For faithful friends, there are many special options to add meaning to a card. Adding a scripture or a reminder of God’s love is a beautiful way to add a special birthday wish for a religious friend. Here are a few options. He sure blessed me when He put you in my life...
For example, you could say something like “I can recognize any Taylor Swift song in under two seconds,” or “Every Halloween, my twin and I pick a different couple’s costume to parody–in response to Barbenheimer, we went as Oppenheimer and Einstein, not Barbie and Ken.” You don...
I’m not only thrilled that my poem from Halloween last year, “Treats Only, Please!” is nominated for Publication of the Year for 2025 (after winning Publication of the Month for October 2024), but I’m honored to stand beside so many talented authors. There are several categories to v...
Let me count the ways. Scar is such a phenomenal villain that aside from Simon Gruber, Jeremy Irons never found another role as good as that one. He’s another that usually tops the Disney Villains lists for just being so terribly entertaining and maniacal. One of the things I find ...
What a Fun Day! (from Copper’s POV) Thanks, Mom and Dad, for taking me to the park! I took in all the beauty without one single bark! Oh, the smells were awesome, and the redwoods so tall! I’m pretty tall myself but I felt very small!
for distraction—something that doesn’t happen so much with the ipad). In the end the best solution appeared to be a slight rearrangement of the bedroom (really, the only place sufficiently free of interruption for me to write in) and the purchase of a suitably small desk that wouldn’t...
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Not for me. There are still sad hours and days. There are still moments of the world crashing like an earthquake in my ears. There are still times when an entire lifetime comes whispering like a dark cave in the back of my mind. But I’ve done my training. I know how to take ...
But for whatever reason, I’m sad to notice that popcorn note fading. Now, why anyone would want to smell like the bustling air of a fair is a little beyond me, but I think I know that it grew on me because I haven’t been to one in years. County Fair hangs out close to ...
It started out small… I wonder how long until we have our table back… Four, my new best friend is a Paperwhite Kindle gift from my husband, and it steals me away for long periods of time. Five, I retired. This created so many more things to be thankful for – time in the garde...