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FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: A SONG IN MY HEART!…

Lately, the weeks seem to be flying by.  I think it might be because the days are crazy busy!  Life is slowing down a bit since the frenzy of packing and the early unpacking is done.  Now we are getting into the fine tuning of settling in.  mixing colors with items that haven’t been in [...]

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MOTHER’S DAY REVISITED…

This past Sunday was Mother’s Day.  It was the beginning of some new traditions for us. We now live in the same town as one daughter and her family.  We had them over for lunch after church.  It was fun.  It seemed so normal…to have your child and her husband and granchildren over for Mother’s [...]

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LESSONS FROM MIA: BEAUTY…

Now that we have moved, we live in the same town as one of our daughters and her family.  On Mondays, our granddaughter Mia comes to our house at 9:30-ish. After some chatting and having Mimi (that’s me!) finish getting ready for the day, we head for dance class.  I find the rides to and [...]

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FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: COMFORT…

Another Friday has rolled around already.  Our house is slowly, slowly taking order.  From my perspective, it seems to take forever.  Our entry and dining room walls are now painted and look clean and fresh.  Most of the rooms now have curtains hanging.  I’m gradually finding more and more of the things I need to [...]

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HIDE IT IN YOUR HEART: ISAIAH 43:16, 18-19…

Pant, pant…Yes, I’m a bit out of breath with this move for sure!  After trying to find my notepad with the list of verses for this month, I decided to stop wasting the time.  The box is somewhere…but I have no idea where! So this month, we’ll step out of the routine just a bit. [...]

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CHANGE: THE BEGINNING OF ORDER…

Good Morning.  It is a gloomy, rainy Saturday morning.  The wind of yesterday has given in to a slow, steady dripping of rain that says, “Today is a perfect day to stay inside!” Actually, it really says, “Today is a perfect day to curl up in bed in a fetal position in hopes that order [...]