The SNORT!

I am an avid reader. Voracious, really. A whole new world opened up to me as a child once I learned how to read. I don’t think there is anything finer than a good story. My mother used to read to me, when I was two.  Probably younger, but my memory of it doesn’t go…

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It’s so unfair!

When Life is Unfair….throw it down the despair hole. Now, I’m sure you read that, and immediately thought, “What is she talking about?” Let’s face it right off the bat. Life.is.unfair. It will always be unfair. To you, to me, to your family, to your neighbor, to everyone. No-one is exempt from unfairness. It comes…

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My Miracle for my Son’s Grad

I had such a crazy, yet incredible weekend that I feel compelled to write about it, and give thanks to God for looking after me! I’ll try not to be too wordy…. THE PAIN STARTS Thursday evening while waiting for dinner to cook, I was watching the TV show Castle (taped on our PVR, happily…

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Learning the Hard Way

You know, lessons learned the hard way are so incredibly painful, but desperately needed if we are ever going to grow and change.  I’m going to generalize here, and I might be wrong, but I think that most people do NOT like to have their faults pointed out.  First of all, we already what our…

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Why are people so…..!!!

Why are people so _____________!     You fill in the blank.  There are so many words that could be placed there:  silly, stupid, mean, condescending, jealous, irritable, negative, happy, outrageous, dumb, infuriating, pushovers, afraid, crazy…….just to name a few. WHO ARE THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE? Now, in thinking up your own words, I’m sure there…

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Un-met Expectations

Guess what! I have figured my marriage out. I was married for just under 10 years, then divorced. I have remarried, and this year will be celebrating my fourteenth year anniversary. Guess what I have learned… The biggest cause of problems in a marriage are UNMET EXPECTATIONS. And upon learning that, I realized I needed…

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Start Being a Duck!

We need to be ducks. For forther information on how to be a duck, keep reading. Ever have someone insult you, or say something really stupid? Now, this is a rhetorical question, because YES, of course ALL of us have had someone say something to us that we consider to be mean or downright rude….

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Emotional Days – Ever Have Them?

Today is the 14th anniversary of my dads death. It’s not something I mark on my calendar, however – each year when September rolls around, I find myself thinking of my dad – and how much he loved God, loved life, and loved his family. PICTURE OF MY DAD JUST WEEKS BEFORE HIS DEATH What…

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