Posts Tagged ‘reflections’


He’s 40 Now

My hubby, that is … busy day and I’m just now getting around to my blog post! Yes, my darling hubby just turned 40 today (2/9). I planned a small surprise party for him at home this evening after supper – he’s not the type who enjoys going out very often, especially on a weeknight, [...]

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Clean Slate

Today’s inspiration, on this Super Bowl Sunday, derived from looking at our back yard following the latest snowstorm (which was a “lovely” mix of snow, sleet, and wind). One corner was white and “clean” with no footprints, kind of like a clean slate. It reminded me about how important it is to not allow past [...]

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Things We Take for Granted

It’s strange, sometimes, the things we take for granted – until something happens to affect that person, situation, or condition we’re so comfortable with, that we haven’t considered any alternate reality. For instance, yesterday morning, we ran out of heating fuel – kind of a big deal up here in Maine, in the winter, especially [...]

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Snowplowing in Maine

Few words, bunches of pictures today! This is a series of pictures for you from a couple days of snowstorms; dear hubby trying to keep up with the snowplowing so we didn’t get snowed in – and a few pics of two of our kitties. Of course, I took the pictures through windows, so you [...]

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Simple Pleasures

I just have to share … earlier this morning, with the morning sun streaming across the room, I was watching the kittens chasing the dust particles in the sunbeam while I had my devotions, wrapped up in my fleece “snuggie” (since I keep the thermostat turned down during the day to conserve oil and save [...]

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Count Your Blessings

It’s surprising, sometimes, how adversity can blind us to the blessings in our lives. While we wait in the darkness, anticipating that proverbial “light at the end of tunnel,” it’s all too easy to lose sight of the positive and good things surrounding us. What is that saying? “Hindsight is 20-20.” So I’m having my [...]

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Reflections on 2010

Happy 2011, everybody! So this was supposed to be my New Year’s Day post, but a glitch occurred during the process of updating and “redecorating” my blog – I got the dreaded “Fatal error” notice! I had to enlist the help of my tech-savvy friend Becky today to get my blog up and running, with [...]

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