Christmas Eve

  Here’s a toast to you all. May you find something on this night and tomorrow that blesses you. May there be a happiness that touches your soul and leave you breathless at the thought of bliss. Time never stands still, or rarely does. Moments that take your breath away can never be relived. Traditions […]

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Advice

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]very day advice pours in. Subliminal messaging bombards our everyday thinking. The urg to give advice (though receiving is often another whole matter) runs rampaged. One such advice and I think it’s a good one to work towards is schedule blogging and also social media. But honestly? That isn’t my forté. I admit though I […]

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Gathering of Families

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he time grows closure to thanksgiving. I can hardly believe it. For many thanksgiving marks the day of giving thanks and that’s true. But it also marks new beginnings. Sometimes we’ve waited for years for our prayers to be answered. Sometimes they’re never answered. Then there are the times that prayers are answered in ways […]

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Seasons and the Choice of Leaping

Seasons…different seasons, they come and go.  There are time that the seasons seems to be nice and smooth as if the world sails by in a bright almost whimsical way. Happiness joins with merry measure with peace and harmony. Times like this are few. And often they come when we leapt off a cliff of […]

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Family

[dropcap]’T[/dropcap]was alright when family gathered together. As if the world for a little while beamed a bit brighter. The roses smelled sweeter and the green grass greener. The sun shone more brilliant and the wind kissed softly on our cheeks and played with our hair. Laughter bounded out the door greeting anyone who passed by. […]

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Distractions From the Now

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ometimes it’s hard to find beautiful things on a Monday When you’re in the midst of things, it’d very easy to lose perspective.  It is even easier to get overwhelmed when it’s a going back to work day. There tends to be only a billion millions things that demand your attention. Somehow and I don’t […]

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Florence And Alps

Okay so Paris, London, and Scotland will still have to wait. I want to tell you of Italy.      We arrived yesterday. Today we’ve rested and slept….and worked. Tomorrow night we feast on Pizza and wine in Italy!!!  Go into the circle of town and sightsee to our hearts content.  Our place is up […]

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Little hands, huge hearts

    The children here in Romania are beautiful. Everyday since I’ve arrived except for today I’ve held a child in my arms. It’s amazing. Is this what fathers and mothers feel? A love that is unfailing. Simply a love that is given out a precious gift if we would only stand still and see. I […]

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The Holland + friends

Five years. It is both slow and quick the time passing. I drove my family nuts I am sure for 5 years talking of the places I’d been. For years I have wanted to go back and finally had a chance. This time I brought along my elder sister. In less then a month we […]

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