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Mistaken as a (potential) Criminal?
On the tail-end of our spring getaway last year, my husband and I overcompensated for airport traffic, giving us two hours before the rental car was due. So, we pulled into a lovely outdoor shopping center. My husband sought food while I scoured sales. Wandering into Talbots, the sales lady…
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And So She Flew…Again
I laid in bed, silently grumbling that I was awake at 5:30am and didn’t need to be on that particular Friday morning. My eldest daughter was getting ready for work upstairs and I wondered if her Shark hair styler woke me. I pulled the blanket up to my chin, hoping…
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Palm Trees
“But the godly will flourish like palm trees…” Psalm 92:12 “The first rule of hurricane coverage is that every broadcast must begin with palm trees blowing in the wind.” – Carl Hiaasen
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Conserve Water! (Just Ignore the New Car Washes Opening on Every Corner)
Is filling my washing machine honestly more of a threat to the global water crisis than say… filling 10.7 million swimming pools? Or, operating the 62,000+ car washes across the nation…? We paid well over a grand for our new, full-fill Speed Queen washing machine. We looked at this same…
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You’re Middle-Age When…Heating Pads and High Heels
High heels and wine glasses previously lingering from Friday nights long ago, have been replaced by heating pads and orthopedic footwear… This was my Saturday morning view on the way to the kitchen-from my Friday night of packing boxes (we are selling this big empty nest–another post someday)… I still…
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Skaneateles Lake
Late last year, we visited the quaint town of Skaneateles, New York. This charming area has an array of restaurants, shopping and beautiful views of the lake. Skaneateles Lake is one of the eleven finger lakes, running approximately 16 miles long, one mile wide, and 300 feet deep at its…
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The Time is Now
If you have been around church a while, you’ve likely heard several sermons encouraging parishioners to “wait upon the Lord”. “Keep waiting with great expectation of what the Lord can do!” the enthusiasm pours down from the pulpit. Wait for the salvation of family members. Wait patiently for the promotion.…
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Somber Sunday, Hopeful Monday
I came across the following words today, stated by actress Shannen Doherty of the 1990’s television show, Beverly Hills 90210. She died on Saturday at 53-years old. “I don’t want to die,” she heartbreakingly told People at the time. “I’m not done with living. I’m not done with loving. I’m not done with…
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Find the Humor?
“Look for the humor in the teen years.” The 75-year old former pastor said this as we walked toward the sanctuary for Sunday service. Find the humor? Does this man still not know me even a little? What could possibly be funny about what I was sharing with him? “It’s…
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Forget Your Destination – Commercial Flying is the Real Trip
After several years of fairly regular air travel, cancelled connections and crew no-shows have officially become distant second inconveniences to enduring fellow travelers, giving the term “fly at your own risk” a whole new meaning. I wasn’t surprised when I read about the recent naked man running through an aircraft…
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More Jack Dawson, Less Cal Hockley
Assuming you have seen the movie Titanic at least twelve times, you’ll recall Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Jack Dawson as a happy, lively and engaging young guy. Though attractive, Cal Hockley (Billy Zane) is conversely entitled, arrogant and haughty. Jack embraces life as indicated in his famous dinner speech: I mean,…
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Tales from a Mid-Lifer 