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Family Units – What Makes Yours?

Monday, July 23rd, was my father’s funeral. I dreaded the thought of going back home to Pennsylvania for several reasons. All of which, apparently, were just inside my own little brain. I’d had almost an entire week to think about family and friends that would be there at dad’s services.

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Saying Goodbye to My Dad

You never really fully comprehend how much family means until it is taken away from you.  Monday evening, my husband was injured when a truck fell on him, crushing the bones in the top of his right hand and destroying his index finger knuckle and breaking his index finger.  He

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Blogger of the Month

I know that I’m a tad bit late with the new Blogger of the Month for July – but it is well worth the wait, trust me!  Those of you out there who are fellow Facebook and Pinterest stalkers probably already know that I have a fondness for inspirational quotes

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You Can’t Pick Your Family…

I’m going to ask your forgiveness in advance before even beginning this post. I have so very much on my mind that I want to share and get off my chest; however, to protect the innocent (or not-so-innocent) as the case may be, I won’t be mentioning any names.  Except

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Summer Craziness – Part II

Deliver me from crazy kids … and that’s all I’m going to say on THAT subject!  Did get a bit of good news today though … J. has been doing so well in summer school that he’ll be finished up tomorrow instead of having to go an additional two weeks! 

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Summer Craziness!

I so wish that I had a camera that worked at the moment to capture all the summer craziness that has been happening around here.  We’ve had a week of horrible storms – hail, tornadoes, hurricane-force winds, power outages three out of six days – its been a mess!  The