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The Thankful JarIn a typical American way, we celebrate Thanksgiving by focusing not on ways to be tru...

How a childhood dream was fulfilled......FINALLY! I'm 56, and finally fulfilling a childhood dream. Here is part of the story of how ...

The Leaf and The BeanChocolate and peanut butter - classic combination. Two delicious ingredients that are ...

Broken CrayonsA friend shared a story a few weeks ago, and it made me laugh out loud because I had t...

Depression and Chocolate - What's Not to Love? Okay, okay, I totally understand. Chocolate is NOT a drug. BUT, if it was, I woul...

Summer is officially HERE! The first official day of summer for 2021, was June 20th. That is the day of the Summe...

He saved my husband's life!This is Merlin. He looks grumpy, but he really isn't. He is just tired because he had ...

Three Attributes of Modern Masculinity Gender roles have changed over the last hundred years. Men are no longer limited t...

"How am I supposed to live a life of JOY when sh** keeps... (OUCH - one of my friends asked me that exact question not long ago. After several d...

A Loving Message to all My Female FriendsLadies, let’s talk! You are not your body. You are not a dress size. You are not y...

April Showers Bring More Than May FlowersI LOVE rainy spring days. The knowledge that those gentle spring rains will help all ...

Welcome to my New Readers!WARNING: In this blog, I will be discussing bad things that happen and how to deal w...