Tag: gifts

• The Perils Of Pinterest or Can Thinking Make Kindness Happen?

  It must have skipped a generation. Or several. I don’t think mom had a creative bone in her body when it came to decorating. Or the ability to make functional things beautiful. It wasn’t a value. When we had parties, they were straight up affairs with substantial food that would make any church pot luck dinner proud.…

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  May 16, 2016

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  Aztecs, baby shower, balloons, banners, beauty, church pot lucks, created, creativity, DIY, gifts, God, kindness, parties, Pinterest, sisters, talents, thoughtfulness

• Being Birthday Bashed

  It’s my birthday. I don’t say that to garner well wishes or point a spotlight of attention on me. I don’t like being the focal point of anything. I’m old enough to know better and young enough not to need three fingers to say how old I really am. I love celebrating other people. I enjoy…

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  March 3, 2016

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  appreciation, birthdays, created, critical, expectations, gifts, God, kindness, love, talents, tea rooms

• It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas Crush

        Thanksgiving is over, pushed out of the way by retailers marketing Black Friday stuff and clutter a day early. The Christmas season is officially upon us. The big day is just over three weeks away. Just saying that can give me a queasy stomach. When I think of all that needs to…

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  December 3, 2015

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  Advent, baking, Black Friday, christmas, decorating, gifts, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Norman Rockwell, peace, shopping

• I’m Supposed To Be Thankful For That?

  I grew up during the era when sending thank-you letters for gifts received was a mandatory act. Even if I didn’t like what I got. I remember receiving clothes that I thought were hideous. Things I’d never wear. Clothes, I was convinced, that were being re-gifted or had come off some end-of-season clearance rack. Purchased…

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  November 26, 2015

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  entitlement, gifts, God, gratitude, Jesus, re-gifting, thankful, Thanksgiving

• The New Three-Second Rule

  My husband’s aunt was a fastidious lady. Today she’d be called a germaphobe. Each night she’d clean her kids’ toys with boric acid to make sure they were germ free and could carry nothing infectious. I’ve never been quite that way. With our kids–really, with anyone’s kids–I’ve always maintained a three-second rule. If food falls…

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  February 19, 2015

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  encouragement, foul language, gifts, Jesus, reflexes, waiting, words