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to encourage your heart and
add a lift to your step
Small Town Simplicity
Recently I drove through my hometown. I live just outside of it now, but on that trip, memories of my childhood and young adult life filled my mind. I shared some of them in What I Learned Growing Up In A Small Town. Each week I'm taking a part of that post and...
Monday Was Day 1
I woke up Monday morning, ready to take on the world. Well, maybe not exactly the whole world, but just my little corner of it. I bounded out of bed, ready to make Monday a great day. Okay, maybe not bounded, but purposefully ready to make it a great day. (Smile.) I...
W2W – Woman to Woman AMAZING!
Welcome to Woman to Woman Wednesday (W2W)! I may not know you personally, and I may not know the details of your life. But I would venture to say you are a woman who gives much of herself. You pour yourself out to your family, your job, your studies, volunteering,...
Caramel Puffcorn
One of the most addicting snacks I've ever had...and delicious! Enjoy! Caramel Puffcorn 1 package (9 oz. bag) puffcorn 1 cup butter (not margarine) 1-1/4 cups brown sugar 2/3 cup light corn syrup 1 tsp. baking soda Preheat...
Why Do Bad Things Happen??
Why do bad things happen? Ever wonder that? I would venture to say most of us have probably asked that at one time or another. Something out of the blue may happen in our day, and we ask "WHY??" I had a couple of these experiences just this afternoon. If you have a...
Five Years In Heaven
February 28, 2009 is a tough day for all of us who loved Jill Gibson. This is the day the Lord took her home. Jill was a healthy 42-year-old who, with no warning, experienced a brain aneurysm that three days later, took her life. She was a beautiful woman, inside and...