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That’s a Wrap
While living solo, especially during the holiday season, it helps to let go of expectations towards others. It’s not healthy to hold the bar too high for ourselves either, unless, of course, we want to feel disappointed during this season. Another of my favored childhood memories was watching presents appear underneath the tree wrapped in…
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Spark the Spirit of Christmas-While Living Solo
This is a difficult season for many and it’s been a struggle for me most of my life, but it seems I’ve gone back to my roots. Every Christmas, Mama moved a piece of furniture out of our den to make space for the tree and one of my older brothers was nominated to climb…
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Our True North
I rarely went to Hill Country Water Gardens because it was so far away. Unfortunately, now it only takes 10 minutes to arrive in their parking lot. They open at 11:00 am on Sunday’s and that’s my favorite time to go. My truck pulls into the lot a few minutes before they officially open, but…
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An Audience of One
One of the keys in life, for me anyway, is to stay open to change. Otherwise, we live similar years and call it a life. My life changed when my daughter moved out to start her own life, but it took time to realize how much her absence would effect my everyday. She came to…
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Zero to Sixty
When I made my first appointment with Dr. Jason, I wasn’t sick, nor did I want to be, but I was curious to see what the body could feel like at optimum health. The good book says we’re made in the image of God, but I couldn’t imagine God feeling like this. I can ‘push…
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More Than a Haircut
I’m letting my hair grow and this began in March? I’m not precisely sure, but once the weather warmed, I just stopped getting it cut. I told my hairdresser this bright idea as she finished reshaping my short hair and she said, “Alright. I’ll see you in 2 months!” It was one of the hard…
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The Right Size
In October, during my birthday evening, I drove to one of my favorite shopping centers that I try to stay away from. This center offers one of my favorite stores, World Market, but I decided to treat myself by walking through to see all the pretties. I enjoy every area of the store and Halloween…
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Rewrite Our Story
This morning I overslept and didn’t get out of bed until 8am, but it felt good. The day felt more like Sunday than Monday, but I knew in my soul what day it was. November 10, 1998 is the day I stopped drinking and started going to AA. The sobriety birthday comes quietly compared to…
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The Granny Glasses
Last week, my favorite pair of granny glasses broke. The lens fell out and I could have fixed it with super glue, but knew from past experience that if the glue got on the lens it would be a mess. Thankfully my tube of super glue had dried up, because you know I was gonna…
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Golden
He said my journey to wellness wouldn’t be a straight line. That there would be ups and downs…good days and not so good. Patience…dear Lord this takes patience, but mainly with myself as I learn to eat kale and actually enjoy the taste sauteed in olive oil with some minced garlic near the end. I…
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Journey to Heal
I’m standing on the deck a little after 7am taking deep breaths and in my right hand is a mason jar half full of cold pressed green juice. I drank a room temperature glass of water with lemon upon waking, so Suja comes next. If a year ago, or even a month ago someone would…
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The Night Creatures
I was reading a post by my friend, Gary, talking about living outside of the city limits and it took me back to living in the country. In his post he made a comment, “We have to be sure to always get our cats in before dark”, and this is truth. My daughter and I…
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Remember to Breathe
During my birthday month, the one thing I promised myself I would do is go see a doctor. Not just any doctor, but one who believes in it’s divine design to function properly and that it will care for itself when we give it what it needs. My daughter told me about him and encouraged…
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Sit and Listen
It’s morning as I begin writing this and I just came in from spending time in the backyard. If the neighbors who saw me yesterday, caught sight of me again this morning, they’d swear I slept in my clothes because what I’m wearing looks the same. Years ago I started buying 5-packs of men’s V-neck…
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Propagate
My hairdresser loves plants and her studio is starting to feel like a jungle which works for me. She has this one plant I’ve always admired and she offered to get me one, but they’ve been sold out every time she goes to market. On a recent visit I asked her to cut me a…
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