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Category Archives: Serendipity
Detox Series
It’s been mentioned to me that I seem to always have some new thing I am “into,” usually health or fitness related. Well, my next newest thing is a Candida Cleanse. When I hear about something from several different (unsolicited) … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged Candida Albicans, cleanse, detox, health, nutrition
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Chance Encounter
“We are freezing out here…all I do is split, haul, and stack wood into my sunroom. If I don’t keep the wood stove going 24/7 the furnace kicks in every 20-30 min.” This is an email I got from my … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged #synchronicity, kindness of strangers, mothers
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Jesus is better than a Superbowl Ring
I was cheering for the Seahawks anyway, but these guys just went way up a notch in my estimation. You often see celebrities take advantage of their position and visibility to hawk (hmmm…no pun intended…) various wares or push pet … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Prompt, DP Challenge, Serendipity, Spirituality, Synchronicity
Tagged DPChallenge, faith, Jesus Christ, Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl XLVIII, SuperBowl
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Weekly Writing Challenge: Cliffhanger
Here’s my cliffhanger! Solution to follow…(hint is in the title. I’m getting a double writing challenge out of this. Synchronicity in action!) Across 4. Saffy’s brother in the book, Saffy’s Angel 8. A fruit that is also a color 10. … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, DP Challenge, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged cliffhanger, crosswords, DPChallenge, puzzles
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Modern Interpretive Art
My daughter had these scrap strips of paper and her daughter (my talented, creative 6-year-old granddaughter) took them and created a montage of the Christmas Story. Top left: The Three Wise Men Follow the Star; top middle: Mary & Joseph … Continue reading
2013 Book List
The Boy with a Hat asked, “How many books have you read this year?” and it got me thinking… My number is 36 and a half. The half is Anna Karenina, probably my only title that (my son-in-law) would classify as Literature, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Family, Health & Wellness, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged AllyCondie, Anna Karenina, Book, books, Condie, Crooked Letter, Leo Tolstoy, literature, Matched, reading
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Joyful Surprise
My 83-year-old mother being greeted by her granddaughter. Mom paid us a surprise visit by flying in a few days before Thanksgiving this year. She said this was “pay-back” for my surprising her on her 80th birthday by appearing in … Continue reading
Posted in DP Challenge, Family, Serendipity, Synchronicity, Travel
Tagged DPChallenge, family, joy
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Joy to the World
This weekend I found myself in a quiet, beautiful place, and was there for quite awhile with no one around, so I decided to take advantage of the circumstances and meditate. I focused on a swirl in the marble baseboard … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Favorites, Serendipity, Spirituality, Synchronicity
Tagged Authorized King James Version, Book of Mormon, Christmas, Christmas Canon, God, joy, Light, Lord, mantra, meditation, Psalm, Trans-Siberian Orchestra
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Lucky Lucy
I missed the Daily Prompt on November 15 to write about Evil, because nothing specific came to mind. But today I had a phone call from my daughter. She was heading to her car and heard strange noises coming from the nearby … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Prompt, Family, Life Lessons, Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged abuse, animal rescue, Dumpster, evil, God, humane, Pets
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Synchronized Holiday Joy
I had an idea this morning about Christmas decorations: I wanted to find some Christmas sheet music that I could use to cut out stars and laminate for the tree, or to roll into scrolls and tie with ribbons. … Continue reading
Posted in Serendipity, Synchronicity
Tagged #synchronicity, carols, Christmas, decorations, music
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