Tag: the lake house
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Do More Living
Here we are…awake at 5:30 am, again. I stayed up later than usual last night, talking on the phone with my daughter, so it seems it doesn’t really matter what time I go to sleep, if God wants me awake at 5:30, so be it. *Robin Sharma would be proud. I woke up thinking about…
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Make the Effort
I bought a Google Home Speaker by Nest and Gemini is supposed to help keep me on track with my writing. Together, we set up a weekly writing schedule and this morning he was supposed to notify me when it was time to write. He told me I had a notification, but wouldn’t tell me…
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Listening to How We Live
During the month of July, I practiced being present and spent time listening to my surroundings. One morning I was sitting at my desk and realized that the dogs spend their days listening. They hear that soft ‘click’, when I close my laptop and I think that’s a good thing for all of us. It…
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Lovely
It’s been an odd week. I’ve been disappointed by people, but then others showed up to fill in the gaps of disappointment. As long as we just keep doing the next right thing, it all has a weird way of working itself out, but patience is a must. I want to share how the story…
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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 sitting between heat and A/C where neither is running and I’ve opened the backdoor for the dogs at least 10 times in the brief amount of time I’ve been awake.…
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I Believe You
In Texas it seems that it has to be windy for the outdoor temp to drop quickly as I laid in bed one night recently and listened to it howl. Just the laying in bed part was huge progress for me because I used to be terrified of strong wind…especially during the night and you’d…
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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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The $100 Hose
I’m of the opinion that plants don’t like to be alone. The two I have sitting on the rusted cart in my studio are so happy sitting side by side and even though they’re completely different, they enhance one another. They grow at a steady pace and I just finished repotting one of them for…
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The Big Light
I saw a reel on Instagram of a woman walking around her house turning on lamps and nightlights. She was demonstrating turning on all these small lights, but never the overhead light which she referred to as ‘the big light’. I hadn’t really thought about it until seeing the reel, that I’ve been living this…
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A Second Thought
The Bougainvillea mentioned here is still inside, but I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to move it outside, or try growing it indoors. I like the idea of growing it indoors, but have never tried it before, so there’s some uncertainty. I’ve heard it’s messy when the paper-like blooms begin to shed, but I…
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The Pillar Candle
Sitting at the wooden table, I pause to light a pillar candle before starting to write. I searched for a month to find them, not realizing they are becoming extinct. They’ve been replaced by battery operated ones and I have one used as a nightlight, but it took time to find a local store that…
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Back in Place
Sunday morning, my house felt messy, but I knew it would seem that way because of how I left it the night before. I used to spend the weekends cleaning, but no more. There’s 5 other days of the week to clean for the weekend to stay sacred. I’m thinking about how everything has it’s…
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Legacy
In October, my daughter and her boyfriend came for a visit on my birthday. It was so good to see them because since they live near Austin, I don’t drive to see them often. My daughter always spends the first few minutes of every visit, walking through the house eyeing the familiar things that have…
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Find Your Start
I don’t mind dirty windows, but I do mind the view. The front windows have miniblinds hanging from them that have been here longer than me and the slats stay open with the blinds pulled halfway up. The windows on the back of the house, where daylight pours in have the same miniblinds, but with…
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The Story Room
October is my birthday month, but my actual birthday was Monday, the 14th. I took the week off work and it wasn’t as difficult as imagined, but I missed it some. This showed me that I love what I do and get paid to do what I love. My daughter and her boyfriend came to…
