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As I journey through this part of my life I have discovered my next mountain. The key is to be the me I want to be in the world, as my gift back to God.-
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Daily Archives: January 27, 2012
Versatility Makes Me Flexible
I received the Versatile Blogger Award again. I received it from Jean at http://moonlightenedshelves.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/my-versatile-blogger-nominees-are/. Don’t you just LOVE the name of her blog? It reminds me of me sneaking to read by streetlight or moonlight well after bedtime .I thanks her … Continue reading
Awards and Dragon Badge
My friend and fellow blogger Jake at http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/award-from-friends/ wrote this: “An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence. Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, … Continue reading
A Day Full of Hugs
Connie Wayne of http://ahopefortoday.com/created the HUG Award. I wrote about this recently. Today I am giving out HUG Awards. Here is what you do to accept the award. Put this link http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/on your site in a post where you accept … Continue reading
Life Has No Remote Control
In this day when technology reigns it seems we get quite accustomed to the conveniences available to us. I don’t have TiVO but I hear people say that once you are used to being able to see your shows commercial … Continue reading



