Tag: kindness
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Delightfully Different–Not Divergent
Most of the family came home for Easter. For a variety of reasons. I’d love to say they all came to be with us. That’s only partially true. The real reason stemmed from Courtney’s sisters all wanting to throw her a bridal shower. In five months, she’ll be Mrs. Michael Wickberg. We love Michael. He’s…
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If The Shoe Fits…
I’m not a big shoe person. I don’t do accessories. No fetish. No closets given over to footwear. Or racks of scarves. I go for sheer comfort. And practicality. Soccer flops and tennis shoes most of the time. Which can embarrass my fashionista daughters. Where they have style, I look like I just rolled off…
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Could You Please Say That Again? Differently?
In a perfect world–well, in my perfect world–people would always understand each other. No matter what language is used. I’m a mono-lingual American. One of those. I want to understand what others are saying. Or what emotion they choose to do it in. (Can you imagine emoticons popping from our mouths like so much spit?)…
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The Surprises Keep On Comin’
There’s a reason Christmas comes only once a year. Yes, it’s all about the birth of Jesus. It’s a celebration of hope promised, joy anticipated. But aside from that, as a child, can you imagine being that surprised and awed over and over again? Day after day? It would be exhausting. (Crabbiness and whining would…
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The Forgotten Holiday
I don’t know why it frazzles me. It does. It’s a day. But it’s really more than that. Stuck between the horror of Halloween and the gimme of Christmas is Thanksgiving. Between ghoulish masks and decorated trees in September and the shopping frenzy of Black Friday and beyond, it’s a wonder that there’s a hiccup…
Tip of My Iceberg 