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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Things I learned in 2014
It’s hard to believe that 2014 is coming to an end very soon. I thought I would sit down and make a list of what I learned (or relearned) this year. It’s certainly not a comprehensive list by any means, … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Memories, New Years Day
Tagged blessings, end of a year, memories, what I learned in 2014
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Same Auld Lang Syne
I sleep with a radio on most nights (when my husband doesn’t have the sound machine on) and have it on a station now that plays only Christmas music. This morning I awoke to Dan Fogelberg’s Same Auld Lang Syne. … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Holidays, Memories
Tagged Dan Fogelberg, Dan Fogelgerg Same Auld Lang Syne, Peoria, Illinois, Same Auld Lang Syne
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Yellow
This week’s weekly photo challenge is Yellow. I remember buying this cookie jar for my mother at Castner Knott department store as a teenager in the 70s! Gail ♥
Michelle’s Weekly Pet Challenge
Dakota loves to sit in his favorite chair and watch squirrels and birds outside the window. Sometimes he even tries to carry on a conversation with the sparrows that land on the trellis just outside the window. I would … Continue reading
A Tweaking of the Christmas Crate Centerpiece
Last week I posted a picture of a Christmas centerpiece I made with an old wooden Coca Cola Crate. It was unanimous that it needed some red berries or something red. So I added the berries and replaced the pine … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Holidays
Tagged Christmas, Christmas centerpiece, Christmas crafts, Coca Cola crate, rustic Christmas crate
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A Rustic Christmas Crate Centerpiece
I tried my hand at a little Christmas creativity tonight (and creative I am not)! My brother-in-law found this old Coca Cola crate at an antique store (which we discovered is actually a Pepsi Cola crate that someone spray painted … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Holidays
Tagged Christmas, Christmas centerpiece, Christmas crafts, Coca Cola crate, crafts, rustic Christmas crate
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When Peace is Elusive
I remember when my children were infants. My husband and I would often go into their rooms at night and peek at them sleeping peacefully in their cribs. Sometimes we would just stand there in the soft glow of the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged anxiety, Family, Fear, finding peace, God, Happiness, insomnia, memories, peace, worry
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Gone But Not Forgotten
In this week’s photo challenge, we are to show a photo that represents something that is gone, but not forgotten. In today’s challenge, show us what “gone, but not forgotten” means to you. It could be a photo of a … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly photo challenge
Tagged animals, cats, Gone but not forgotten, grief, love, photography, wordpress
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Monday’s Question
Question: Do you do any special Christmas reading every year or have certain books you read every Christmas? My Answer: I do usually spend the month of December reading Christmas books. Every year I read The Purpose of Christmas by … Continue reading