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Year: 2022

  • December 27, 2022December 31, 2022
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Hope Reflections and Review: My One Word 2022

  • Inspirational

It has been good for me to focus on hope this year for my #oneword2022. As I review, may my hope reflections also encourage you.

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  • December 22, 2022December 22, 2022
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Longest Night of the Year: Family Togetherness

  • Inspirational

The day the winter solstice occurs also is the shortest period of daylight, and the longest night of the year. As our family watched a Christmas movie together, the phrase “the longest night” kept coming to my mind, so I began to compose a poem.

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  • December 21, 2022December 21, 2022
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Finding New Things: Sharing Truth and Beauty

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In this passage, the phrases “new thing” and “springs forth” stood out to me, because they reminded me of my life…What is new is that I am making a greater effort to see and enjoy the beauty.

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  • December 18, 2022December 23, 2022
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Witnesses who Encourage and Bring Us Hope

  • Five Minute Friday

WITNESSES WHO ENCOURAGE The #FiveMinuteFriday word prompt this week is witness. The word can be a noun or a verb. What I first think of is someone who sees something firsthand and tells about it. Some of the synonyms at Rhymezone are: watcher, viewer, spectator, […]

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  • December 2, 2022December 5, 2022
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Instant Food: Convenient but is it Best? Try Sourdough

  • Five Minute Friday

INSTANT FOOD Instant grits, instant oatmeal, instant coffee, instant hot cocoa mix, and I could go on. So many instant foods, but are they good for you? Of course, like anyone else, I love meals that don’t take long to prepare but are still nutritious. […]

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  • November 23, 2022November 23, 2022
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Sciatica and Metaphor: Unique Way to Process Pain

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https://chronic-joy.org/sciatica-and-metaphor-unique-way-process-pain/

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  • November 12, 2022November 13, 2022
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Finding Common Ground Between Extremes Beginning with Love

  • Five Minute Friday

The first step in reconciliation in any area is our willingness to find that common ground, establish friendships and work from there. Instead of hate, we might find forgiveness and love.

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  • October 30, 2022November 4, 2022
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Hope While Time Keeps Moving On

  • Five Minute Friday

While time keeps moving on, we experience changes as we age. Though we may not enjoy all the changes, we can still find joy in life.

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  • October 4, 2022October 11, 2022
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Enjoy God’s Gifts Found on these Crisp Autumn Days

  • Inspirational

Autumn might just be my favorite season of the year to enjoy God’s gifts of nature. I love to walk outdoors quietly by myself.

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  • September 4, 2022September 5, 2022
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Light Fades Quickly as Day Gives Way to Night

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LIGHT FADES QUICKLY A log house on a hill is where I’ve made my home since the spring of 1998. Needless to say, over that many years with many people living here off and on, we’ve collected quite a bit of clutter. Cleaning house can […]

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