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  • Walk Alongside Them

    It’s late afternoon/early evening as I clear a space to start this post. The title came to me while driving to a hair appointment, so if you’re ever stuck…take a drive. I’m still haunted by a woman I met over the weekend. She was sitting at a picnic table outside…

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    Try It For Ourselves

    After receiving the bag of coffee from my neighbor, I thought seriously about giving it back. I even sat down and wrote him a note…

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    Faith Like Wildflowers

    I’m still enjoying ironing, but I may have become overly ambitious. I bought a pair of cargo pants made from an almost silky fabric, so…

  • Every Knock is a Gift

    Every Knock is a Gift

    I’m wearing my winter robe and there’s something extremely comforting in that. The outdoor temps cooled down to 50℉ overnight, so the indoor temp is…

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    A Life of Enough

    All is calm on this weekend morning which is how I tend to like it. I moved the desk from the back of the house…

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Grab a warm cuppa and soothe your weary soul inbarbsworld. I’m Barb, the writer behind this blog and I share through a clear, simple lens. I’ve lived a life filled with everything that money could buy, but in 2014 I left that life to feel myself living. Now, I know what abundance truly is and it can’t be bought.