Tag: Pinterest
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More Isn’t Better
photo courtesy of Frank van Hulst on Unsplash I can’t stand Pinterest. My girls got me interested in the various things that appear there that can actually be helpful. Things like recipes for people who are gluten-free and dairy-free, or what is acceptable to wear with tennis shoes to the office. You know, the important…
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Did We Miss A Party?
I know several people who have birthdays during December who work hard at not combining Christmas with their personal birth celebration. I’m related to a few of them. When I was little, I had a friend whose birthday was on Christmas Eve, and having a rather large family, her birthday always got rolled into…
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Disappointments Can’t Destroy The Celebration
When you’ve been given a gift, it’s important to use it and not just let it sit. We’ve got a great home, a place that is calming, warm, and welcoming. Our schedules often get too crazy to enjoy entertaining, so when given the chance, it’s fun to take advantage of an opportunity. A dear friend…
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And So It Begins
For all of who’ve been hiding under a rock–as I must have been doing–December 1 is tomorrow. Less than four weeks till Christmas, and I’m being sucked into the vortex of hustle and bustle. Not by choice. But I feel it in my bones. I hear the whispers of “Get going. You’re not doing enough…
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A Work In Progress–Aren’t We All?
“It’s made of zip ties.” I looked at the picture Melody was showing me. A light fixture from the fun and funky store Anthropologie. There was no way I could tell it was made of zip ties. An inexpensive fastener made of nylon, these would become the parts of a hanging decoration Melody was fashioning…
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