Have you been on Pinterest lately? There are all kinds of really cute projects, activities, and ideas to do with the kids. I love looking and pinning things! When I try them, though, things do not always (ok, almost never) look as “Pinterest Perfect” as the image I pinned. I have had quite […]
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Hello friends! I want to share something with you today that really touched me. I have seen more than one article about doing random acts of kindness. Just as important as doing them, I think, is knowing the effects of a random act of kindness. I am usually the one that blogs about and tries
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While shuffling through my son’s take-home folder from school today, I saw a piece of notebook paper, which was nothing unusual. When I saw what was written on it, I stopped. I pulled it out and looked at it; really looked at it, not just the obligatory glance. Then I read it all the way
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It is SO easy to get discouraged. This world is tough! It is very easy to get down and out and feel the weight of the world on your shoulders. I know that I certainly do from time to time. Sometimes it seems like we are surrounded on every side by trouble. Sometimes everything breaks
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While I was teaching, there were tons of motivational posters that hung around my room, but one of my favorite ones read “Bad attitudes are like flat tires; you can’t go anywhere until you change them.” I liked it so much because it hit pretty close to home with me. It is SO incredibly easy
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“A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.” – Proverbs 15:18 It happens to all of us – We all get angry from time to time. Sometimes it sneaks up on us, other times it just builds up until we think we are about to explode. The first
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There is great advice for self-improvement all over the web. Many of us have heard time and time again “Do something that makes you happy.” Or “Find a job that you love!” While that might be great advice, how to do it seems a bit more elusive. As I started to learn more about blogging,
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Thanksgiving and Christmas are some of my favorite times of the year because many are more focused on going out of their way to be nice to other people. I love that! You can nearly feel the love and the happiness wherever you go. Charitable works abound. When I say “charitable works” you are probably
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