“We can’t waste a second. All the while we wonder: Are we
doing enough? If we fall behind, we feel guilty. If we keep
up, we wonder: Shouldn’t we be doing more?”
- Diana Hunt & Pam Tait
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Theme for 2008: Time Of My Life
Mission: To reclaim my focus and inner calm. To lead a healthy and happy life.
How […]
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When I pass incontinence supplies in the store, I can’t help but reflect on the time I was given with my Aunt. She had many health issues, and incontinence was just one of the many things wrong with her. But it still didn’t stop her from showing her fiesty spirit. A spirit […]
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Finally, the first weekend in several that we can actually see across the street without all the snowin’ and blowin’ stuff going on. The sun has been shining brightly, reflecting off the glistening white snow — you can almost believe that its warm outside. But I don’t think we will be breaking out […]
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I always forget how quickly David’s birthday comes after Christmas. Yes, its 2 days after Christmas, but somehow, it just seems like just hours from the one day to the next. But, I pretty much had my ducks in a row to know what I was doing for him. When we were […]
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Another Christmas behind us, and a new year speeding towards us like a runaway freight train. This week will be a time of reflection and thoughts of setting goals and preparing for what could new starts, new beginnings. As many others, I hate to set resolutions, because they are so final, setting yourself […]
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In one of Ethan’s classes, the assignment was to come up with 7 or 8 songs that reflected their life. And then, as extra credit, take one of those songs and make a montage of their life. Ethan and his 2 cousins that are in the same grade — all 3 of them […]
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Ethan sang the song “Christmas Shoes” by Alabama for Special Music. I wish I had used the tripod instead of holding the camera this time, but nonetheless it still got recorded. It almost didn’t happen. The CD that he burnt wouldn’t work on the sound system at church. But someone had […]
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Its easier to not write anything and let everyone believe that we are just caught up in the Christmas season, and not admit the truth that the Christmas Spirit has not landed here. Yes, the Christmas presents have been bought. They still need to be wrapped, but I can chalk it up to […]
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When David and I went to Topeka the other day to do Christmas shopping, he asked me what I wanted. I told him what I wanted couldn’t be bought with money. There are several things along that line that I would like. Our dining could use a major decluttering. And alot of it isn’t mine, […]
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Last night was the HIgh School Winter Music Program. It was orginially scheduled for last Monday, but bad weather rescheduled it to last night. I have attended every single Music Program Ethan has been in. It has been amazing, watching these kids take raw talent and evolve it into an enjoyable evening. We would “grin […]
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David sent me on an errand yesterday after I got work because he wasn’t going to make it back to town before the Part Store he was needing to get a part from would close. I went down the same street that I always do to get to the main highway. Imagine my […]
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I hope I sleep better tonight than I did last night. Usually, I have no problems whatsoever sleeping. We have a king size waterbed, and as soon as I crawl into bed, warmth and comfort surround me, and I am off to sleepy-land in no time. For some reason, though, last night […]
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A few years ago, our Sunday School class went together and bought new baby furniture for the nursery. The furniture that had been in there previously had been there for what seemed forever. We got in there, painted the walls, put up a Noah’s ark tapestry. New toys were bought, changing table, […]
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This Afternoon
Snow Early In The Afternoon…Then Chance Of Snow Late In The Afternoon. New Snow Accumulation Up To 1 Inch. Highs Around 25. North Winds 15 To 20 Mph.
I’m glad I really don’t have to get outside for anything today. David is out in it — as far as traveling in one vehicle or […]
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One of my most favorite childhood memories revolves around this time of year and writing a letter to you. I loved baking cookies with my mom, so I could leave you cookies and milk. The decorations we would put out, and tree we would decorate. It was a time of innocence […]
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Its still a work in progress, but I took one of my domains that was just sitting there, with just a couple of entries written since October, and have totally turned directions with it. The domain name still fits what I am doing with it, and I believe will be a blog that I […]
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Ethan is your typical teenage boy and he loves his car, and once he gets a few of his bills paid (consequences of the fender benders he has had).he is wanting to start buying a few accessories for his car. Some practical (like new tires), some not so practical, but hey, thats just part […]
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I was taken back when he told me, and I’m not sure why. Life goes on. People come. People go. But, I suppose it still always comes as a bit of shock, when someone who has lived here all their lives, their children were born and raised here, makes a […]
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I blame it on this funk I’m in. I can’t help but think “Oh. Great. *loud sigh” — when my phone makes this thundering sound. What does that mean? I have AccuWeather on my cell phone, and when my zip code is under any kind of warning, it text messages me […]
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When Matt was applying for his house loan, he had 101 different questions. It was a new experience for him, and he wanted to make sure he knew everything he should know going into such a comittment. One thing we told him to ask about was mortgage life insurance. When we bought […]
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We were very fortunate today. We went to bed last night, expecting the worst. We expected to wake up to winter wonderland kind of world — roads and trees covered with ice, no power …. and for people to the north and east of us, thats exactly what they experienced. […]
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I have such negative chatter going on in my head these days, it often makes me want to just scream for those thoughts to just go away. Leave me alone. I was on a weight loss program this spring and summer, and stumbled this fall. And then I went seriously […]
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Gordon talked about “Serenity” in his message today. What brings it. What keeps us from it? Contentment for one. As a Christian, You have to be content with what you have, who you are, and know what role God plays in your life to achieve contentment. This makes so much […]
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In the mail last week, we got a catalog from Dell, and I saw something that sparked a “I just gotta have this” in me — even though its not very practical because I already have one. However, I figured out how I could work it all out. Ethan has been wanting a […]
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