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Dear Friends and Family: (Note: This letter is not in any way a reference to my darling Mr. Himself!) There have been some rumbles lately about the time I spend writing. To help us all get on the same page about this wordsmith-ing gig I’m into, I thought I’d write this letter to set a few things straight. Few people understand …
Last year I held a contest in which I featured a different blog each month. The following blogs recieved the Brilliant Blog Award in 2016 and were in the running for the Most Brilliant Blog of all 2016: 1. Camels and Chocolate by Kristen Luna. My favorite secular blog. It’s a travel blog and the photos and layout of this blog …
Autism looks different in every family because autism is different in every person. My experience with autism is unique and different from my friend’s experience with her son with autism. There are similarities, yes. The frustration, and the damage to our sons’ brains is the same. But her son exhibits behaviors my sons don’t and vice versa. Raising identical twins …
I gave up on New Year’s resolutions several years ago. But I didn’t give up on choosing a theme or slogan for the year. For 2017 I’ve chosen “Progress not Perfection” as my mantra. This is because I tend toward perfectionism, which is a sin of pride, and also an excuse to procrastinate. Example:”I can’t get all the laundry done in …
Welcome to Countdown to Christmas Day 24! Tomorrow’s Christmas! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Go to a Christmas Eve Service and give a family a treat. Today’s Scripture, Isaiah 9:2-7, TLB The people who walk in darkness shall see a great Light—a Light that will shine on all those who live in the land of the shadow of death. 3 For …
Welcome to Day 23 of our Christmas Countdown! Today is my Mother-In-Law’s 82nd birthday! Happy Birthday, Ellen! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Do a secret act of kindness. I did one today and it felt awesome. We think doing a kindness only benefits the ones we are kind to, but actually, I beleive it energizes us in ways we can’t …
Welcome to Day 22 of our Christmas Countdown! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Pray for a stranger’s meal or coffee. If you’ve never paid for the person behind you in a drive-through line before, give it a try. You’ll smile all day just thinking about it! If you’d like all the random acts of kindness in one list, email me …
Welcome to Day 21 of our Countdown to Christmas! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Candy Cane bomb a parking lot! I’m so doing this today! Join me! (Okay, so now the NSA will read my blog post because I used the word bomb…) Basically, I’m going to put a candy cane on every car in the parking lots in town. I …
Welcome back! Today is Day 20 of our Christmas Countdown! Today’s Random Act of Kindness Let someone go ahead of you in line. If you’d like all the random acts of kindness in one list, email me and I’ll send you a copy. Today’s Scripture: John 8: 12-18, TLB Later, in one of his talks, Jesus said to the people, …
Welcome back to Countdown to Christmas Day 19! If you’d like all the random acts of kindness in one list, email me and I’ll send you a copy. Today’s Random Act of Kindness Send your pastor a funny video! My husband is a pastor, and trust me, pastors need a good giggle now and then. Your pastor would love it …