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Read more: Things are About to Get Dicey
Today has been clean the house day; a day when I ask my husband to pitch in, but then I end up taking most of the work because I have a certain way of doing things. It involves looking for the dirt, finding it, and eradicating it. My husband, on the other hand, completes the…
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Read more: Are Crusaders Obsolete?
It’s pretty tough to be a do-gooder these days. Not that I’m claiming the title, but when I consider taking action for the good of others, I hesitate. That’s not good. I suspect that my hesitation is the intended effect. A con. I can’t seem to get this con off my mind. It really messes…
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Read more: Remembering The Garden
Waiting for the Sun to Move Yesterday, I attempted a post that just didn’t sit well once I posted it. It was the opener to a series; a series that would have pulled me into the abyss and choked the life out of me. That’s what the enemy always does. And I almost fell for…
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Read more: Getting Over Myself
I finally threw in the towel. Yeah, I’ve spent thousands on courses, editors, mentoring relationships, advertising … everything an indie author does when they first get into the business and don’t know yet what they’re supposed to be writing. They only think they know. And they think that they’re smart enough to figure it out…
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Read more: The Magic Word
Isn’t it interesting how we think we’re doing the right thing … we even give it our full commitment … we’re all in … and we truly believe that our efforts will lead to good results … and then they don’t? And not only did they not lead to good results, they actually made the…
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Read more: Don’t be Duped
Before I was saved, meaning rescued by some mysterious instinct in the middle of the night that drove me to the closest church down the street, which happened to be a Catholic church where the priest really hooked me with his complaints about their antiquated sound system, I was like my mother. I wish I…
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Read more: The Shifting Perspective of the Youngsters
This is a theory. This is only a theory. All of the “bad things” about society, as promoted in our current culture, are hitting us where it hurts; at the grocery store. What are those bad things? Order Hierarchies Protocol Politeness and … The common axiom of good business: “The customer is always right.” The…
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Read more: Where is All of This Going?
Acting upon the suggestions I received from a group of friends, I found myself placed in a new spiritual proximity to vibes and tensions and thought-patterns any sane person should want to avoid. I am not a Catholic. That’s just a statement of fact, not an opinion. I only mention this for context because several…
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Read more: Becoming a Curmudgeon
Weirdly, I’m beginning to see why people sometimes find me hard to be around. Have you hit that stage yet? It’s not fun. Oh, don’t get me wrong … I totally agree with my own assessment of my increasingly curmudgeonly temperament. I think the term curmudgeon is only for guys, but humor me. it fits.…
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Read more: Literal Chest Pains … Parenting a Pandemic Kid
Oh, the good old days when I compartmentalized everything, shielding myself from emotional pain, disassociating from the political beat-downs I was hired as a proxy to suffer, and feeling free to fill my time with all kind of distractions for professional advancement. Those days are long gone … and good riddance. Now, I’m old and…
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Read more: A Christmas Gift … Going Blind
Over the past 4 to 6 weeks, I’ve had a hard time seeing out of my left eye. You might say, “Then just use your right!,” right? Not so fast sister … I have mono-vision, and my left eye is my reading-books-eye … my reading-music-eye … my designing-eye … my photography-eye, etc. It’s my whole…
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Read more: A Mom in Liminal Space
I’m a mom. My two children are too young to be my children, but God had a different idea for all three of us. The oldest suffers from mental illnesses (yes, plural) that have formed an alliance against her. Their sinister intentions cannot be dissuaded, but they can be exhausted. That is part of my…
The earth is crammed with Heaven
God-Loving Woman 