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Read moreSimple Ways to Add Beauty to Your Life
Most of us have felt like we are moving through a thick, gray fog. We drift along, our heads down, surrounded by dullness. But then…
Read moreOde to Summer
I like making lists, so in honor of the new season, I’m sharing my list of summer fun and beauty between the bookends of Memorial Day and Labor Day. Take a look and see what you add...
Read moreThe Redwoods
Standing among trees that are taller than tall, I had the distinct feeling of being smaller than small...
Read moreHappy Easter!
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus...
Read moreSounds Like
What is your favorite sound? Maybe it’s laughter, a loved one’s voice, a violin, an “I love you”, or something else. Last weekend, I went for a walk and found a sound I didn’t know I love...
Read moreThat Time I Almost Said No
The text came in one morning over the holidays: “Want to go to the Mill?”
My daughter, a high schooler, was at her favorite coffee shop reading, and I was at home working. We were texting about our plans together that afternoon. So far, we’d decided to grab a bite to eat and go shopping for a new comforter for her room (50% off After Christmas Sale!).
And now she was asking if we could also go to a nearby park called the Mill...
Read moreOur Place: The Beauty of Home
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The For Sale by Owner sign caught my eye as my good friend and realtor, Wayne, drove down the street. He was telling a great story, but I wasn’t listening. I was looking in the side mirror, trying to see the house we had just passed.
We'd planned to check out another place in the cul-de-sac, but now that one didn’t interest me. I asked him to go back.
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