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Oh 2021: We Had Such High Hopes

Today is January 11, 2021. How can we only be 11 days into this year which originally looked so sparkly and hopeful? Is it just me or has the last 11 days seemed like a whole year already? Last week when I wrote here, my family was in the middle of fighting Covid in our… Continue reading Oh 2021: We Had Such High Hopes

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Sad Laughter…A Tribute to Rachel Held Evans

On Saturday I was on a mother daughter trip to Napa, California. It was a beautiful, sunny, just right temperature day. Seventeen moms, daughters, sisters and friends were toasting life on a hill overlooking the valley. The lush green landscape was covered with flowers, hummingbirds and grapevines. Several of the daughters were celebrating turning thirty… Continue reading Sad Laughter…A Tribute to Rachel Held Evans

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Your Battery

A friend asked me this morning if I had quit blogging since I hadn't written here since before Christmas. That's the problem with working for yourself, sometimes you forget to work. The truth is I've been focused on finishing the holidays, writing for some upcoming speaking events and getting my nest re-emptied again. It seemed… Continue reading Your Battery

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One Little Word: Hope

On MLK day 2017, I feel nudged to write. The problem is I have so few words today. I'm finding myself in a season of disappointment around some extended family things; some things in our country and the even Cowboys losing a heart breaker last night. Strangely, everything seems connected/heightened and intensified  by social media. I even found myself this… Continue reading One Little Word: Hope

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Attention

If you read my last entry, you are aware that last week I had to move almost everything from inside the house to the garage to get ready for ceiling and floor work at our home. I ended the week sore, bruised and really sick of my stuff. It was particularly difficult in the pantry,… Continue reading Attention