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The Small Joys of Spring
On day five of Lent, I am thankful for the little signs of joy that are sprouting up around our area. The incessant rains have kept most of the tulips at bay. But there were still lots of little spots … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheekwood, daffodils, find joy, gratitude, hyacinth, joy, Lent, pansies, sunny outlook, tulip, weather changes
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Honoring Heroes for Lent
Last night Jeff and I watched Taking Chance on Amazon Prime. Excellent movie. Quiet. Full of dignity. It is the story of a military escort seeing the body of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps to his family in Wyoming. (Info at … Continue reading
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Tagged fallen soldiers, half and double, heroes, Lent, military escort, military heroes, taking chance
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Through Car Windows
On the third day of Lent, I am grateful for car windows. I have seen many beautiful, scary, crazy, and awe-inspiring things through the windows of my car. Today from my windshield I saw a dark road made shiny by … Continue reading
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Tagged car window, church, commute, jesus, Lent, prayer, rearview mirror, right in front of you, sunrise, sunset, windshield
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Cupcake Thank Yous
When you meld together two companies, one that is very entrepreneurial and one that is globally bureaucratic, it takes a minute before everything works smoothly. Worthy and Ellie Claire have been part of Hachette Nashville for almost six months but … Continue reading
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Tagged coworkers, cupcakes, Ellie Claire, gratitude, Hachette, IT issues, Lent, thank you, work fun
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Cock-a-doodle-Lent
When I was growing up, the only thing I knew about lint was that it got stuck between my toes. One side of my family was General Baptist and the other Pentecostal. Neither observed Lent. Then I married Jeff. He … Continue reading
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Tagged almsgiving, ash wednesday, birthday, catholic, Christian, devotional, easter, fasting, gratitude, half and double, jesus, Lent, little brother, pray, prayer, rooster, thankful, Virgil
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Twice the Character
Yesterday someone I have known basically my whole life passed away. Last week he went in for heart surgery, the kind that is performed all the time, and due to complications, today his family is making funeral arrangements. He was … Continue reading
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Tagged bee gees, character, compromise, death, didn't see it coming, Enterprise, final frontier, Nieuwhof, Romans 7:15, star trek, starfleet
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Double the Museums
We used to live in Springfield, Mo., once upon a time when we could carry our kids on our backs or hips. One of their favorite places to visit was Bass Pro. There were huge fish swimming in extraordinary aquariums, … Continue reading
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