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Happy July 4th, 2014 to people everywhere who love freedom “… This week marks the anniversary of America’s birth as a free nation, when we fought a war against a tyrant and seceded from his kingdom. We thought we had banished tyranny from our shores. We thought we had ratified a Constitution that would compel the government to respect our…
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~ wise man, wise words ~ Rhythm or arrhythmia is the question of the day. I am most fortunate because my days are spent doing those things of my choosing. Granted, it’s mostly work, in fact, the overwhelming majority of my day is spent in work but…it’s work of my choosing, so I am blessed. I don’t intend to ever…
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“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” ~ Proverbs 3:24 ~ “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” ~ Vince Lombardy ~ “Sleep makes each night a sabbath for the day. Sleep shuts tight the door of the soul and bids all intruders wait for a while, that the life…
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“Do you think I’ve gone round the bend?” I’m afraid so. You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head. But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” ~ Alice in Wonderland ~ Thanks be to God I found a farrier! He’s Jared Brown and a graduate of the Heartland Horseshoeing School. If you’re in southwest VA and need…
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“You made my whole being; you formed me in my mother’s body. I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. What you have done is wonderful. I know this very well.” ~ Psalm 139:13-14 ~ “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” ~ Marilyn Monroe ~ “The worse loneliness…
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~ I miss my sheep! ~ I’m exhausted. I’m beyond tired. I’m cranky, whiny, grumpy and want to run away from home. Dare you ask why? I’m keeping Mary’s children, a labor of love, but trust me on this…no one has enough money to pay me for this job. No one. Not even Warren Buffet or Bill Gates. N.O. O.N.E….
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“For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” ~ Isaiah 55:12 ~ “Without pain, how could we know joy? This is an old argument in the field of thinking about suffering and…
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~ 9 years of blogging turned into books ~ Recently, Karen at This Old House 2, asked about blogging and is it dying due to other social media? I’ve been blogging since 2005, had my share of ups and downs, good comments and not so good comments and still enjoy the process. Some years ago, I blogged about leaving blog…
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If laughter is good medicine, my heart is full and healthy. For almost a week, Stephanie, Beloved Sistah, visited and I haven’t laughed so much, so loud and so long since well before Dave got sick in 2010! Steph is eight years younger than I and slipped into my heart the first moment I laid eyes on her, cradled in…
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“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” ~ Proverbs 29:18 ~ “The bad news is, times flies. The good news is, you’re the pilot.” ~ Michael Altshule ~ “I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all…
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“The Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.” ~ Exodus 15:2 ~ “In our journey towards God, we proceed like those small birds whose flight is in loops. They always seem to be about to drop, but the…
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