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Category: Worth Quoting
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Out of the silence, Music. Out of the darkness, Light. Out of uncertainty, Promise. Merry Christmas Eve, everyone. This verse came to me via email, a Christmas card from a friend. I love the simplicity of it and wanted to share it with you. I'm bleary-eyed and worn out, still working my way down a neglected…
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"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." ~Norman Vincent Peale I spent the first part of the evening paying bills, whittling away at our bank account. Easy come, easy go. I already knew – and the kids knew – this would be a record-breaking teensy Christmas, as…
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When I was growing up, we didn't hang stockings – we didn't have a fireplace, for one thing, but it just wasn't part of our tradition. But I learned about stockings from Dickens and other writers, and I didn't like being left out, especially if it held the potential for more gifts, so I made…
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It's not a good idea to stay up late, late, late Sunday night working at the computer when you need to get up early, early, early Monday morning for work. So now you know how my Monday started…with bloodshot eyes and plenty of yawns and scrambling to be on time. When will I learn? I…
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…discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings! ~ Henry Ward Beecher May all of us have thankful hearts this day. No matter where we are, what our circumstances, what our nationality or religion…
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First off, Belle was no where around when I stepped out for our morning walk. Max lay in his bed on the porch, but didn't get up like he normally would, excited at the prospect of a walk. And when I mentioned it, he just kind of whimpered. I remembered a lot of barking last…
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Gray skies accompanied me and the pups on my walk this morning, but they didn't reflect my thoughts for a change. Even though I'm missing Tom, it's been easier for me to focus on my blessings lately…just in time for Thanksgiving! Because of that, I was able to appreciate the soft gray sky and the…
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(Click the image to learn about Blog Blast for Peace) "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 "Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make,…
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