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What, Me?
Are you superstitious? My first thought was obviously the quote from “The Office” when Steve Carrel’s character, Michael Scott is asked this same question. My Dad’s family were country people, from rural Southeast Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The people in this part of the country are hard working people, but there are something’s you just…
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Learning
What is the last thing you learned? A hard lesson. Actually asking for help. Taking help when offered. Why is it so hard? Especially when it’s help from your kiddos. Even if the help is offered out of love. It doesn’t mean you failed or were stupid. They offered because they love you.
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Collections?
Other than dust bunnies, my books are my collection.
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Productive? Me?
Honestly, outside of work, my most productive time is when I’m trying to avoid a larger and more stressful issue.
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Growth
I learned that I was stronger than I thought. Tougher than I thought. I had to be, soon my 12 year old would be over 6 foot tall (eventually 6’4”) and I had to be strong and not back down. Soon my 9 year old would be telling me about a boy who didn’t know…
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Shopping!
I used to think a shopping spree would take place at a fancy store, like. Niemann Marcus or Nordstroms. When I got older and had my babies, I used to think it was Target or a May Company Store, like Famous-Barr or Foleys before they all became Macys. Now I think I would like Costco…
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Ooo The Gift of Failing
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I could list a lifetime of failures here and what happened after the fact. But all of them were because I didn’t heed wise counsel or I felt a check in my spirit not to go forward and I did and it…
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Bittersweet Memories
What were your parents doing at your age? I am a few weeks from 60. At the age I am now, my father made the decision to take early retirement to care for my mother. My mother had three strokes and the last one left her partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair. When left alone…
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YES!
Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? Before my mother passed and my kids were younger, the holidays looked much different than they do today. My dad’s mother made the very best pumpkin pies. I have tinkered with the recipe she gave me, but they are not even close. The…
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Oooo Pet Peeves!
Name your top three pet peeves.
Adventures Through A Dirty Windshield 