Monday blog
Photo courtesy Vinny Lingham “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” ~ Socrates A Fork in the Road. Which way should I turn? Over the past six weeks I have been asking myself this question. One benefit of being sidelined with […]
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Art by Tina King “When the storm rips you to pieces, you get to decide how to put yourself back together again.” ~ Bryant H. McGill A Letter from Mother Nature. Severe storms affected a significant part of the southern region over the weekend. Living in Tornado Alley, aka Mississippi, the region experienced extensive weather
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Photo courtesy Getty Images “Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy.” ~ Thomas Merton Love Anyway. Yesterday I had the honor of taking part in a Christening at our little country church. My husband is a minister and became the pastor there last spring. In his
Art by Moon Diva Art from Boogers Day Out by Susan Hudson McBride “Sometimes the things we cannot change, end up changing us.” ~ Unknown Let’s Talk About Disability. No one wants to be labeled, yet we all are in some form. White, black, tall, short, fat, thin, etc. You get the idea. For the
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Photo courtesy of Joyfully Yours “When Jesus said love your neighbor, He knew your neighbor would act, look, believe and love differently from you. It’s kind of the whole point.” ~ Toby Mac of Speak Life Make America Love Again The slogan “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) has been prominently used by the current administration
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Moon Diva Art “The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them.” ~ Neil Degrasse Tyson The Price of Eggs and Homemade Bread. Have you purchased eggs lately? According to the USDA the rising costs and shortages are due to a strain of highly pathogenic bird flu. In
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Graphic courtesy FreePik Negativity needs drama to grow; be annoyingly positive and starve it to death. When Being Social Is No Longer Fun. Until the early 2000s being social meant hanging out with friends at the local coffee shop. Twenty-five years later there is a whole generation that identifies being social as holding their cell
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“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” ~ C. S. Lewis Sleep Deprived in Mississippi. Question: What do you get when you cross 1 winter storm + 1 sinus infection + 1 shoulder/arm pain issue? Answer: one sleep deprived grumpy woman. For the past ten plus days I have been battling all the
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“We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward.” ~ Isabel Allende Fire, Rain and Snow. Oh my! James Taylor has always been one of my favorite musicians. His breakthrough album, released on February 1, 1970, was Sweet Baby James. He was only twenty-one years old, and
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Art by Moon Diva Art “I have never tried that before, so I think I should definitely be able to do that.” ~ Pippi Longstocking Another Year, Another Chance. I remember being in my 20s thinking about the future. The year 2000 seemed like something from a space movie. It felt a little scary at
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