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Author: Kim McKinney

I hate boxes....usually. Sometimes I fit, often I don't. You too? I used to want to fit in, but now I usually don't. I want to be me. Not far out there, but not quite the norm. I believe we should celebrate the unique in ourselves. I love travel, adventure, hot air balloons, live music, and kind, smart, and interesting people. Have been described as quirky and I quite like it. I love writing because it helps clear out my brain! Please subscribe to my blog and follow me on Medium (https://medium.com/@kimmckinney719). And let me know your thoughts. I'll love us to get to know each other better.

Books Meet Real Life

My friend Jen were talking books lately, specifically audiobooks, and she recommended I listen to Sue Monk Kidd’s novel “The … More

interracial marriage, Psalm 119, racism, Sue Monk Kidd, The Invention of Wings

On Being A Grownup

Often I feel like being a grownup is over-rated. I see people who think it means the fun is zapped … More

drama, growing up, Life, maturity

Remembering to Remember

I’m not sure when it started, but at some point I realized our country seemed to have forgotten why we … More

killed in action, Memorial Day, memories, Navy SEALs, respect, soldiers, Thomas E. Retzer, Tom Retzer

A Whomping Upside the Head

It’s been interesting to read perspectives of that Baltimore mom who went after her son, who thought he was going … More

Baltimore riots, discipline, Mom

The Costa Rica Adventure – Ed Day

I know I say it often, but I don’t believe things happen by chance. I am a believer in providence. … More

Adrenaline Adventure, Costa Rica, Ed Ristaino, remembering

The Costa Rica Adventure – It Starts to Come Together

So luggage claim made, I went through Customs and made it to the outside of the airport in Costa Rica. … More

Arenal, Costa Rica, hot springs, Tabacon, travel

The Costa Rica Adventure – The Shaky Start

You know what it is like the week before a vacation. Your head is spinning as you try to get … More

American airlines, Costa Rica, travel

Springing Forward

I hate springing forward. I know, I like what is coming. I enjoy having longer days and feeling like I … More

change, springing forward, time change

I Love……Finishing What I Started

I love FINISHING WHAT I STARTED.  I have issues taking a task to completion. I make no secret that I … More

challenge, Finishing what we start, focus, love, personal goal, unfinished projects

I Love…….Learning

I love LEARNING. Now, I don’t necessarily love school. Even though I finished college, and even did some grad school … More

being teachable, learning, learning for life

I Love……Fairy Tales

I love FAIRY TALES. So my friend Phyllis, whose Facebook postings of what we celebrate on any given day have … More

dark, fairy tales, Rumplestiltskin

I Love……Meeting Heroes

I love MEETING HEROES. My friend Steve Brady stalked a guy in a bookstore years ago (so this is my … More

hero, Kristin Hannah, Major Jim Capers, Maxim, Nightingale

I Love…..My Nieces and Nephews

I love MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. Not because I have to. I do because of the people they are, the … More

love, nieces and nephews

I Love…….My New Gloves

I love MY NEW GLOVES! My friend Nicki, knowing… well….that I am really about age six at heart, recently sent … More

fun, glow gloves, LED

I Love…….the Doxology

I love THE DOXOLOGY. “Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him all creatures here below.Praise Him above, ye … More

Doxology

I Love……Preparation

I love PREPARATION. I understand that those of you who know me well are giggling as you read this. Note … More

ballooning, preparation, safety seminar

I Love……..Losers

I love LOSERS. If I am watching a ball game and the camera is showing the jubilant winners, my eyes … More

losers, Michael Jordan, winners

I Love……..Overcoming Can’t

I love OVERCOMING CAN’T. While some people may see me as an optimist, my natural instinct is usually pessimism. Especially … More

Can't, fear, optimism, pessimism, trying new things

I Love……Coincidences

  I love COINCIDENCES. I saw Paul McCartney on the 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live the other night and … More

coincidences, in sync with the universe, love notes from God

I Love……A Problem

I love A PROBLEM. I know I am not supposed to, but there you have it. I love a problem … More

God. Life, Problem, problem solving

I Love…….Discussing the Grey

I love DISCUSSING THE GREY.I know the mere mention of “Fifty Shades of Grey” puts some folks into automatic conniption … More

Domestic violence, Fifty Shades of Grey, Talk about it

I Love…..The Anticipation of Snow

I love THE ANTICIPATION OF SNOW. Yes, I know my friends in colder climates make fun of us. At the … More

anticipation, bread and milk, Snow day

I Love…….Organ Donors

I love ORGAN DONORS! My friend Phyllis posted on Facebook this morning that today is National Organ Donors Day. (Yes, she … More

I Corinthians 13, love, organ donation, ultimate Valentine, Valentine's Day

I Love…..Personal Responsibility

I love PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. A friend posted on Facebook this morning that it was “National Blame Someone Else Day”. Evidently … More

character, Personal responsibility

I Love……Fires

I love FIRES. Not the nasty destructive type that damage homes and businesses and people and such, but wonderful warm … More

fire, fireplace, gas logs, wood fires

I Love……….Old Pictures

I love OLD PICTURES. I really don’t even care if they are pictures of those I know. There’s just something … More

history, old photographs, Pictures

I Love……..A Colorful World

I love A COLORFUL WORLD. Certain friends are amused at my love of colorful food. I admit I seldom eat … More

celebrate color, Color, colorful world, racism

I Love………Giving Hearts

I love GIVING HEARTS. I went to the Heart Ball as the guest of my friend Diana McLaughlin-White on Saturday … More

American Heart Association, giving, good hearts, Heart Ball

I Love….. Dean Smith

I love DEAN SMITH. Or Coach Smith, as I have always called him. I think in college I may have … More

Coach Smith, Dean Smith, love, UNC basketball

I Love…….My Babies

I love MY BABIES. “But you don’t have children”, you say. I know. But I still have babies. I always … More

Babies, love

I Love…..Customer Care

I love CUSTOMER CARE. I started to say customer service, but as I thought about it I realized that perhaps that … More

customer care, customer service

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