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Posted on November 21, 2014
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Dear Rhonda, Thank you for helping me find my house. I resisted liking that house since it was more my ex-husband’s preference than mine. You might even say that I resented that darn house for a long, long time, actually. Slowly but surely, the longer… Continue Reading “Dear Rhonda”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2014 gratitude project, baking, BBBS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, business, career, development, ethical, friendship, fundraising, God, grateful, gratitude, guidance, home, house, impact, keeping in touch, leadership, lessons learned, love, mentor, non-profit, pfefferneuse, real estate, realtor, Rhonda Bletsh, sub-contractor, teaching, thankful, thanksgiving, writing
Posted on November 4, 2014
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*Today’s letter is written by my wonderful friend Betty Gail Jones, who has impacted countless children, teenagers, and college students over the years through her work in children’s ministry, collegiate ministry, mission work, and church planting. She is a fireball and someone God has… Continue Reading “Dear Heather”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2014 gratitude project, blessings, children, Facebook, friendship, grandchildren, grateful, gratitude, home, joy, Kathmandu, learning, living overseas, love, ministry, mommy moments, prayer, preschool, reflection, school, social media, thankful
*Thanks to my friend Debra Dickey for serving as today’s guest contributor.* If it hadn’t been for my kids, little people in my life, and even my pets, I would have missed out on an incredible amount of remarkable experiences in my life! If… Continue Reading “New experiences”
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Category: gratitudeTags: adventure, adventurous, afraid of change, change, children, choices, cultures, dogs, experience, exploration, exploring, grateful, gratitude, growing, home, homebody, mother, new adventures, new experiences, obstacles, parenting, pioneer spirit, thankful, trying new things, walking, wandering
Posted on June 15, 2013
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*Big thanks to a friend of mine who gave me permission to post this letter he wrote to his stepdaughter recently. Thank God for step parents who do engage and don’t choose apathy.* Kylie, This is long. You will find it annoying and will… Continue Reading “To my stepdaughter”
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Category: gratitudeTags: anger, apathy, behavior, boundaries, children, dad, daughters, displinarian, father, Father's Day, Hallmark card, hate, home, hurt, lack of discipline, letter from a stepdad, love, parenting, politics, pride, raising children, relationships, respect, sadness, safety, step parent, stepdad, stepparent, teenagers, telling the truth, therapy, truth
Posted on February 24, 2013
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*Special thanks to my friend Emily Baker for writing today’s post and also for writing inspiring music.* I write songs sometimes. Usually they take a long time to germinate, but this one came quickly over the course of a low-lit afternoon in my old,… Continue Reading “Day 24–Platitudes”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 28 days of love project, Bjork, coming home, cynicism, Daniel Johnston, Emily Baker, grateful, gratitude, home, irony, love, love and gratitude, Love's a gentle wind, open to love, platitudes, Valentine's Day
Posted on February 8, 2013
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*Thanks to Michelle Young for serving as today’s guest contributor. Check out her artwork on her Facebook Page MY Moments.* In November 2005, Jerry and Nancy Young opened up their home to two little boys named Kolby and Kaleb. It was the week… Continue Reading “Day 8–A family in the making”
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Category: gratitudeTags: adoption, adoption process, blessings, children, Christianity, custody, family, foster parenting, God, God's will, grateful, gratitude, home, legal adoption, love, MY Moments, parenting, prayer, spirituality
Posted on March 17, 2012
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Special thanks to guest writer and lifelong friend, Mark Egan, for today’s post. I’ve driven to St. Mary’s, Kansas, and found a diner by the name of “Froggy’s.” It came highly recommended by the young lady at the gas station next door. I’d somehow… Continue Reading “The bigger picture”
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Category: gratitudeTags: angel, barn, business, Catholic, changing perspective, compassion, environment, gratitude, home, Kansas, sales
Posted on March 6, 2012
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After a decade of two failed marriages, a whole lot of enabling and rescuing by yours truly, and poor financial decision making, I found myself in the same sad boat as many people do in America–I’d planned my mortgage, bills, and expenditures based on… Continue Reading “Gaining by losing”
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Category: gratitudeTags: bankruptcy, budget, divorce, foreclosure, gaining, grateful, home, house, income, losing, needs, pinching pennies, saving money, spending, thankful, thrift, wants
