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Tag Archives: God
“It Only Takes a Spark”
While at Family Camp, a conversation came up about old camp songs. “Kumbaya” was at the top of everyone’s list, but at the top of mine was a little song I learned when I was in elementary school. A friend … Continue reading
Posted in The Blogging Writer In Me, The Porch Post
Tagged encouragement, faith, God, inspirational, reflections
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The Uncluttered Life: The Beginning
This is actually where it all began. The Uncluttered Life journey, that is. It’s been a year and half since I was taken out of the big work world. Now, just for the record, my intent isn’t to start this … Continue reading
Posted in The Simple Life
Tagged declutter, encouragement, God, healthy life, home, life's journeys, reflections
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Oh, Lover of My Soul…
It was two weeks ago, at about this hour, that I was sitting at this very keyboard when a message came through on Facebook; a note from a childhood friend telling a group of us that another childhood friend had … Continue reading
Posted in Rays of Sonshine, The Journey
Tagged faith, God, lessons, life's journeys, reflections
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Healing Balm
It happened two days ago. The work week had been a busy one, but I was feeling like I had an energetic spunk in my step. I was on track and moving through a very productive day. In spite of falling off … Continue reading
Posted in The Friday Morning Chat, The Journey
Tagged be still, encouragement, faith, God, inspirational, lessons, prayer, reflections
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Who’s Setting the Bar?
HB and I have found a great couples devotion. Every Saturday morning we start our day on the porch, with coffee in hand, as we dive into some positive and, often times, very deep conversations about us and life. We’ve … Continue reading
To Be Continued…
When I first sat down to write this little piece, on this last day of April, I was going to start out by saying something along the lines of, “Well, as my Simple Life journey comes to an end…” April … Continue reading
Posted in The Simple Life
Tagged declutter, encouragement, God, healthy life, lessons, life's journeys, reflections, wheat free
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Simple Life – One’s Junk is Another’s Treasure
As the end of the month is drawing near, I am getting increasingly excited – with a little bit of stress thrown in there for good measure. I’m anxious and excited to see a lot of stuff disappear from our … Continue reading
Posted in The Simple Life
Tagged declutter, encouragement, faith, God, home, lessons, life's journeys, reflections, simple life
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Things I Take For Granted
It’s true what they say, you know. Distance really does make the heart grow fonder. HB (aka my husband) has been gone for four days now. He’s serving with a team from our church down in Mexico; building a small … Continue reading
Posted in The Journey
Tagged God, home, inspirational, legacy, love, reflections, thoughts
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Simple Life – Keeping It Flexible
I find it interesting that as I move forward on my Simple Life Adventure – the process doesn’t always feel, well…simple. Sometimes I think I set the proverbial bar too high. I’ve done it in other things too. I have … Continue reading
Posted in The Simple Life
Tagged declutter, encouragement, faith, family, God, home, lessons, life's journeys, simple life
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Whispers in My Ear
I’m sitting here in the back corner of the break room at work. My preference, in any room, is always the furthest corner and facing the door. I have to assume it’s because I’m part introvert, I never like to … Continue reading