Category: Observation
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Go ahead. Lose yourself in love.
Remember when I used to blog? Yeah, neither do I… The truth is, I’ve been so terribly busy these days that I just can’t seem to find the time! Those people who blog all of their wedding plans, I’m convinced they’re jobless. Or not planning their wedding. Or much more efficient than I. Regardless, they’ve…
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She's a Simple Girl.
I think that I’m simple. In fact, I think that I was raised to be simple. By saying that, I mean to say that I was raised to appreciate what I have over what I want, to be gracious in my circumstances, to take pride in living debt free, yada yada: Simple. I wonder when…
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Are you avoiding me?
Confession: I avoid things. They can be important things, trivial things, easy things, hard things, or random things. Then I go out of my way to avoid these things with such fervor that I find myself running into walls because I’m too busy looking over my shoulder for the consequences to catch up. Anyway, I’m not…
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1/1/11: To Ski or Not to Ski?
Happy new year, my resolute friends! We have officially made it into 2011. As is often the case on the 1st of January, I have spent today doing nothing of importance to mark the line between 2010 and 2011; the day has simply drifted by silently while the Mitten mourned its poor performing football teams.…
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Stake a Claim on This Heart of Mine
I am very blessed to have the people in my life that I have. Some of you may know who you are; some of you may have no idea. Many of those whom I currently know or once knew have touched my heart in a very big way. You may be surprised, but there is…
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Nudged from the Nest in the Night
Last night, my ’99 Taurus was a few miles away from overheating. I noticed it in Kalamazoo and had to drive to Grand Rapids. So I drove slowly with my eye on the dashboard in Kzoo until I could reach a Speedway. I spotted one just before the highway and grabbed my maintenance book from…
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Never Known That Kind of Love
I managed to sleep in today. I say it that way because my 5:20am alarm clocks throughout the week have robbed me of some weekend joy associated with sleeping in in the recent past. But today, I slept in. It’s 11am and I’m lying in bed listening to the sound of rain. I love the…
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Seasons of Love
The crunch of leaves under your feet snaps you back from daydreaming; you look around to see if anyone has noticed as you pull your scarf in closer toward your face… I’ll be honest, the change of seasons from either summer to winter or winter to spring can feel bittersweet sometimes. It is during these…
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Fall is coming…
Hush. Listen and see. Fall is coming. I can feel it in the cool night breeze pulling through my window by way of the attic fan. I can see it rolling forward toward us as I peer through the muted dawn at sleepy headlights heading off to work. Its scent settles silently into the trees, waiting to pull…
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I'm not afraid of some Country Thunder.
Be spontaneous. Take a leap of faith. Go after what you want. Don’t be influenced by others. Speak your mind. Open up. Smile. Laugh. Make the best of the situation. Feel excitement! Be employed. Hope. Take action. Don’t sit back. Be proactive. Have confidence. Meet the challenges of each day. Remember who you are, what…
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