Archive for the Inspiration Category

Warring for Self

Warrior Woman This term has been resounding in my spirit all year. What does it mean? I saw this graphic and I really feel that this is who we are. We all have heard the Helen Reddy song, “I am woman”, (hear me roar!) This was a

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God has a Good 'Plan B'

Yesterday marked the sixteenth anniversary of my becoming a widow. My late husband had been diagnosed with cancer. He had taken the traditional medicinal route, and the treatment that was supposed to keep him free of cancer ended up killing him. I will never forget that day.

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My grandest Souvenirs

Recently, The Hubz and I traveled out of the country on business. One of the last texts I received before we left was from my oldest child, asking me to return with souvenirs. It has been my habit while traveling to bring back something for my BFF

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Defining moments….

As mothers, we raise children, set them free and watch them soar.  Of course, this is the best-case scenario.  When we are young and just beginning our families, we have no idea what that family will look like in twenty or thirty years down the road.  When

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Christmas comes but once a year….

And so this is Christmas… I remember this song by John Lennon.  It was a sort of dreary song for this time of year.   The Vietnam war was over, (published in 1971).   The melody and words are in stark contrast to the commercialization of this season.  Everywhere

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