Here they come. I’m so excited. “numbers 12, 23, 24, 9, 17….wait they still haven’t called my number. still feeling confident. 2, 15, 30, 11 and 9.” Congratulations! You are the new FLHS varsity cheerleaders.” I hear squeals of happiness. “Will the girls with those numbers please come back into the gym?” Wait! There’s been a […]
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What am I going to do now? As I walked out of the state Department of Health building, I had lots of emotions going on: excitement, relief, sadness, and anxiety. I felt that God was calling me to a different season and a different purpose, so I took early retirement from my job of
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He was so Different. Different from the all the college and other guys I had dated up to that point. He was working moving furniture in my office building. He was dark and handsome in a “bad boy” kind of way. We struck up a conversation and I looked forward to seeing him in the building every
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This morning I wanted dark chocolate. And nuts. And to make chocolate chip cookies. I wanted to eat to feel better. This was after I had had a perfectly lovely breakfast. Why did I want to snack on my favorite go-to’s? I was worried about a family member who is depressed. I’m concerned and sad
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Greetings and I hope you are enjoying your spring so far. With spring often comes a renewed desire to change your life in some ways. Often it’s to change your eating habits or to lose weight before the summer. This might be especially after this past year, when we may have adopted some less than desirable habits with
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I have a question for you. And I’d love for you to really stop and think about it before answering. Are you letting the Past keep you stuck? Is a break-up or divorce in your past keeping you from moving forward towards new love? Is a diet you tried before, but didn’t work for you
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Imagine for a minute that you are invited to a potluck dinner at church or at a get-together. You know what kinds of dishes people bring to potluck dinners. Mac and cheese, creamy chicken and rice, baked beans, broccoli casserole, pasta salad, potato salad, etc. Occasionally someone would bring a green salad with lots of
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What have I learned from having COVID-19? It can be a time for an examination of your life. This is what happened. For nine months, I was a fanatic about being careful. Always wearing a mask, limiting time around people. Not having family for Thanksgiving. Using hand sanitizer after every encounter or washing my hands.
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Well, here we go in 2021! Lots has happened in past couple of weeks. You may have thought that in 2021, things were finally going to get a little bit back to normal. Whatever, “normal” means to you. Maybe, you had decided that since it was a new year, you could finally lose the weight
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There are 3 things you must know this Christmas. This has been a very challenging year for everyone. Christmas is approaching and maybe you aren’t really feeling it this year. Or you are going overboard with your decorations and online ordering to try and make things better than they have been all year. Either way,
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