Category Archives: personal

Homemade…

“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” – Oscar Wilde If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, I’m sure you caught on to one fact.   I’m a big fan of anything homemade.   Gifts. Food. Crafts. Everything. Love it all. Homemade is […]

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Strawberry Doll for Christmas.

“But mommy, it’s my favorite Strawberry girl!”   Lucia, my third daughter , pleaded  clinging tightly to the little figurine in her hands – a small Strawberry Shortcake dolly that apparently was held close to her heart. Beside my daughter, on the messy-homeschool-strewn dining room table, sat her Christmas shoebox, which we were nearly done […]

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Stop to Remember.

When I was younger – in fact, throughout all my childhood and teenage years – my family would faithfully visit our local cenotaph on Remembrance Day every year. Seeing that my grandfather is a war veteran, it was a part our family’s tradition, even before he passed away. Every year, we proudly pinned the bright […]

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With Her.

“When Darkness veils his lovely face, I rest on his unchanging grace. In every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. On Christ the Solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand…”     I keep writing and deleting. Writing. Then deleting. Sometimes it’s too much to share here on […]

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Take notice.

“You will never have this day again with your family. Today is a gift.. Breathe and take notice. Study your children’s little feet and faces. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today for it will be gone before you know it.”   Little words to say today … except it’s amazing how you can […]

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