Archived Posts from: July, 2006

A Window of Irony

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Just after my last post, a friend (who doesn’t read the blog) gave me a copy of the movie Secret Window. She wasn’t even trying to feed my current obsession. She just thought it was a movie I’d enjoy.
It’s about a writer. Who spends WAY too much time shut up in his cabin alone.
It’s [...]

Shifting Focus

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Thanks for the emails of encouragement. Yesterday’s vent was a spur of the moment thing–sometimes in life, we just have to scream at the walls. I don’t usually do it in public.
I also ask a little forgiveness from the folks to whom I owe a few emails of my own. I’ve not forgotten…just [...]

Life’s Little Frustrations

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I’m spoiled. I admit it. I like certain challenges, especially those that push me to be better and stronger. What I don’t like is those little challenges that basically keep you from attacking the larger ones. Like emails that demand attention to the nagging details of life. Calls from people who want something–now–that you’re not [...]

Just a couple of prayer requests

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No major writing stuff this morning, just lotsa busy going on. If you have a moment, say a quick prayer for few folks in need. One is fighting a tumor behind his eye, and surgery is such a life risk, they’re going to try other therapies first. Two others are looking for jobs, which always [...]

A Little Hot Water Is a Good Thing

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OK, here’s to everyone staying healthy and my mind staying off Captain Jack for a few days. I have, once again, said yes to far too many things. Not that I can’t get them done…but doing so leaves no spare time in the schedule for things like illness and unexpected changes.
Sometimes I think I like [...]

Strength Finding

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Yesterday, I took a test. (Yep, adults still have to take tests.) And it wasn’t just one that showed that I needed to spend more hours on the treadmill and fewer decades gazing at the chocolate pastries in the Panera display case…
It was a “strengths finder” test. Based on the best-selling Now, Discover Your Strengths, [...]

Mulch and Fodder

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“I can’t believe how much you’ve turned into a gardener!” I’ve been hearing this a lot lately. Usually accompanied with an amused snicker.
Yeah, okay, so killing plants has long been a hobby of mine. I owned a house in the 80s, rapidly discovering that while I liked being outside, I hated yardwork. Seriously. Hate. I [...]

Writing on the Run

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Literally. Yesterday I tried something new. I took my handy dandy Dana and propped it up on the front of the treadmill, thinking, “Here’s 30 minutes I could spend writing!” After all, I usually walk with my eyes closed, plotting out those next few pages.
What I’d forgotten is that I don’t read on the treadmill [...]

What a Difference a Year Makes

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This was my daughter, last year on the 4th. The Make-A-Wish Foundation had delivered this enormous gift of a trip to the Nashville fireworks, one of the biggest celebrations in the nation.

This year….we stretched out in her room, watched them on tv, and listened to the amazing celebrations going on around us. Where we used [...]

Back…and thank you

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Thanks to all those who wrote and offered up prayers and hopes. They are much appreciated. The last few weeks have been…difficult. But life is always an adventure, in some form or fashion.
I also appreciate the patience of those to whom I owe emails and phone calls. Please hang in there with me a little [...]