Tag: change
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Bare Bones
Over six months ago, our neighbor’s home was struck by lightning. Our family was sitting at our kitchen table, and my son-in-law saw it happen through the window. He jumped up from the table, raced outside, and knocked on the door to alert our friends to what had happened. The flames hadn’t made it inside…
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What Does Change Mean?
I was recently at a butterfly exhibition where the beautiful winged creatures were fluttering around the enclosure. Then I spotted this display–a multitude of chrysalises at various stages of development. Some butterflies were ready to emerge; others were earlier in the process. The hard outer covering protecting the pupae is of their own creation. It…
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Reimagined Life
As family was slowly leaving our home to return to their personal spaces, we had one more activity to accomplish. We had four birthdays to celebrate. January is a big month for celebration for us. Our grandson Nolan was born on January 8, our son, Mark on January 13, and grands Callum and Mack were…
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Is It Really New?
photo courtesy of boliviainteligente on Unsplash We just closed out another year. 2024 is now in the books, not necessarily fully completed, intentionally concluded, or adequately fulfilled. It is done. Over. No going back. No redos. We celebrate worldwide the ending of a year and the beginning of a new group of 365 days. A…
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New Look; New Person
She’s had Shirley Temple curls since birth. They’ve been a blessing and a bane to her existence. Sloane has had the most incredible hair; curls are what many women want, pay large sums of money to get if their hair is pin straight, or find hair extensions to add what one doesn’t have. The challenge…
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