Day By Day Anyone remember the movie Godspell, or am I just dating myself? Grin. There was a song titled Day By Day. It crossed my mind when I was titling this weeks blog. So, a friend/co-worker of some friends of mine passed away last night. They were in a car accident a week ago…
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As I put a Valentine’s Day card in the mail to my grandchildren (who live one state up from us) I recalled that my neighbor in Virginia sends her grandson a card every week, and has since he was born. They live four states away from each other. I wondered how many people still send…
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One down, eleven to go How’s your January been? Has it been good? Have you been productive? Are you happy? Maybe it hasn’t been so great and you’re not happy. You know, (yes you DO know – it may not have occurred to you, but you know) that you have the option to change the…
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You are not alone Recently, I was on the internet when a post showed up on a support group page I am on. The person was at their wit’s end and was asking for help. Thankfully, there were a number of people on the internet at that time and they all started posting encouraging and…
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While noticing that the headboard in the guest room was dusty, and contemplating dusting, I thought this could be an interesting topic to blog on, there must be some way I can connect it to life. I put the topic out there, on the NewDirection Life Coaching Facebook page and got a little feedback (Love…
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Am I the only one who comes out of Walmart thinking, “I should apply for a job there and show them how it’s done.”? I actually had this conversation with a woman in line a couple weeks ago. I said, “Look around you. Do you see anyone smiling, employees or customers?” She looked around and,…
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Okay, I may have blogged on this before, but I think it bears repeating. Actually, I recently blogged on how to NOT spend a bunch of money on Christmas gifts. But let’s talk about credit cards… Credit cards may be good for establishing credit, or getting rewards – like money back, so I suppose…
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I don’t know about you, but my family has had a crazy year! The end of December 2010 saw our youngest son deployed to Afghanistan. He bounced around from various COP’s (Combat Operation Posts) and didn’t settle down into a mailable address until February 2011. We were then able to send him mail – and…
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Peace on Earth Aside from being the anthem for any Miss (fill in the blank) contestant, it is most often at Christmas time when we really think about peace on earth. Of course, any military family thinks about this concept constantly, as our soldiers go off to war. My absolute favorite Christmas show is “A…
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Friday kinda snuck up on me & I will admit, I’m not properly prepared with a BLOG topic. However, I don’t want to break routine, (I missed last week as it was, with the move from Virginia to North Carolina). I recall once (and only once – teehee), Jim asked me what I was thinking…
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