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Remembering to Remember

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

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…

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.…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Doxology

I Love……Preparation

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

customer care, customer service

I Love……..Perspective

I love PERSPECTIVE. So often we look at something head on, and only see the surface. We’ll twist our head…

opinions, perspective, point of view

I Love……..Sleep

I love SLEEP. I think if you are a good sleeper, perhaps you take it for granted. Perhaps you never…

insomnia, restless legs syndrome, sleep, sleeplessness

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