Tag: heart
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I’m Exhausted–Give Me Meds!
It comes. It always does. I don’t look for it. I don’t want it. Nevertheless, it shows up year after year. My annual miserable cold. It usually hits about now, After the flurry of the holidays and the re-energized push into the new year. Right as my schedule is becoming crowded with the things I’ve…
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Cut It Back–Way Back
“It’s a little out of control, don’t you think? ” “It kind of dates the house, all that green hiding the exterior.” These are comments we’ve received about the hedge in our front yard. Not as pointed as the one we get from the Home Owners’ Association. “It’s too tall. Cut it back.” It’s well…
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Dress For What Success?
The fourth time has to be the charm. We leave for another Rogers’ wedding this weekend. Courtney and Michael are getting married in the Colorado mountains. She’s actually our fifth child to be married. But it will be Isley’s fourth attempt to pull off the role of flower girl. Almost three years ago, she threw…
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A Beast By Any Other Name
I call her Beastie. It’s a term of endearment. She’s my 2004 Toyota Corolla. Deep royal blue. Blighted by sun and a really bad paint job, she looks like she’s rusting through. All over. The term “beater car” comes to mind. She’s been driven all over the state of Florida and beyond. We bought her…
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If The Moo Fits, Wear It
Dressing as a cow would never be my choice for attire. Don’t get me wrong. I love cows. Their melodious moos are calming. Their noses are soft. They tend to go through life masticating grass like a contemplative process. And they make protein fun. But dress like one? I think not. Unless, of course, it…
Tip of My Iceberg 