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Know That I Am With You

Start of a new week. If you’re like me, you have a busy one ahead. I’m sure you know the feeling, as Sunday was winding down yesterday, the mind shifts to the week ahead. The to-do list is mounting and the next thing you know, you’re waking up to Monday. I sat with Father this…
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When Plans Shift

Well, I thank you all for your patience these past few days. We were scheduled to fly home on Monday from my husband’s class reunion in IL. Even though Hurricane Debby had passed by SW Florida and was no longer a threat, they canceled our return flight. No worries though, they rebooked us for Thursday,…
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“Would You Like Some?”

My husband and I enjoyed vacation last week. The holiday week is always a good one to take as many are gone, and your work email doesn’t fill up so much π . As I mentioned before I signed off a week or so ago, it was a staycation of sorts. We just went about…
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Rain and Colors

Yesterday afternoon my husband and I made a trip to Marco Island, you all kind of know it’s my happy place. As we made our way there, almost right on cue for summertime in Florida, an afternoon shower rolled in. It’s a welcome sight given that we’ve been in a drought the last few years.…
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Sunday Sing-a-Long

Do you find there are times when being strong in your faith and doing the right thing, well, it can wear you out sometimes. Standing for what you believe is right, sometimes is a lonely place. It just seems like the pressures of this world, well some days they are pretty intense and they come…
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Picture This

Like most couples, we have many pictures around our home. Pictures of kids and grandkids growing up over the years. Pictures with friends, pictures of my husband and I at all stages of our life placed all throughout our home. We also have various pictures of our parents to round out the displays. Last night,…
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The Garden

The past few weeks I’ve been enjoying watching the updates from friends and family as they plant their gardens. For many, it’s actually their first time putting in a garden, and it’s been fun to watch their excitement grow as their crop grows. Many of my friends are starting gardens for the first time with…
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Hug and Heal

This past weekend we hosted our annual Kentucky Derby party for our little community. We all gather at our community clubhouse, everyone pitches in with food and we have a good time catching up on the latest, and of course, watching the race. One of our neighbors has not been well for quite some time…
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A Picture – A Message

A few days ago my brother sent me a picture, to use for this little blog.βHe mentioned in his text, “not sure if this is quality enough for your blog, but I thought it was cool”.βI glanced at the picture and thought it was beautiful, the sun rising over the snow in IL that morning.βI…
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Just So

Yesterday afternoon my husband and I hauled over the last of the Christmas items in storage. With each tub that was opened, another area of our home was looking like Christmas. I took the lid off a tub and found the little tree that we bought last year when we traveled back north. We had…