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July 2009

Fun Friday…Twilight

July 31, 2009
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The time has come and this Fun Friday is all about confessions…I can’t hide it any longer so here it is…I am a Twilight junkie! It all began last summer when my oldest wanted to read the book. I did a little research and it appeared to pass our usual ‘inspection’ so we [...]

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Patience

July 29, 2009
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Patience…I have none…end of story. We live in a Give it to me NOW society and if we have to wait it can drive us crazy. How many times are we frustrated after trying to call or text someone and they don’t answer immediately? Believe it or not there were days not [...]

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Forgiveness

July 27, 2009
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Why is forgiveness such a troublesome word? I try to teach my children about the importance and value it brings. I know that if we don’t forgive then the anger and resentment we feel will continue to eat at us from the inside out, causing deterioration to our mental and physical well being [...]

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Fun Friday…Moments

July 24, 2009
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Time for some Friday Fun! Everyone has them…they range from something as simple as locking your keys in the car…all the way up to walking around the mall with your skirt tucked into your panties. I’m referring to those awful embarrassing moments we try so hard to forget!
I posted the question on Facebook [...]

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Friendship

July 22, 2009
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What is a friend? Is it the guy/girl you hang with at school or eat lunch with? Could it be the person you share your craziest thoughts and secrets with? Or is it the one person who after having the worst day of your life you automatically call…that someone you know will [...]

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Cancer

July 20, 2009
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Cancer Sucks! This is a phrase I saw on many shirts and various items at the Relay for Life over the weekend. It sums it up well doesn’t it? It may be your grandparent, parent, sibling, teacher or friend that’s sick or maybe you are battling this horrific disease yourself. Most [...]

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Fun Friday…Batty

July 18, 2009
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My Fun Friday story this week involves our 11 year old daughter. Mind you this event wasn’t very funny at the time, though it gets more humorous as time passes. In October she came in our room late one night to inform us that a “bug” was keeping her awake. This [...]

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Hope

July 16, 2009
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The definition of hope has different meanings to each of us. I recently had the way I perceive the word radically altered. Shortly before school let out for the summer I went to pick up my son from Middle School on an early release day. Pulling into the parking lot I sensed [...]

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Despair

July 14, 2009
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Despair is everywhere. In our world today people are losing hope faster than ever before. Depression doesn’t discriminate…it strikes all ages and genders. It afflicts believers as well as non-believers. I just read an article that said 1 in 5 teens has thought about suicide, 1 in 6 have made plans, [...]

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Word

July 13, 2009
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Hoping to Make a Difference One Word at a Time …these are words that have been placed on my heart. I believe each of us naturally has a desire to help others or to touch someone’s life in a way that truly makes an impact. In my case it involves teens. This [...]

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