One year, almost to the day, since I have written a blog post. How have 365 days gone by without me really noticing? What proof do we have of change, growth and purpose in those 52 weeks? Has nothing happened that…

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God Smacked!

Long ago and far away, I found myself cleaving to my husband in the midst of a very rocky sea. We were just shy of 10 years married, had 3 beautiful children, many wonderful friends and a very aggressive church…

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Make a Memory

  Family. Grilling. Swimming. Parades. Fireworks. This is what 4th of July is made of – right?  Well – we all make sure to (and I believe it is mostly heartfelt, so I am not criticizing) make a statement on…

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The Holly Hobbie Purse

Every time I clean my house, I dust a “trinket” that sits on the floor of my livingroom – a wooden, octagon, decoupaged purse.  The decoupage is of Holly Hobbie. I made this purse sometime late 1960’s or early 1970’s….

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COLORING

I love to color. Apparently, a lot of adults do – just look at the marketing of adult coloring books! One of the best things to get as a gift is a brand new box of colors! It used to…

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DO YOU LIKE BEING A PASTOR’S WIFE?

34 years….. Pastor’s wife… That’s me… Someone asked me a few days ago, if I liked being a Pastor’s wife.  That is not the first time I have been asked that question.  It is, however, the first time I really…

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525,600 MINUTES

How do you measure a year? 525,600 minutes have passed since I have written a blog post. How do I measure that time? How do I evaluate all that has transpired during those 525,600 minutes? There have been joys, struggles,…

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DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS

After 9 months of unemployment, I joyfully accepted a position with a small, liberal arts school as their registrar.  This new position  is located approximately 80 miles from the city in which I live – but the commute is mostly…

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INTO THE BUSHES

Let’s just make it a Funny Friday Renault Alliance Trilogy!   We had that car FOREVER!  It became the “junk car” that dad drove around town so as to not tie up the family van.  It was also the car…

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