Tag: Dayle Rogers
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Making Do With What We Have
Living in Florida, we don’t have access to real snow. The weather here doesn’t lend itself to brisk winter storms; not having them makes us want them all the more. It’s human to want what we don’t–can’t–have. I hear the weather reports of snowstorms up north, and I long for a single day of a…
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Almost Forgotten
It isn’t uncommon for those who have birthdays in December to feel a bit slighted by the bigger holiday swiftly approaching. Christmas can put a bit of a damper on other celebrations–much to the chagrin of those desiring to be celebrated. That was not the case, however, for Brooklyn, who just turned nine. Even though…
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Sing With Your Whole Heart
‘Tis the season for celebration and music. Several of us were able to attend a community concert that our good friend Holly was singing in. She has a beautiful voice, but in a choir of 275 to 300 people, individual voices weren’t often singled out. Holly did participate in an ensemble, and the sweetness of…
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Wait For The Music
photo courtesy of Annie Spratt on Unsplash I’ve been listening–unashamedly–to Christmas music for about the last four weeks. I’m really not one of those people who turns on the tunes of the season right after Halloween. This year I felt the need earlier to hear the upbeat and mellow music of Christmas. I don’t know…
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Better Than A Bargain
photo courtesy of Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Watching the news the day after Thanksgiving, I was more surprised that many still held to the tradition of showing up early for Black Friday specials. Some having stood in the cold since early Thursday evening. The astonishment came because the internet has been touting Black Friday sales…
Tip of My Iceberg 