Have you ever been to Etsy?It is a wonderful place full of magic and handmade gifts…I love it. Not just because I sell stuff (because I really have only sold a few things!) but mostly because it combines the digital age with the wonders of the past. Handmade items at their finest. All for your […]
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Today, I am stepping out of my comfort zone. I am not doing that in a literal way, but in my head. I have watched a video about orphans that “age out” of the orphanage, and how they feel vulnerable and scared leaving the only safe place they know. WHAT? the orphanage is the safe […]
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Today, I wanted to post about adoption. My adoption, and how I feel about adoption.Over the past week adoption has been in the forefront of the news, with all of the news focused on Russia. I ask that you read this article by Martha Osborne. ‘Russia Really Closing? News, Rant & More’It is with a […]
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Life has its way of bringing people together. I have had the privilege recently of working with a delightful woman to create a quilt for her cousin. She found my custom quilt listing on Etsy and ordered one for a wedding gift. I started to post about it earlier, then decided to wait until after […]
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A great lady died recently. She lived a long life and left her mark on so many people. I am one of them. My life is injected with “snapshot” memories of Ethel. She was not around very much, and yet, always a part of our family. Ethel and her husband lived in an apartment below […]
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Yesterday David and I took a day off to be together and go listen to a sales pitch for a warehouse club. We weren’t planning on joining, but the “gifts” for listening to the pitch involved a vacation somewhere and a chance to win $50,000, so we thought it would be worth going. Well, we […]
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I don’t even know how to begin or what to say. All I know is that God has put this longing in my heart, and in the heart of my husband and my kids. It is inexplainable. But it is real. That there is someone out there that is part of our family and now […]
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My blog friend Meghan shared this at sweetsadiemarie.com, and I wanted to pass it on to you. Another friend and I have been discussing, “What is your passion?”Well, this sums it up for me.Dangerous WomenMay we be dangerous women.May we be women who acknowledge our power to change, and grow, and be radically alive in […]
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I am sitting here on this snowy Saturday, surfing the internet and filling my brain full of new things. Today I have learned how to save all my favorites on delicious.com so that no matter what computer I am on, I can access my list. I think that anyone can also see my list…but I […]
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I was driving today alone down the mountain from Cataloochee ski slope when the sun and the snow combined to create the most magical effect. Time stood still as the snow turned to glitter and danced before my eyes. It was truly wonderful. I am glad to be alive!
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