Category: Blog
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The Day My Soul Exhaled
I woke up today with a strange sort of peace that I’m not accustomed to. Like the hug of an old friend. Comforting and, although it’s not familiar, soothing. Something shifted, quietly and without warning, a couple of days ago. I’m not sure how long it will last, and I’m not trying to claim it.…
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Five minute clean up, bathroom edition
When you only have five minutes to tackle some chores around the house then it may be a good time to knock out some bathroom cleaning. We all know you’re going to be in there so you might as well make the best of it. Most of these cleaning check list items take less than…
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Pardon me, I need five minutes.
Here we are. The holidays are upon us. Some of us are about to start a rush job on cleaning our homes, and some of us don’t have time for it. Let me help you get started in five minutes at a time. We can conquer the house work in five minutes at a time…
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Squirrels, Note Pads, and Jesus
I know that you may not look at that image and have a clue that you are, in fact, looking at my brain; but you are. I typically have most everything on my cell phone. My calendar, notes, pictures, videos, and everything else that could possibly fit in one hand held device is there in…
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Reading, writing, and arithmetic
I woke up this morning to find fishing tournament tshirts in the kitchen. Chris doesn’t wear them so he usually brings them back for me. These are a pretty spring yellow so I’m actually looking forward to wearing one of them today. They aren’t anything fancy but there are no stains on them so I…
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Eggs, crystal’s and Easter
Being on spring break from driving a bus this week has really made me miss the good old days before 2012 when I was “just” a stay at home mom. It’s been nice to actually ease around in the mornings without having to jump out of my pjs and into a cold bus. Only 15…
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Well, here we go again…
Yep, that’s me. Not long after Chris started his cancer journey I began my journey as a caregiver. Chris went back to work as best he could and I started trying to manage the stress of imagining a world without him in it. A world where his strong gentle hands were not there to protect,…
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Dogs, hogs, phone calls and other things
After cooking dinner last night, I finally sat down to eat and took this picture to post for our routine “What’s for dinner at your place?” event just as Chris’ phone rang, then mine rang too. We both finished our calls and finished up getting ready to leave for Bible study. We were just about…
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On this day…
January 4, 2023 I have to tell you two things, well maybe three…First, my parents did not raise a quitter. My mother will be the first one to give me “that” look (even now) and say to me, “Bena, where there is a will, there is a way.” Second, I blame Chris. If he didn’t…
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Gearing up and getting busy!
Yesterday I picked mama up and we went to Harwell’s Green Thumb Nursery on Troy Highway. They have the cutest and most amazing place. I could walk around for hours and never get bored! I left with three new citrus plants and a million ideas of what I want next. Everything I bought can stay…