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Category Archives: Serendipity
P is for Purple Shirts
The following is taken from an email I received from one of my former seminary students who recently returned from her mission to Canada. It is not only an example of how God hears and answers our prayers, but that … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Life Lessons, Mission, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged a-z challenge, faith, humor, missionaries
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Six Degrees
Had a Synchronicity of the “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon” variety this week… As we arrived at the Ward fundraiser dinner, we didn’t see any of the military families we wanted to visit with, so sat next to a British … Continue reading
Posted in memories, Mission, Serendipity, Synchronicity, Travel
Tagged connections, friends
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Yankee Ingenuity
I wanted to check out the little artsy knick-knack store down the road for a table-top Christmas tree, as the large one in the shed out back is too big to fit anywhere in this house; I can’t imagine where our … Continue reading
Synchronized Reading
I was in the library reading “Big Stone Gap” by Adriana Trigiani in preparation for a book talk I was going to present. In the story the protagonist recounts the history behind their town. Seems it was famous for … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Books, Family, memories, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged #synchronicity, a-z challenge, books, reading, Tintin, trigiani
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Instant Investigations
When I was in elementary school I had a detective agency with my best friend, Sara. We roamed around our small town solving “crimes” and basically sticking our noses into other people’s business. I lost track of Sara when we went … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Good Old Days, memories, Serendipity
Tagged a-z challenge, childhood, detective, memories, reunion
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N is for Newspapers
Newspapers are not only great for finding obituaries, but sometimes you can find items of interest that will flesh out the lives of your ancestors. I only have paid subscriptions to a couple genealogy services, and GenealogyBank.com is one … Continue reading
Posted in A-Z Challenge, Family, Genealogy & Family History, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged a-z challenge, family history, genealogy, Halle, newspapers, obituaries
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10 Thankful Things
I’m thankful this week for all the wonderful things I’ve learned from fellow bloggers! 1. The meaning of many British colloquialisms that have addled my brain for some time, from Tizzy over at Creative Therapy. like Treacle, and Tippex and Stroppy… … Continue reading
Posted in Favorites, Good Old Days, Half-full, Serendipity
Tagged 10 things of Thankful, blogging, gratitude
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It Just So Happened
Originally posted on From the Inside Out:
“I just got a call from Mary, “ Frieda began. “And you are not going to believe this.” Frieda was the chairperson for the parsonage committee of our church. The congregation had just…
Posted in Half-full, Life Lessons, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged #synchronicity, God wink, god-incidence, miracles
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A week of tender mercies
“I wrote down a few lines every day for years. Before I would write, I would ponder this question: ‘Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch our family today?’ As I kept at it, something began to happen. As I would cast my mind over the day, I would see evidence of what God had done for one of our family members that I had not recognized in the busy moments of the day. As that happened, I realized that trying to remember had allowed God to show me what He had done. “More than gratitude began to grow in my heart; testimony grew. I became ever more certain that our Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers. I felt more gratitude for the Atonement of the Savior Jesus Christ. I grew more confident that the Holy Ghost can bring all things to our remembrance—even things we did not notice or pay attention to when they happened.” (“O Remember, Remember,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2007,67). In the spirit of Pres. Eyring’s example, and the example of Vernette’s Seven for … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Half-full, Serendipity, Spirituality, Synchronicity
Tagged answers to prayer, God, gratitude, Henry B. Eyring, service
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Austen for Infants
A lovely serendipitous find–we are short-staffed here at the library so I was out in the stacks shelving and came upon this marvel! Pride & Prejudice in a board book! Sweetly sums up the entire story in a dozen pages, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Serendipity
Tagged board book, books, children, early learning, Jane Austen, Jane Eyre, literacy, Pride & Prejudice, reading, serendipitous
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