Traditions

I’m a girl of traditions!  We open presents on Christmas Eve, even at 11pm after all day on the road!We grew up with pizza on Friday night, hamburgers on Saturday followed by Hee Haw and pancakes on Sunday mornings.We ordered vanilla milkshakes and tater tots on Friday night at Sonic.  We go to the country for the weekend…

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Start Marriage Right – Post 2

Here is a link to my next post for Start Marriage Right.  http://www.startmarriageright.com/2011/12/needy/ This post is from the depths of my heart, and I know resonates with so many singles (heck maybe even marrieds) my age, if there’s someone you know that needs to be encouraged, please share.  Also, encourage the men in your life…

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Fasting

Last week I participated in a fast with my church, Monday through Friday we skipped lunch opting instead to read the Word, pray and seek God’s direction for our lives and our church.  I haven’t done a fast in several years, and in times past I could only think about what I was going to…

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Walking

It is time again … my third trip to walk in a 3-Day (www.the3day.org) event for Breast Cancer Research, my second time to walk in San Diego!  I’m excited for the trip.  Every year we participate in this walk I have so many thoughts as the days near to leave on our journey … I…

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The Letter B

Several little topics have been on my mind lately and I realized they are all “b” words … “Better”; “Besties”; “Books”; “Busy”; “Bayou City” … so, why not a post on the Letter B?  BETTER I don’t like comparisons.  Don’t get me wrong, I like good honest competition and I think lessons of winning and losing…

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Wait.

Know those people in life who everything seems to happen for them as they wish in perfect timing?  Me too.  I’m not one of those people.  It is somewhat of a joke amongst my friends that everything in life  for me includes a “wait”.  I don’t mean wait in theory, I mean a literal response…

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Letting Go

Tonight’s to-do list:  – Trash Out – Laundry– Cook supper– Workout– Mail stack– Balance checkbook– Blog I often have topics that I want to capture to remember or share on my blog and without putting it on my to-do list, it seems that weeks get away before I’m writing again! I taught in my Bible…

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I’ve been told I’m Versatile!

Thank you to Blair over at “Oh, you know …”; I’ve been told I’m a versatile blogger!  Thanks Blair for your consistent encouragement on my blog, and I will try to write more consistently.  🙂   Hop over and read Blair’s blog here (sorry, I might only  be sending my Mom over to you); she has taught…

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Tender

I have new neighbors that I have wanted to meet for a while, but the timing hasn’t worked out when I have seen them outside.  In fact, I wasn’t sure if I had a neighbor with a caretaker or neighbors who were a couple.  He an elderly gentlman I noticed enjoying outdoors in a courtyard…

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