Tag: God's Plan
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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…
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Not Good Enough
Yesterday was one of those days. It actually started off really positively. I was knocking things off the to-do list, I worked out early, got some great news from a friend, (thanks for the prayers this week by the way), it was going swimmingly you might say. But as the day moved on, little things…
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Cookies and the Nativity
What a fun weekend! Over the past few days, I’ve shared little blogs about the Saturday community Christmas parade and our Christmas cookie Sunday. Well yesterday, in addition to cookie Sunday we had nativity Sunday. I’ll get to that in a moment. Let me first ask, have you ever wondered about the nativity scene, you…
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A Special Sunday Prayer
Lately it seems so many people I know are struggling with health issues or concerns. Recently a friend found out her father is suffering from an illness. They are waiting on test results but it’s scary. Another friend is recovering from chemo treatments and surgery from cancer, a neighbor has just been placed in hospice.…
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The Colors of Advent
Today is the beginning of the Advent Season. The word “Advent” comes from the Latin adventus, meaning “coming or arrival.” So, the season of Advent is a season to prepare and wait for the “arrival” of the baby Jesus. But, in a way you could say that we are always in the season of Advent,…
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Family Recipe
Last night I got a text from my youngest daughter. I was making dinner when it came in. It was a simple text, “Mayo, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, pepper. That’s all that’s in the sauce right?”. I simply replied back, “Splash o water”. Her response was, “LOL what’s really funny is I just have…
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101
Wow, I realized this morning that yesterday’s little blog about Tommy, well that was the 100th little blog I’ve posted. Thank you friends for taking a small part of your day to read my musings. Over the past 100 or so days I’ve tried to share events in my life that continue to remind me…
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The Bat Signal
Over the past weeks since Ian, I’ve mentioned how I’ve met some pretty incredible people through volunteer efforts. Well, last night I was blessed to attend a small gathering with some of those incredible people. You see, a month ago I didn’t know these special people, but today, I feel like there has never been…
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My Bean Bag Frog
When I was growing up one of my favorite “stuffed animals” was my bean bag frog. My mom bought it for me when we were leaving one of our favorite restaurants one evening. We didn’t have a lot growing up, so getting a treat like this was very special. I have two older brothers, and…
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Even If
Yesterday afternoon I went to pick up some things from a friend who has been up north for the summer. She and her husband live just across the street from the beach and their 1st-floor condo, as you might expect was severely damaged by Ian. Actually, her entire complex looks like a war zone. The…
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