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The Scarecrow and I

I’ve always sympathized with The Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz; like him, I’ve sometimes had a hard time making a decision. And hearing Dorothy and The Scarecrow’s voices in my head . . . “If I only had a brain” . . . certainly...

Buying Time (Five Minute Friday)

I’m very excited again this week to join a talented group of women bloggers in an online, unedited flash mob free write. This week, the word-prompt given to us by our fearless leader Kate Motaung (whose wonderful blog can be found at katemotaung.com) is...

Going Home

For months, I’ve joined thousands of others who have been following the story of Joey Feek’s battle with cancer through her husband Rory’s blog (This Life I Live). Just a few days ago, Rory shared a post which clearly indicates that, despite the many...

God and Post-It Notes

I love Post-It notes. If you peek into my “tape, pens, stamps, etc” kitchen drawer, you’ll find a stack of colored mini Post-Its (about 10 notes of one color before a new color begins) and a stack of the popular standard yellow ones. The top drawer...

2016, Here I Come!

It’s amazing how many changes I — a person who has their entire life vigorously resisted the temptation to make any kind of New Year’s resolutions* — am committing to this year. I haven’t made these commitments lightly; instead,...

All I Want for Christmas

Video provided to get you into the mood before reading my Christmas Wish List:     All I Want for Christmas by The Chipmunks  Why would I, a woman who has throughout her adult life resisted requests for a Christmas wish list and only produced one when prodded and...