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Wednesday
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Continue reading →: WednesdayThis girl! She had been riding on the back of a friend’s motorcycle in the mountains of Colorado. She was covered with mud and dirt and a little cold – and very happy! She giggled and laughed as they dodged rocks and dove into mud puddles. As her friend…
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Monday
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Continue reading →: MondayPreSchool – Kiefer, Oklahoma It is with mixed emotions I approach this day. It is the last Monday of being a homeschool teacher. It is the last Monday of Ashley’s senior year. On Friday, she graduates and all that is left is some bookwork. We are moving in our relationship…
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Choice
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Continue reading →: ChoiceToday is Holy Saturday. The names around Easter are confusing. “Maundy” Thurday – maundy meaning washing and celebrates the day Jesus washed the feet of his disciples took the last supper them. “Good” Friday – we call Good the day of beating and brusing and ultimately death. “Holy” Saturday –…
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Learning
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Continue reading →: Learning“If you become a teacher, by your students you’ll be taught,” Oscar Hammerstein II No truer words were ever sung on any stage. My career in teaching spans subjects from Home Economics to Special Education. I’ve taught adults and children. I learned quickly I am not a…
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Holding
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Continue reading →: Holding“No one gets through life unscathed.” I have said this any times. Usually as a justification for the tough times that are surrounding me or someone I love. I’ve used it as an explanation as to why there is so much hurt in this fallen world and why some…
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KNOW
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Continue reading →: KNOWWe like movies. We really like movies. Our collection could rival any collector in the US – or at least Illinois. From The Jazz Singer to our most recent purchase, Moana – and every genre in between, movies abound. Bond, Bourne, Reacher and Seven Brides all reside in…
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Passion
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Continue reading →: PassionAll I ever wanted to be was a mom. Well, there was the season of the Roller Derby Queen and to be Sammy Lane in “The Shepherd of the Hills” play. But when I would pretend-play with my best friend Melissa, I was always a mom. She was…
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Places
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Continue reading →: PlacesMy dear, the places you see With eyes wide open and focus adjusted The sounds you hear with ears retuned and noise removed My love, the people you meet With heart descaled and motives assunder. The smells, the tastes of life so rich and thick when…
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Restless
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Continue reading →: RestlessSome days your fingers can’t find the right task to complete. Your mind cannot focus on the words to read. The needed tasks of the day swirl in a pool of busyness around your feet. “Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him.”…
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Anniversary
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Continue reading →: AnniversaryLast Friday, January 27 The 18th Anniversary of a moment that changed our course as a family. It was a right hemisphere mid-cerebral arterial infarct. We called it “the Stroke.” We dated time as Before and After “the Stroke.” She survived. Against all odds. She has done more, seen more,…
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I’m Kim!
Thank you! You have gifted me your most prized possession – time. I hope you enjoy the read. Some laughs, some smiles, some tears and even a few, “mmm-hmmms” too!
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