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Be thankful 365 days a year, not just one

Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, ...

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Make someone smile; send a card in the mail

This has been a fun couple of mail weeks. I have received nice greeting cards in the mail ...

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Getting back into the swing of couponing

I love my coupons. They save me money, but only if I am smart about using them. I ...

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Lessons learned from passing of a few friends

There are people in our lives who influence us in a silent way when we are with them. ...

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Remember, funeral directors need hugs too

Living in a small community, everyone knows what you are doing, sometimes before you know what you are ...

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How did this world get so topsy-turvy?

We don’t live in an optimistic world; at least we don’t if we listen to ever-present media. There ...

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Keeping up with the repairs of an old home

Older houses have character. Usually I love older houses, but the older I become the less enthralled I ...

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Do you have your priorities straight in life?

Times have changed since I was young. Religion has taken a backseat to other worldly things in our ...

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Why do people watch reality TV shows?

I am hooked on a reality television show. “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” reality television shows were never ...

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What’s behind the peeled back layers of life?

I was stripping again. No, not my clothes, also not my hair color or a wire, but wallpaper. ...

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Talk to children about the value of workers

Labor Day is celebrated the first Monday in September to honor American workers. It is a tribute to ...

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Generations can grow and learn together

I was reminded this past week how boring life would be in my old age without young people ...

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Here’s a little bit of this and a little bit of that

It must be time for a column of little pieces of this n’ that. The pieces don’t seem ...

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Concentrate less on differences in animals

I have been cat-sitting the past two weeks with my grandkitties. Since we have our own shysters, I ...

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You can find an app for everything these days

How many steps did you take today? People counting their steps have invaded my life recently. Everywhere I ...

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