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Category Archives: Blessings
You Can Go Home Again
Recently, my husband and I went “home” again. Not the home we share “now,” we go there everyday. This is the home we shared “then”… After a brief apartment stay, this was the home we first lived in after we … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, America, Blessings, Childhood Home, Children, Christians, Cousins, Family, Florida, Friends, Getting Old, Gratefulness, Hearing Aids, Hiking, Home, Humor, Life, Love, Memories, New Jersey, Uncategorized, Vacation
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It’s the Week Before Christmas…
And all through our home…the boys, oh, the boys…how they run, how they roam! Our family is unique in many ways. One of those ways is that both my husband and our son own UPS Stores. My husband’s is in … Continue reading
Posted in Babysitting, Blessings, Caring, Cats, Child care, Children, Christians, Christmas, Cousins, Family, Grandchildren, Grandmother, Humor, Life, Memories, Uncategorized, UPS Store
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A 2020 Thanksgiving
I’m not gonna lie, there have been times throughout this year when, in my head, I can hear Barbara Walters saying, “This is 2020”. I can’t help but think that she was somehow warning us all those years ago. Every … Continue reading
Posted in 2020, America, Birds, Blessings, Caring, Challenges, Family, Fathers and Mothers, Food, Generations, Getting Old, Gratefulness, Home, Humor, Life, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
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Days of Parents and Refrigerators
As a rule, I really enjoy Thursdays. Though our weeks tend to get busy with life, Thursdays are usually our day with my parents. A day when we get them out of the house for a little bit. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Blessings, Caring, Change, Cleaning, Family, Fathers and Mothers, Food, Getting Old, Home, Home Improvements, Humor, Husbands, Life, Marriage, Refrigerators, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
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Kindness…
Our family loves Yellowstone National Park and we have visited there more than once. It is breathtaking. All of it. Amidst the angst currently visiting our world, I came upon this story. It made me cry happy tears. It is … Continue reading
Posted in America, Americans, Attitude, Blessings, Caring, Facebook, Faith, Fellowship, Friends, Gratefulness, Happiness, Hiking, Hope, Humor, Life, Love, Montana, National Parks, Uncategorized, Vacation, Yellowstone National Park
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“Kids Say the Darndest Things”
Erma Bombeck once said, “When humor goes, there goes civilization.” In the early 1950s, America was still reeling from the effects of World War II and dealing with the current threat of the Cold War, while sending our men to … Continue reading
Posted in America, Americans, Attitude, Blessings, Childhood, Children, Christians, Encouragement, Eternity, Family, Grandchildren, Growing Up, Happiness, Home, Humor, Life, Love, Memories
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Happy Birthday! Happy New Year!
“I’ve been thinking.” Whenever I say those words to my husband, he immediately responds with, “Uh-oh!” I realize that the thought of me thinking is a pretty big “Oi-Vey;” but, there’s a reason that I’m thinking. I just celebrated my … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Birthdays, Blessings, Christians, Corona virus, Encouragement, Faith, Florida, Getting Old, God, Gratefulness, Happiness, Hope, Humor, Husbands and Wives, Life, New Beginnings, New Years, Uncategorized, Wisdom
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Phoebe and Scrubs
Officially, his name is Oliver. Personally, I call him Scrubs and not for any reason you would probably guess. Like all of us, Scrubs has a beginning; unfortunately, nobody knows what that beginning is. And so, Scrubs’ beginning starts with … Continue reading
This is 20/20…
The term 20/20 has come to have a few different meanings. It can be the measurement of visual acuity, of course. In the late 1970’s Barbara Walters was the co-host of a new show called 20/20, which is still on … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Attitude, Blessings, Caring, Challenges, Change, Children, Christians, Faith, Faithfulness, Family, Fathers and Mothers, Florida, Getting Old, God, Gratefulness, Happiness, Humor, Life, Lord, Love, Marriott Vacation Club, Memories, Oxygen, Pools, Recliners, Uncategorized, Vacation
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To Encourage You…
Lately, if I allow myself to watch the news or spend too much time on facebook, the world can seem like a scary place. We can be easily overwhelmed by all that is happening and we can easily forget that … Continue reading
Posted in America, Animals, Attitude, Blessings, Caring, Christians, Courage, Encouragement, Eternity, Faith, Faithfulness, Family, Fly-fishing, God, Hope, Humor, Life, Lord, Love, Montana, Mountains, National Parks, Trust, Uncategorized, Vacation, Wisdom, Yellowstone National Park
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Not That Big A Deal 