Oh, did I happen to mention that next week begins the annual week-long cavalcade of ridiculously awesome Christmas games and prizes? I didn’t? Oh. Nevermind. . Just remember, if you follow this blog via email it can take anywhere from an hour to a day for the email to be sent through the system and [...]

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So the contest is over and the winner for the “My Life is Good Because…” is Rebeccah who offered the following: Life is gooooooood because… Jesus loves me this I know. My g’friend is a Christian and she loves me. I am well taken care of by my Father I’m losing weight I’m going back [...]

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…I have another one going over at my personal blog. Check it out! Now! Seriously, leave and get over there!

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If I have 1 tee shirt by LifeIsGood I’ve got 10,423 of them. That’s a rough estimate of how many I’ve bought over the years though the figure could be considerably lower. Or not. I love the simplicity and the whimsy of their designs but most of all I love the core message; life is [...]

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Sorry Slowpokes, but all the copies of “Reflections of Simplicity” have already been claimed. Better luck next time mi hermanas y hermanos!

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I was recently introduced to a small pamphlet from a Quaker series called “Reflections on Simplicity” by Elaine Prevallet. There’s nothing fancy about the presentation. No leather cover. No gold leaf edges. No cozy new book smell. Just 30 pages of truth and wisdom that poked me right between the eyes. The message is gentle [...]

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UPDATE:  We have a winner! TDK guessed 125 eggs for a total of 3750 calories. The correct number were 122 eggs for a total of 3659 calories which puts her within the 100 calorie more or less range! Congrats TDK! If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time you might have noticed [...]

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I was recently alerted by Sandi, a high school and current friend, that she’s posted a photo from our freshman Pep Squad to her Facebook page. Now, aside from leading me to the obvious conclusion that Sandi has a wee bit too much time on her hands between her world travels which she shamelessly gloats [...]

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I’ve never liked tea. Bagged, loose, black, green, it all tastes like murky dishwater to me. My distaste for tea makes it all the more absurd that I came up with the brilliant idea some years ago to collect teapots. I had Winnie-the-Pooh teapots and British flower wagon teapots and teapots in just about any [...]

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I’m blogging at you live from the Portland Airport where I’m biding my time until my departure for home in another hour. I’ve been here in rainy, windy, but always beautiful Portland for a long weekend of attending family celebrations which is why there’s barely been a whisper here on the blog. I plan on [...]

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