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Last summer we spent a week in Macksville, Kansas, where my dad grew up. You can read about our trip on my post, We’re Not in Kansas Anymore. We went to surprise my grandmother on her 90th birthday. This was the first time I had been back to Kansas as an adult. This is where I got to…
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Like a cat, I stretched my body from tip to toe, relishing the newly wakened feeling surging through my body. On a mini-vacation with girlfriends at a near-by bed-and-breakfast in the Temecula wine country, I climbed out of my luxurious bed, put on my slippers and headed to the window. Pushing open the curtains, I opened the sliding glass door that led out…
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Waking this morning to the news that 100+ survivors of yesterday’s tornado in Oklahoma had been pulled from the wreckage “in the midnight hours” gave me hope. And, the news is currently reporting that the death toll has been adjusted downward. This massive tornado’s 20+ mile swath of devastation is unbelievable and our hearts are heavy with sorrow for the people of Moore, Oklahoma….
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What is it about potatoes that are so innately satisfying? It must be the “mouth-feel” because potatoes could really be considered a “neutral”, tasteless food. It’s really all the extra yummy stuff you add to your potatoes that make them so satisfying, don’t you think? Anyway, potatoes are one of my favorite foods. And, these Roasted Potato Wedges are so easy,…
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Often as mom’s, wives, caregivers, etc…as women, we tend to take care of others before we take care of ourselves. I am so guilty of this on so many levels. I preach this saying to friends all the time “You have to take care of yourself so you can be your best for them!” Until very recently (as in the recent…
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“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph Campbell Tootles,