ASKING FOR HELP

Somewhere along the line I have led people to believe that I never need their help.  I don’t need anyone’s help. I am self sufficient. I can do all things…. by and for myself. How did I do this?  …

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MAKING ¢ENTS OF IT ALL

A number of years ago, our youngest son received a bank for a Christmas gift from an acquaintance of our family.  It was a huge Crayola crayon.  As a child, he would randomly drop change into it – but never…

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WHAT’S IN THE WAITING

    Ever had someone promise to meet you at a specific time and they are late?  Of course – it was probably me that was late!  What do you do while you wait? Do you constantly watch for the…

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FREEZE!!

  I love police scanners!  As a kid, my aunt, who shared our home, ALWAYS had her police scanner on. When a call came across about a fire or some other type of emergency, she would get in her car…

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PAINT MIXING

My father was an alcoholic. Like his father before him. My mother is very prim and proper.  You might say that she was Emily Post’s poster child.  He was engaging, loud and never met a stranger.  She was polite and…

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WORRY ‘BOUT YOURSELF!

There is this fabulous video on YouTube about a little girl buckling herself into her car seat.  She struggles and struggles. When her dad, off camera, asks if he can he help her, she responds that he should “worry ‘bout…

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TRUTH TELLING

Birthdays.  They happen to all of us.  Usually every year.     Today is my day. 58 years ago, sometime in the middle of a Saturday night, after  the Lawrence Welk show, I joined my parents and a brother who…

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SEWING LIFE

Sewing… mowing grass…these are two things that I like to do for one reason.  Progress.  You can watch your progress. You can see something changing right in front of your eyes.     I began sewing when I was in…

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A CULTURE OF APPRECIATION

It has been a busy few days for me.  Birthday get together, overnight baseball game get away with the hubster, a little IKEA window shopping.  It was really great to break the routine up a bit!  I loved connecting with…

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