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By Our Love
Palm Sunday was a big deal growing up especially at the Catholic church. Each person that attended church on that Sunday got a palm branch to take home. A reminder of how Jesus was exalted that day. Some churches still give out palm branches on this day. Maybe you’re familiar with the story from the…
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Pedestals
I’m over it. If you blame Chris Rock, for Will Smith’s actions then you’ll start to understand why Adam blamed Eve because he ate the forbidden fruit and why Eden blamed the serpent for the choice she made. Each one had a choice. Each is equally responsible for their own actions. The blame game is…
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White Flags
If I had a white flag, I feel like today, I would whip it out and surrender. It’s just one of those days where I wish I could “make the world go away.” Everything seems too much, too overwhelming, just too _______________________, fill in the blank. You know what I mean? Let’s take a peek…
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Anticipation
If you’re even a smidge like me you read the title of today’s story and you thought of the Heinz ketchup commercial with Carly Simon singing, anticipation. Welcome to my brain. I think it’s safe to say we all need something to look forward to. Some may call it hope, or expectancy when we’re looking…
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Stick Art
Yesterday, my granddaughter and son came for a visit. I love when they come over. It reminds me how precious life is and to not take these moments for granted. Lena and I have some pretty great conversations. Her 5 year old logic is pretty insightful at times. Then there’s the times I look to…
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Singing Waitress
I thought when I began this 40 day writing journey for Lent, I would be closer to knowing what to better focus on. That’s not happened…yet. A friend commented she thought I’d continue to write daily after the 40 days are up. Hmmm. I’m not too sure about that one. It’s a challenge to daily…
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Cinderella
There are lots of different movie versions of Cinderella. My favorite version of this beloved fairy tale romance is Ever After. If you’ve not watched it, go do that! Seriously. You might think my favorite part is when Cinderella winds up with her Prince Charming, but you’d be way off. In this version of the…
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Too Soon
I thought I’d drop a Moose update today. Unfortunately, he still has his cone on. I’m hoping for it to come off tomorrow. Basically, I tried taking the cone off too early. I thought I could try the onesie again and the one small area that still needed to heal, he’d hopefully, leave alone. This…
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Search Me
“Investigate my life, O God, find out everything about me;Cross-examine and test me, get a clear picture of what I’m about;See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong— then guide me on the road to eternal life.” Psalm 139:23-24 (MSG) The past two days I’ve been attending our local 2022 If: Gathering event. It was phenomenal. If you’ve…
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Outshine
Last night I watched an episode of 9-1-1. A lot of the show resonated deeply with me. It was mainly about the character Maddie. She fell into what was initially thought of as postpartum depression. Turns out it was a thyroid thing. She was so depressed and convinced she wasn’t worthy to live, she attempted…
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Breaking-Up
“Breaking up is hard to do” is the name of a song sung by Neil Sedaka back in the 70’s. No truer words have ever been spoken. As I journey towards emotional and mental well being I’ve learned it’s hard, excruciatingly hard, to unlearn and break up with things that no longer, and in truth,…
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Hand Salute
I found a old folder filled with a bunch of “journal entries” from an English college class I took back in 2001. I was still in the military and this class happened over lunch time. I really enjoyed the class. It was fun, interesting and I really liked the professor. Every time class met, we…
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Misfits
I often find myself humming or singing Christmas songs even though the Christmas season has past. Such has been the case for a few days now. Rudolph is one of my favorite claymation movies. What’s not to like? It’s packed with drama, intrigue, romance, and it ends, happily. Add in super catchy songs and for…
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Love Makes You…
This morning my Lent devotional’s primary Bible verse was a reminder of what love is, what it does and what it’s not. Let’s read it together: “13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the…
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Grief
Today was a good day. I went to a funny movie, I spent time with family and friends and then out of nowhere the floodgates opened. Driving and tears don’t mix well. But, when grief comes knocking, I’ve learned it’s easier to let it out than bottle it up. A friend once told me that…
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I Believe In You
This morning I was having a conversation with my 5-year old baby grand. Every time I see her she imparts innocent wisdom my way. What is it that they say? Oh yea. Out of the mouths of babes. This morning out out the blue, she simply said, “I believe in you”. It didn’t take long…
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You Can Let Go Now
I’m going to blame the video I watched of a heavily weighed down sheep being shorn due to neglected wool overgrowth, on the dream I had last night. I dreamt I was running around all over the place looking for a way to put my hair up. I was carrying around a set of my…
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The Dentist
I had to go to the dentist today. I love going to the dentist. I love the way the office smells, the tools they use on my mouth, and don’t even get me started on the free paper like bib they let me wear. I went too far, didn’t I? Going to the dentist is…
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Cone of Shame
I had to take Moose to have his neutered area checked today. It didn’t look right to me. In addition to it looking red, I was having trouble getting him to quit licking the wound. First I tried the cone I was given. He freaked out. Like a ninja swatting at spider webs kind of…
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Hand Made Gifts
Yesterday I received a birthday gift from a dear friend. The gift came with a written description of its origin. It’s a beautiful representation of being hand made by our Creator. Rather than tell you about it, I’m going to share the words that are on the card, with you. Because I love it that…
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Cohorts
The definition of a cohort is a supporter or companion. I hope you have a cohort or several cohorts in your life. In turn, I hope someone considers you their cohort. Where I worked at my most recent job before I resigned my coworker and I dubbed each other “cohort in crime.” Not that we…
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Seasons
So long Winter! Hello Spring! It didn’t feel very Spring like today. None the less, according to the calendar it’s officially Spring and though the weather didn’t cooperate, the handoff still took place. Spring is an interesting season. Dead things seem to wake from their winter slumber overnight. Colorful flowers bloom, leaves on the trees…
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Mixed Up Letters
Across the street from my house is a playground. As I was walking Moose today, I actually took notice of the big mixed-up alphabet sign that read, “Can you spell your name”? I know my grand daughter would totally spell her name. She loves her name She writes it all over everything she draws. Hmm,…
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Community
What do you think of when you hear the word community? I think of the people in my life. Maybe you use another term. Tribe, peeps, besties or maybe there’s a newer more hip term than the ones I’ve mentioned. Since I moved into my new to me house, I’ve been watching the people in…
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Day by Day
Music. I’m so thankful for music. Without warning, songs make their way in my brain and just like that I’m wandering down a path of remembrance. The song that popped into my head as I sat down to write was the title of the blog. Day by day. It was a song released in May…
Blessed to be Broken
God's not finished with me yet!
Blessed to be Broken 