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Posted on September 2, 2021
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“Maggie, your sparkly shirt looks so pretty this morning.” She climbed over the chest at the end of our bed, the morning sun reflecting off the sequins on her pink t-shirt. Her face beamed slightly, disguising a little smile. “YOU look so pretty this… Continue Reading “Beauty on the hour”
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Category: gratitudeTags: beauty, children, coffee, God, gratitude, grief, live in the moment, loss, moments, motherhood, parenting, thankful
Posted on November 25, 2016
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Yesterday my little sister piled up turkey, dressing, casseroles, bread, pie, and salad for a neighbor and walked across the street. We drank coffee while she spent an hour chatting with him; he’s not really into big family gatherings, but he probably appreciated the… Continue Reading “Simple as that”
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Category: gratitudeTags: coffee, fundraising, God, God's love, help, neighbor, pie, plan, repair, simple, thanksgiving, turkey
Posted on November 23, 2015
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Jane, Jane, Jane, You’ll probably kill me for this (or at least you’ll want to). I can’t stop thinking about writing this letter to you, and when I can’t get something off my mind, I take action. I think you know this about me,… Continue Reading “Not so plain Jane”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Big's Restaurant, blessings, chocolate, class, coffee, companionship, confidence, confidentiality, entertainment, faculty, feelings, friends, friendship, fun, God, grateful, gratitude, higher ed, higher education, laughter, mock interviews, oral communication, perceptive, personality, photographs, plain Jane, second opinion, Seinfeld, talking, teaching, thank you, thankful, thanksgiving, trust, trustworthy, work
Posted on December 19, 2014
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Today’s post is an essay written by one of my English Composition I students, Jessica Bacon. Jessica was a true blessing in my life this semester; she’s an ideal student, a loving mom, and a caring person. She is certainly a true elevator person… Continue Reading “Gifts”
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Category: gratitudeTags: algebra, Arkansas, Bath & Body Works, Charles Dudley Warner, Christmas, Christmas gifts, coffee, college, date night, elevator person, English Composition, Evening Shade, family, food, gift list, gifts, grandparents, grateful, gratitude, knowledge, love, mom, parenting, presents, Puerto Rican rice, reflection, semester, smell, Sons of Anarchy, students, success, teaching, thankful, time, Washington, writing
I must be brief this morning. My toddler is still quietly sleeping in her crib, curled up in a little pink ball. Last night, she resisted her normal 7:30 p.m. bedtime and wanted to watch an extra episode of Curious George, her current favorite… Continue Reading “Chasing rabbits”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Bible, Christ, Christianity, coffee, crib, curious george, devotional, discipline, God, heart, insights, Jeremiah 31, kuerig, meditation, mom, morning, parenting, pilgrimage, prayer, Psalm 84, quiet time, rabbit trails, reading, RPM, salvation, Scripture, spiritual discipline, spirituality, tearjerker, time with God, to come home, toddler, verses
Posted on June 3, 2013
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Our plans for the entire weekend fell apart. A workshop I planned on hosting had to be rescheduled due to dangerous weather conditions. I felt so disappointed. I’d been looking forward to the chance to see old friends and benefit from the shared experience,… Continue Reading “We plan. God laughs.”
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Category: gratitudeTags: anal retentive, birthday, change, change of plans, coffee, control freak, flexibility, friendship, God, grateful, gratitude, interview, lack of control, motherhood, nap, nursing, parenting, plans, rain, relaxation, rest, Saturday, sleep, spring, stay-at-home mom, Sunday, sunset, taking a break, teaching, teaching philosophy, thankful, to-do list, We plan and God laughs, weekend, when God has other plans, workshop, writing
Posted on September 25, 2012
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Today I sat on a puffy leather couch at a local coffeehouse, answering questions posed by a kind woman who’s writing a news article about our local recovery program. My enormously pregnant belly served as a great prop for my decaffeinated gingerbread latte. I… Continue Reading “Keep coming back”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 12 steps, change, coffee, coffeehouse, friendship, God, grateful, gratitude, keep coming back, lessons learned, miracle, miracles, recovery, support groups, twelve step program, wellness
Posted on May 2, 2012
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Yesterday I had a relentless migraine that materialized before I ever got out of bed. My goal was to complete my last research paper for graduate school by bedtime yesterday; I finished six of eight pages, but I decided I’d be better off finishing… Continue Reading “Getting the morning back”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Bible, blessings, camping, Christianity, coffee, God, grateful, gratitude, joy, meditation, migraines, morning, mornings, prayer, prayers, quiet time, reading, Scripture, solitude, thank you, thankful
Posted on February 22, 2012
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This morning was one of those mornings, for lots of reasons. a) I forgot to put on deodorant. I prefer not to stink out my students and co-workers, so I stopped at the gas station to buy deodorant. It smells like old lady perfume.… Continue Reading “Take off your grumpy pants”
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Posted on February 9, 2012
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*Today’s post is written by yesterday’s featured vlogger, Henry Petty. Thank you, Henry, for sharing your experience with us!* I work in an office. You would think this would be the end of the post, as “working in an office” is synonymous with “living… Continue Reading “I get to!”
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Category: gratitudeTags: coffee, cubicle, Debbie Downer, gratitude, Henry Petty, henryblazer20, NASCAR, office, Tony Stewart, vlog, work, YouTube
