Monthly Archives: November 2014

Black Friday

November 28th I’m sure you have been busy preparing and celebrating Thanksgiving and did not miss the fact that I did not write for the past two days. What a wonderful feast we had! And I hope yours was equally … Continue reading

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published!

Two days before Thanksgiving and I’ve been practicing all month. Today I am thankful especially that my book is finally, totally complete. It will be available for Kindle by tomorrow and a hard copy can be ordered from Amazon within … Continue reading

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show tunes

I saw a video on line the other day about a nursing home resident who had not spoken for years. He sat in a wheel chair with his chin on his chest and was totally uncommunicative. One day they began … Continue reading

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acknowledgements

Aesop said, “Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” I had no idea I could become nobility simply by giving thanks and expressing gratitude. In the acknowledgements section of my book, I thank the people who helped me along the … Continue reading

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I’ve noticed lately that when I focus on gratitude, I find more and more things for which to be thankful. Trying to describe one thing, others distract me, and I don’t want to leave anything out. For example, this morning … Continue reading

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photos

I take a lot of photographs, not that I’m a great photographer, but I love trying to capture the moment. René is really good at it and has great technical skills as well. She rarely takes posed portraits; instead she … Continue reading

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memories

Memories are precious and connect us to a reality that is timeless. The other day a friend mentioned that a log house we built in Alaska was up for sale on the Internet. We looked it up and sure enough, … Continue reading

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outdoors

Another sunny day! I keep saying, “only a few more hours of work and all the bulbs will be planted and all of my gardens put to bed.” But it is such a pleasure to be outside. I am looking … Continue reading

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talents

I heard the parable today about the three servants who were given talents to care for in their master’s absence. One got five and doubled them. Another got two and doubled them. The third got one talent and buried it … Continue reading

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I’m planning to design a scavenger hunt for our Thanksgiving guests this year. The girls and I were talking about what to do on Thanksgiving Day before we sit down to eat dinner and it was one of the ideas … Continue reading

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