This has been a crazy full week and my absence of posts is more proof of that!  I use this space to process a lot of my activities around the house, kitchen and yard.  Not much time to process this week.  I’ve been on autopilot making candles to replenish inventory after some great sales at [...]

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Many Christian traditions celebrate the season of Lent, which is observed beginning on Ash Wednesday and spans 40 days until Easter.  While the Catholic Church is the most known for calling parishioners to sacrifice something during this time in order to deepen their focus on Christ, other denominations like Presbyterians and Lutherans also follow this [...]

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This week our home has been graced by family and friends, many the same who gathered on these days a year ago following the birth of our daughter.  This week we celebrated her first birthday.  She is healthy, learning things a mile a minute and such a happy little girl.  I can not imagine my [...]

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On Saturday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook the coast of Northern California resulting in approximately 30 injuries and $43 million in damage.  The Governor promises help, and since the power’s back on, the public will hear that assurance and find hope to rebuild and move on with life. (news source)
On Tuesday, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake [...]

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As a practice of contentment, I believe that it is important to stop and appreciate what we have been gifted with in this life.  The sun is always there, even when hidden by clouds. Sometimes we have to push away the clouds in our world to find the bright spots.  This week’s bright spots are [...]

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