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October 14, 2021

More of What I Am Loving Now

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it’s time for another installment of things I am loving. It doesn’t have to be something major or even something that can be bought but every once in a while I like to share with. my loyal readers things that are making me happy. Here Continue reading →

September 22, 2021

Grief

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Heavy by Mary Oliver That timeI thought I could notgo any closer to griefwithout dying I went closer,and I did not die.Surely Godhad his hand in this, as well as friends.Still, I was bent,and my laughter,as the poet said, was nowhere to be found.Then said Continue reading →

November 11, 2020

Thank You, Veterans

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The United States is a pretty amazing place to live. Yes, we have our problems but then what country doesn’t ? But when it all comes down to it we have a country that is pretty wonderful and I am reminded each and every day Continue reading →

August 20, 2020

What Would YOU Have Done?

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What would you have done? If you had known on March 1st that the world was going to change dramatically and that you had one week to do anything that you wanted to do before you went into lockdown – what would you do? My Continue reading →

August 6, 2020

Kindness Pandemic

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A kindness pandemic is a good kind of pandemic to have. It has been one crazy year in 2020 but everywhere I am able to see the kindness that people are sharing with one another. Whether it is donating to a fundraiser for school supplies, Continue reading →

May 28, 2020

Loneliness and Covid-19

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It’s been a week. Rain, rain and more rain has dominated our luscious landscape. While I love the greenness outside of my front and back doors is has been a bit discouraging to not be able to get outside as much as we would like. Continue reading →

May 21, 2020

Reflections

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A repost from 2015 just because I have been totally avoiding the mirror during the Covid 19 pandemic for obvious reasons. This is one of my favorite pictures from my wedding day. I have several but for some reason I love this one. Never mind the Continue reading →

April 23, 2020

Choose Happy

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The above sign is in the little “apartment” that we have over our garage. I retreated there the other day while Chris was on business calls and I wanted to read. As I sat on the couch I looked at that little sign that I Continue reading →

March 16, 2020

More Ideas for Things to Do While Social Distancing

Beth Ann Chiles/ Thoughts, Writing/ 9 Comments/ 495

You know what I love about our world? When things get tough and challenging there are lots of people who step up to stand in the gap and do what they can do. The COVID 19 pandemic that is now present in our world has Continue reading →

March 13, 2020

Social Distancing – Some Ideas of What You Can Do While You Isolate

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Some people say it isn’t as bad as the media is saying. Some say it is worse. You are in charge of your own person so it is up to each and every one of us to find our comfort zone in regards to the Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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