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Tithing to Pearls
Everyone needs a little encouragement. A kind word here and there is lovely but it’s even better to put your money where your mouth is. I’ll admit, I am guilty of giving platitudes with little thought...
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Big Dreams
Last weekend my cousin’s daughter got married. I hadn’t been to a wedding in years. It was delightful, all the romance and excitement. The pictures, the flowers, the food, the dress! Wow. But the part...
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Thank You God for the Goodies!
When life is treating you rough it’s always a good idea to count your blessings. But in that moment it can be hard. If you are like me you start off with the easy stuff. These are the things you know...
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Complaint Collection
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net I finally did it! I plowed through the mess that was my home office and have organized the whole room. This was not done it a single day or even one week. It required I...
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Wisdom At Any Age
Help! I can’t do this! My friend Annie needed extra hands last weekend. She had volunteered to teach a knitting class at the school where she works. She thought maybe 6 folks would show up. 13 signed...
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I Hate Summer
I hate summer. Really. I hate the taste of watermelon, the feel of chlorine stained hair, and the smell of sweaty bodies. I hate sand in my house, 100° heat and hearing birds at 5:AM. I hate whiny...
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Your Kindness Setting
Helvetica is the default setting for the typeface on my computer. It is a serviceable font. Good for all kinds of projects. Sometimes I jazz things up with Georgia Italic. Other times I embellish with...
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Finding Joy!
Everyday there are places in my day to find joy. I get dressed. I make meals. I write. I knit. I exercise. I work in a yarn shop. These are the simple rhythms of my day. I’ll confess I am definitely a...
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How To Play
This summer I had the thrill of international travel. My husband had a conference in Tokyo, and I got to tag along. It was exciting to be in a foreign country, and Japan was very foreign to me. From...
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A+ for Kindness
They say whenever you hear negative comments about your performance or criticism of any kind you will take it to heart and think about it over and over. Even if you hear many good comments it is the...
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Put It In Writing
All the presents under the tree have been unwrapped. Most things have been tried on, read, listened to, played with or tasted. Hugs have been exchanged and folks have said they love the thoughts and...
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Build A Dream Team
January, tis the month to start fresh. All kinds of new projects and new goals launch this month. We start exercise programs and nutrition regimes. We begin journals. We plan to read the Bible in a...
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The Ugly Side of Love
Love is such a glamorous emotion. There are songs written about it. There are feature length films about it. We all wish we could experience it more deeply. Many of the images we hold of love are...
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The Blessing
When I was growing up we said the same blessing before every dinner: God is great. God is good. Let us thank him for this food. By his hands we all our fed, Give us Lord our daily bread. Amen We said...
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Surfing for Encouragement
Where do you find encouragement? Lately, I look for collections of quotes online. It’s amazing to me how much is just a click away. I know, I should be over it by now . . . the world wide web has been...
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Motherhood Changes
My son is not coming home for the summer this year. Zach is finishing up his junior year at Boston University. He will spend his summer working in a neuroscience research lab. He’s twenty years old. I...
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