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Redeemed is a life-changing concept Ready or not—a bold New Year has arrived, bringing with it untold opportunities and fresh beginnings. Maybe it offers a chance to “buy back” a lost vision for the future or a reason to get excited about a different job. Perhaps your...
Leave it to a Child Have you given much thought to what has the power to make your mouth drop open in inexplicable wonder? It takes something special like a shooting star or ocean waves in a storm, maybe a Thoroughbred crossing the finish line to evoke amazement in...
Hospitality Nurtures Relationships Have you ever departed a gathering after being in someone’s home and felt you had made a new friend or deepened an existing friendship? Someone or several someones provided the environment to nurture relationships that engendered...
A Cartoon Says It All Thanksgiving brings us together as families if we’re lucky. But turkeys are on the wrong end of the deal. I’ve chosen to give you a visual aid. Going from the ridiculous to the sublime, the depiction with the turkey hearing its future, a cartoon...
Best Gift ’Twas the night before Christmas — and all the gifts were wrapped and under the tree. Uh oh. Maybe not, but if they haven’t gotten there yet, hopefully, they soon will be! And be wrapped in the perfect paper with beautifully tied ribbon. Okay—at...
Nandina is a lovely choice for decorating this time of the year, and here it's perch in a styrofoam ring atop a Williamsburg hurricane globe. No water is needed to keep this beauty alive for days, making it a colorful last minute addition to your Christmas...
In Keeping With Days Merry And Bright Ah! The thought of breakfast in bed—it's an extravagant idea. Maybe if you are cruising a luxury liner it wouldn't be too much to ask! But this time of year many of us are caught up in the rush of holiday preparations. Breakfast...
Welcome to my world of Christmas decorating! Typically, there will be a few birds showing up in the midst of bobbles and bangles whenever my opinion counts. Birds are one of my favorite decorating elements. That fact is most obvious at Christmastime. Whether a pair of...
First, I Want Your Honest Opinion.Does this bow make me look fat? Because if it does then my mom is in real trouble. She and I have gone 'round and 'round about how to make the season really special this year. I just don't want to steal the show by looking too...
Redeemed is a life-changing concept Ready or not—a bold New Year has arrived, bringing with it untold opportunities and fresh beginnings. Maybe it offers a chance to “buy back” a lost vision for the future or a reason to get excited about a different job. Perhaps your...
Leave it to a Child Have you given much thought to what has the power to make your mouth drop open in inexplicable wonder? It takes something special like a shooting star or ocean waves in a storm, maybe a Thoroughbred crossing the finish line to evoke amazement in...
Hospitality Nurtures Relationships Have you ever departed a gathering after being in someone’s home and felt you had made a new friend or deepened an existing friendship? Someone or several someones provided the environment to nurture relationships that engendered...
A Cartoon Says It All Thanksgiving brings us together as families if we’re lucky. But turkeys are on the wrong end of the deal. I’ve chosen to give you a visual aid. Going from the ridiculous to the sublime, the depiction with the turkey hearing its future, a cartoon...
Best Gift ’Twas the night before Christmas — and all the gifts were wrapped and under the tree. Uh oh. Maybe not, but if they haven’t gotten there yet, hopefully, they soon will be! And be wrapped in the perfect paper with beautifully tied ribbon. Okay—at...
Nandina is a lovely choice for decorating this time of the year, and here it's perch in a styrofoam ring atop a Williamsburg hurricane globe. No water is needed to keep this beauty alive for days, making it a colorful last minute addition to your Christmas...
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“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
“Be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, And tolerant of the weak… Because someday in your life you will be all of these.”
George Washington Carver
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