Tag: God's Gifts
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Comfy is Good

Yesterday after church, I put together the fixings for soup in the crock pot. Yes even here in South Florida, the weather warranted soup. It was 40 when we headed out to church, and I had to dig deep into the closet for warm sweaters 🙂 . It was nice to have the smells of…
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It’s Your Birthday

Well, it’s not mine but it is our youngest’s birthday. Our daughter Lauren celebrates today, (well she’s been celebrating all month, but who’s counting). Of course, we’re wishing her the best of birthdays! And…I have it on pretty good authority, like from her, that she will be spending this afternoon relaxing over her latest lego…
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Uncle Gene

If you’ve been popping in to read this little blog regularly you know that my husband and I typically have some music playing while we’re making dinner. Last night was one of those nights, we were listening to the Bobby Darin channel, and they were playing some really great songs by some great artists. Dinner…
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The Grub & The Memories

I mentioned in this little blog a few posts ago that I’m hosting our community chili cook-off next weekend. I was thinking about the shopping list for my entry and grabbed my cookbook. You see it is “my” cookbook Last Christmas I made a cookbook filled with recipes I’d collected or come up with over…
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Sunset Bells as the Moon Rises

Last night we had dinner with friends. They live near the water and asked us to stop by before dinner so we could watch the sunset with some snacks before heading out. We got there a little after five and enjoyed some time catching up. They weren’t in town when Ian hit, so we shared…
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Toby Time

Our next-door neighbor is what we call a seasonal resident. He comes down usually in September and then heads back to MA in April or May for the summer. When we moved in about 18 months ago, he was here with his wife who was battling cancer, she had been doing so for quite some…
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Some Thoughts to Close the Year

Well, it’s New Year’s Eve and like most people, I’ve been thinking about 2022 as we say goodbye to it. Like many years it had its ups and downs, celebrations, and heart aches, but most importantly, 2022 brought me closer to God. The first part of the year brought new opportunities, I joined a gym…
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Try Something New

A friend sent to me this meme Christmas day and I’ve seen it a few times since then on social media, “Don’t be afraid to try something new..Remember..Amateurs built the Ark..Professionals built the Titanic”. Wow, I’d say that is pretty profound and sooooo true! It’s funny isn’t it, how so many of us are afraid…
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On the Fifth Day of Christmas

Go ahead you know you want to finish that verse… “My true love gave to me, five gold rings”. 🙂 I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and you were able to spend it with loved ones. We made it to Indiana to spend the holiday with family, and although not everyone could be there…
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Winter Solstice – Woo Hoo

Yes, today marks the winter solstice. What’s this you ask? Well if you want the technical definition the winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice, occurs when either of the Earth’s poles reaches its maximum tilt away from the Sun. This happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere. This scientific occurrence will happen at officially…