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Chicago is My City
Do you have a special place you love to visit? Perhaps it’s a place from your childhood or a fun spring break trip. Is it a city, or is it the whole state? Is it a certain park or destination spot? For me, it is, well, Chicago. If you…
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Past, Present, and Future – 3 in 1 Gift
My mom has a favorite quote she shares with us often, “The past is history, the future is a mystery, this is the present and that is why it is called a gift.” In doing some digging, I found several variations of this quote that date back to 1902.…
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Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
It’s time to HIT THE MOUNTAINS! I have longed for my favorite outdoor pastime to return and for a chance to sing, “The hills are aliiiiiive, with the sound of muuuusic. Ahahahaha.” Those extra vowels are for the effect and exactly how I can hear Maria singing them from…
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Birds, Bunnies, and Bumblebees
Sitting in my backyard, my favorite things to watch and listen to are birds and bunnies. Yes, in Arizona, we have the cutest bunnies from as small as my hand to as big as a small cat. They run around our backyard and the entire neighborhood zipping in and…
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Influences From Our Past
Black lives matter. Racism. Prejudice. White supremacy. Equal Rights. First Amendment freedoms. Second Amendment right to bear arms. Constitution of the United States of America. Stronger Together. You likely recognize these words and phrases people hold dear or turn a cheek on. I am writing this post to share…
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Beyond the Couch
The crowd is on edge. Chicago Cubs, 12, Los Angeles Dodgers, 13. Cubs are at bat with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th inning. Wrigley Field is absolutely quiet, which is unheard of, so you can tell I am making this up now. Kris Bryant walks up…
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I Gotta Feeling that I Wanna Quit
Feelings of failure and hopelessness, defeatedness (that isn’t a real word, but it fits). Recently, I began an “Overcoming Obstacles/Goal Setting” journey. Here is the process I walked through: Listed three goals (new habits I wanted in my life), the why to each, the action plan, and the dates…
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Almost Time to Go Back Out
Checking the news reports each day this week, I anxiously awaited a statement by our Arizona Governor, Doug Ducey, regarding the approaching deadline for our March 31 executive order titled “Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected”. Just hours before the last day of the order, Governor Ducey declared an…
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The Outbreak
As I sit and write this post, I am in a position of starting over. Not in a whole life starting over as many people and businesses will tirelessly be doing in the months to come, but just a simple re-write, re-do. You see, I already wrote my blog…
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Embracing Your Senses
Have you ever thought of how important your five senses are to you? Typically, I don’t think about these great features that God gave to us humans and how they work. Are they sharp enough? Do I need to do something to them if they are dull? Well, that…
