I have been overwhelmed lately. Being overwhelmed always comes with its fraternal twin, frustration, and their younger sibling, guilt, in tow. Okay, enough of the family analogy. You get the idea. I feel like I have more to do than time to do it. I feel like I am always […]
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I have thought about this often, but didn’t have the words for it until today. Much of my life is preparation—me preparing for what will happen the next day or the next week or next month. This week is a perfect example. I prepared for tomorrow’s focus group: Writing the […]
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Today I finished planting the flowers I bought with my sister last Friday. It seemed like no matter how many flowers I planted there were still more to go. While taking a break in my favorite spot—the porch swing on the deck—I realized my problem. Planting flowers does not take […]
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This is where I started my day. It is the view from one of my dear friend’s backyard. Every so often we get together for one hour (yes, exactly one hour) on a Wednesday. By keeping our time to one hour our schedules allow us to get together more often. […]
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This is me working in the yard this afternoon. I had yet to venture out into the jungle known as our yard. Gene has been mowing, but I had not begun the after-winter cleanup. Lots of reasons why—poor weather, busy with more important things/people. I have lots of things in […]
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Today was an interesting day. I started by stopping at the office for our sewer treatment plant on my morning bike ride. Yesterday the sweet clerk called and told me I forgot to sign my check. I stopped at her office on my bike ride and signed the check. Gotta […]
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Preface: God knows one way we learn best is by hearing the same idea said in a different way. I wrote this blog a couple of days ago deeply from my heart. It is something God is teaching me and it is working in me. When I almost finished I […]
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Today many people go back to work after a long Christmas break and many kids go back to school. Life as it was before the holidays returns. Life-as-it-was may bring the dread of jumping back on the crazy hamster wheel which never slows and of which you feel you can […]
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At the end of last week Gene and I spent a couple of days helping our youngest daughter and our son-in-law move into their first “in the city” apartment. They are so excited! They love the big city and love being in the midst of it. The first day […]
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Recently I spoke with a teen young woman about to enter her senior year of high school. She felt pulled in many directions—sports, music, academics, time with family before leaving for college. At one point in our conversation I told her, “You are the complete package—talent, character, beauty, intelligence. […]
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