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Look Back – Leap Ahead

It’s New Years Eve. It’s a great time to look back, then prepare to leap ahead. Look back and count your blessings. View your progress. Every year I sit down with my year ends calendar and review the last 365 days making note of the blessings, progresses and failures. January 1 puts a fresh wind in my sail. It’s a… Read More

Look Back – Leap Ahead

It’s New Years Eve. It’s a great time to look back, then prepare to leap ahead. Look back and count your blessings. View your progress. Every year I sit down with my year ends calendar and review the last 365 days making note of the blessings, progresses and failures. January 1 puts a fresh wind in my sail. It’s a… Read More

Christmas Memories

This is one of my favorite snow globes. Hubby got it for me years ago. The three kids decorating the tree resembled our kids. (OK, Blake didn’t dress in knickers! Hubby made me quit dressing Blake like that when he turned two.)I love this scene though. I gaze into it and it brings back wonderful memories. Snow globes – they… Read More

Akeelah and the Bee

For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 NIV Do you find yourself mumbling, “I don’t deserve this or that,… Read More

Give-Aways

I am so thankful for each of you. I love your comments, emails and phone calls. The three random give-aways from all the comments left last week go to Edie, Bonnie, and Darlene. Please email me a physical address where you’d like your give-aways sent. I’m a little distressed today. I’ll share the horrible story tomorrow. You’ll be amazed. No,… Read More

Give-Aways

I am so thankful for each of you. I love your comments, emails and phone calls. The three random give-aways from all the comments left last week go to Edie, Bonnie, and Darlene. Please email me a physical address where you’d like your give-aways sent. I’m a little distressed today. I’ll share the horrible story tomorrow. You’ll be amazed. No,… Read More

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