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Faith & Relationships
Pam Reynolds

Things We Take for Granted

By Pamela Reynolds – “Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.”  Aldous Huxley I was thinking about how many little things are done for me by others. It made me realize what a great support system I have and how little I have respected it or was

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Faith & Relationships
Pam Reynolds

Appreciating Humanity

“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” Aldous Huxley I was thinking about how many little things are done for me by others. It made me realize what a great support system I have and how little I have respected it or was grateful.

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Faith & Relationships
Heidi McLaughlin

Forever Young

By Heidi McLaughlin – There is one line in Bob Dylan’s song, “Forever Young” that puts a smile on my face. “May you build a ladder to the stars and stand on every rung”. This lyric may evoke negative emotions in you, but it gets my heart pounding with excitement.

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Gift Giving
Faith & Relationships
lb50

Gift Giving is Getting Personal

Finding new and interesting birthday gifts year after year is the ultimate challenge. Walking through stores, you often end up thinking, “Been there, bought that.” So instead of shopping for the perfect present, why not tap into your own creativity and abilities. Gift giving can be personalized. A personalized gift

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Faith & Relationships
Nancie Carmichael

Making Peace with Conflict

By Nancie Carmichael – “If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 As the election grinds down, I will frankly be very happy to have an end to all the negative campaigning. I hate conflict. Lately, though, I’m seeing that conflict is

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Faith & Relationships
Beth Havey

Living and Praying In “Some Hotel”

By Elizabeth A. Havey – My husband and I are in Jacksonville, Florida, a city of skyscrapers and treed neighborhoods built near the lake-like St. John’s River and the magnificent Atlantic Ocean. We are staying in a Marriott Hotel with a pool and lounging chairs scattered around it, lush mounds

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Marilyn Monroe
Faith & Relationships
Carol Doyel

My Mother-in-Law – Norma Jean

By Carol Doyel – Okay, Marilyn Monroe is not my mother-in-law, but my mother -in-law’s name is Norma Jean.  In looking back over the years of my relationship with Norma, there were times that it was obvious we were not woven out of the same fabric. We have different personalities and

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Faith & Relationships
Marie

Plan B

As a former florist, I assisted with thousands of wedding plans. Three brides still I hold a special place in my heart. The first called the shop on a quiet mid-week afternoon. The young woman asked if was possible to have a wedding bouquet in an hour. “If you choose a simple style and flowers

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Faith & Relationships
Laura Petherbridge

What’s in a Hug?

By Laura Petherbridge – Judy’s hugs have changed recently. My friend no longer offers a brief squeeze, she now holds on tight, and whispers words of encouragement and affirmation in my ear. When we speak her face reveals that she’s cherishing each moment, each conversation, and each laugh a bit

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Heart to Heart
Marie

Life Lessons from a Doggie Door

Scout’s troubles began with a roll in the soft green grass of our backyard. What should have been safe was actually extremely dangerous. Hidden in somewhere that lush green carpet was a life threatening menace. The issue first became apparent with a large swelling on the right side of Scout’s neck. This mass

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Faith & Relationships
Barb Franzen

A Creative Christmas

By Barb Franzen – What are we searching for come Black Thursday? Is any of it genuinely lasting as in the memories that come from rare moments that have little to do with stores but more with faith or something beyond what we can describe? Recently, while my husband was

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Faith
Susan Lawrence

Milkshakes, Hugs, and God

By Susan Lawrence – I regularly travel, and since I live 90 miles from the airport, I usually stop close to the airport on my way home so I can get a fountain drink. Sometimes I’ll splurge and treat myself to a chocolate milkshake at a diner on my way

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Faith & Relationships
Nancie Carmichael

Living Life’s Parentheses

“It’s in the unexpected moments where the best things happen” By Nancie Carmichael – Now it’s summer—blessed, long-awaited lazy-hazy days of summer. But if your life is like mine, life is anything but lazy and hazy. We are busy, we are scheduled. Yet summer should be a time to catch

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Heart to Heart
CeeKay

I Have A Question

By Ceekay Krupnik – Do you ever have a question that you just don’t get an answer that satisfies you? Questions for example, why does an article that I buy on Tuesday, go on sale on Wednesday? Or why is it that out of 5 cashier lines, I always choose

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Faith & Relationships
Linda Menesez

My Latest Missed Opportunity for a Meaningful Connection!

By Linda Menesez – We all have opportunities every day to enrich our lives and the lives of others!  How many opportunities have you taken advantage of?  How many have you missed?  What would you do differently, if you had it to do over? I missed an opportunity the other

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Heart to Heart
Mary Southerland

Chosen

By Mary Southerland – It had been a wonderful day! We were all tired after hiking Grandfather Mountain and stopping on the way home to picnic beside a pristine North Carolina creek. Bedtime preparation was proceeding amazingly well. All that mountain air and country cooking was a natural sedative for

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Heart to Heart
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