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add a lift to your step
Five Minute Friday – 2015
It's our last Five Minute Friday of 2015. I missed the Twitter party tonight, as I was spending time at my niece's Christmas concert and hanging out with family afterwards. It was a splendid time. But here we are, the last one of this year. My goodness, time has...
Living And Loving With No Strings Attached
I'd say we live in a prevalent conditional world. "If you do this for me, then I'll do that for you." "Her words ripped a hole in my heart. I can't possibly forgive her." "He expects me to help him after what he did to me?" "What's in this for me?" I don't know if I...
Are We Missing Christmas?
We have homes to decorate. Gifts to purchase. Baking to complete. Parties to attend. Children's programs to enjoy. Travel arrangements to make. Menus to plan. And food to prepare. On top of that, we have jobs to hold down, classes to pass, carpools to drive, bills to...
God Cares About What We Care About
Oh, my word. Friend, I have had some stressful moments in the last 48 hours. Allow me to clear the path here. Nothing life threatening has happened. Nothing earth shattering. Nothing that's going to matter in the big scheme of things. My stressful moments were nothing...
Five Minute Friday – Reflect
As I'm sitting here with my grown son watching Toy Story on ABC, I'm a bit distracted in writing my Five Minute Friday post. A bit of background, my son grew up with Toy Story. He loved Toy Story. I used to sing him to sleep with the "You've Got A Friend In Me" song....
Choosing To Show Up
Through my tear-filled eyes, I looked over at the table, and there they were. On the toughest day of my life, my "sisters" were present. It wasn't their words. It wasn't their flowers. It wasn't their food. What mattered most was they chose to show up. I don't believe...
