I should have extended my social media hiatus a little longer. So many posts about that whine about how bad 2020-21 […]
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A Social Media Sabbatical
I decided to deliberately not use social media for an entire weekend. From Friday afternoon to Monday evening I did not scroll my Facebook time line, tweet on Twitter, tumble on Tumblr, or post on Instagram. I did have a prescheduled post, but it did not require me to log in since it was automatic. […]
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Why Not Trick or Treat?
I was asked why do I hate Halloween. My first thought was hate is too strong a word. I do not hate Halloween. I enjoy the cute children in costume knocking at my door. Their happiness shines through innocently doing what the adults in their lives expect them to do. I don’t hate the modern […]
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Dear Lord…I need Motivation
Me: Lord…I need motivation. I have things I know I need to do and no want to do any of it. Lord: I can give you the knowledge. You have free will to do as you choose. The choice is yours, the consequences are not. Me: Dear Lord, please show me the path and give […]
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Dear Lord…I want to be heard.
Me: Lord, I feel like no one hears me when I speak. I have so many wonderful things I want to share with those I love, especially with my children. I feel so ignored. Lord: Stop talking. Let your actions speak for you. Remember what I told the first disciples, let your light shine before […]
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Dear Lord…I want a house.
Me: Lord, I am really wanting that big house. The one with all the space so each one of my teenagers can have their own bedroom, a shop for my husband to tinker around in, a sunroom, a hot tub on a deck, maybe a pool, and plenty of space for books. A great big […]
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New Blog Series
Beginning tomorrow I am starting a new blog series called “Dear Lord”. The posts will consist of a summary of my conversations with the Lord. To have a relationship with anyone who is important in your life you need to communicate. It isn’t what we do for each other that is important, but rather how […]
A Transpicuous Life 