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Cultivating True Beauty
There’s something beautiful in watching flowers blossom, where little buds break forth into riotous color, their scent wafting lazily on the breeze. My sister-in-law grows hydrangeas, a remarkable bloom that can show up in a variety of hues that create the look of a painter’s palette. I have no ability to grow flowering anything–I’m fortunate…
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A Little Sweet Makes It Easy
We were using my son-in-law’s truck to pick up some merchandise, and Kolly was not up for the adventure. On our way to the store, I sat in the back seat with her, and she tolerated me. She was civil, but she wasn’t her happy, grinning self. It was wretchedly hot in her carseat. Her…
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Do You See What’s There?
photo courtesy of Baptiste Buisson on Unsplash I have a sweet friend who has been losing his eyesight slowly over the past several years. A degenerative disease has methodically robbed him of the clarity of vision to the point where he is legally blind and uses a guide dog. What amazes me about my friend…
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When Little Things Get You Down
The littles adore their very tall cousins. We are fortunate to have a plethora of grands living close to us, aged two through twenty-one. We have enough interactions with family to appreciate the beauty of them genuinely enjoying each other. To a degree. Younger children have an energy level that seems unlimited–constant-motion machines that never…
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When A Good Word Matters
Endings are a mixed blessing. There’s the joy of seeing something finished in a positive and intentional manner where growth is observed and change has happened. The sour side is knowing that many of those you’ve worked with are moving away, ready to begin a new season of life, often in a new place. Relationships…
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