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Musings
There’s been a lot going on in the world these last couple of years. And it seems that when one thing calms down something else is there to take its place! I’ve discovered that if I pay attention to other … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Crochet, miscellaneous, musings, people, personal, reflections, thoughts
Tagged blogging, Crochet, life, musings, retirement, thoughts
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Let’s have a contest!
Let’s have a contest! Let’s have a drawing! I want 50 people to sign up for a new FREE account, (which only commits you to getting a couple of emails but helps me out! You can not be already signed … Continue reading
Are dreams practical?
There is a fine line you sometimes have to walk between practicality and your dreams. Your dreams will take you to places unseen and they can verge into the spiritual in your dependence upon faith as one of your tools. … Continue reading
Posted in blog, blogging, Christianity, faith, miscellaneous, musings, people, personal, reflections, writing, personal, blog, culture, religion, humor, inspiration, people, American, musings, miscellaneous, social, Christianity, economy, reflections, faith, poetry,
Tagged blogging, dreaming, inspiration, life, religion, work
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Day 3
I began this 8 day challenge with ZERO expectations because I am handicapped, sedentary, have lymphedema which tends to hang on to fluids and weight like crazy and because I have been on a strict 1500 calorie diet for 2 … Continue reading
Starting a new journey
Life is full of new journeys, first steps and new twists and turns in our path. Sometimes interesting, sometimes painful, sometimes by design and sometimes they can be rude surprises. This one is by choice. I have been watching a … Continue reading
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Tagged Blog, blogging, Health, illness, life, sickness, thoughts, writing
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It’s a Good Life
I grew up with a lot of insecurities. I was a chubby child. I couldn’t buy ‘regular’ clothes. I had to wear ‘chubby’ sizes. And I wore glasses when that was not so commonplace. I was pointed at and stared at. … Continue reading
The fear of Mortality
We all have an understanding of our own mortality at least once in our lives. Many times it happens after the death of a parent or loved one. All of a sudden, we recognize that there are no givens in … Continue reading
Making Rosaries again
I am feeling well again. It took a couple of months to get over most of the side effects of my radiation treatments and to feel like myself again. During that time, I didn’t feel like making any jewelry or … Continue reading
Recovering from an almost binge day
I used to live my life binge eating. I grew up around relatives who liked to have piles of food for each meal and encourage us to ‘eat up’, ‘gotta stay strong’. I came from old German stock. There was … Continue reading
Baby steps
I’m discovering I don’t have much patience. I am a baby boomer, but I am living in the ‘we want it now’ world. I get impatient waiting on the toaster, the microwave and the tea kettle. None of those … Continue reading
Posted in writing, personal, blog, culture, religion, humor, inspiration, people, American, musings, miscellaneous, social, Christianity, economy, reflections, faith, poetry,
Tagged aging, blogging, Exercise, Health, life, Lymphedema, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Speech-language pathology, thoughts
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I’ve always had an addictive personality
I have always done things in an all-or-nothing manner. It was just how I did things. Now I guess it is defined as having an addictive personality. I gave up sucking my thumb in childhood for food. Food became my … Continue reading
Posted in American, blog, Christianity, culture, economy, faith, humor, inspiration, miscellaneous, musings, people, personal, poetry, reflections, religion, social, writing
Tagged addictions, addictive personality, blogging, compulsive, emotions, Health, insecurity, life, prayer, thoughts
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Just thinking
I was reading. And while reading, I put on Moving Art: Oceans by Louie Schwartzberg. I found it on Netflix. It is wonderful. Soothing, with beautiful music accompanying wonderful oceans and skies and sea animals. The music reminded me of a … Continue reading
Our flooding
The recent rain Wednesday evening and night in Amarillo, Texas caused our living room to be flooded. It came under the backdoor all along one wall, under the couch and under that wall into the computer room a bit and down the … Continue reading
Why Write a blog?
There have been so many blogs on this title. So many opinions on why and what to write. I’ve written 544 blog posts so far. I remember when I started. I didn’t know what to write either. My main reason … Continue reading
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