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A Little Monday Inspiration

Do not fear going forward slowly: fear only to stand still. Chinese Proverb I’ve been frustrated with the slow movement of the scale.  I feel like I’ve been eating better and running harder and yet the scale isn’t moving.  This quote spoke to me this morning and maybe it will help you too. Keep moving…
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One Thousand of My Gifts

photo courtesy of Ann Voskamp of www.aholyexperience.com Continuing my count of one thousand gifts, numbering each one. 20. Finding a new Pandora station to love- Piano music by Yiruma 21. Hearing Canon in D with ocean sounds 22. Lunch with a friend 23. Panera’s Broccoli Cheese Soup 24. Beauty of an Amaryllis on a dreary…
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A Little Monday Inspiration

Inaction breeds doubt and fear.  Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. Dale Carnegie, author and lecturer What are you afraid to do? Is there a goal you are hesitant to work on?  Sitting at home or work…
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One Thousand of My Gifts

photo courtesy of Ann Voskamp at www.aholyexperience.com Continuing my count of One Thousand Gifts, numbering each one. 1000 Gifts 16. Warm blackberry cobbler with ice cream 17. Ending the day with a glass of red wine 18. Forgotten money arriving in the mail 19. Getting dressed up for a night out
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Book Spotlight: Become the Confident Mom You’ve Always Wanted to Be By Susan Heid

BECOME THE CONFIDENT MOM YOU’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE 31 Strategies to Improve Your Confidence as a Woman, Mother, and Family Manager By:  Susan Heid Published:  January 3, 2013 How many times have you felt something is lacking in your family life? You just can’t keep up with the daily demands of managing a household,…
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One Thousand of My Gifts

photo courtesy of www.aholyexperience.com Continuing my count of One Thousand Gifts, numbering each one. 1000 Gifts 9. Getting back on the treadmill after holiday eating10. Downton Abbey Season 3 starting11. Watching Patrick play his first middle school basketball game12. Birthdays13. A clean house14. Giggling girls15. Answered prayers
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A Little Monday Inspiration

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin. Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist and playwright Are you waiting to start on that new resolution?  Are you waiting for a Monday, or when this project is done at work, or when the kids are older, or when I feel…
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One Thousand of My Gifts

I have been following Ann Voskamp on Twitter and reading her blog for some time.  Last year I used her Page-A-Day calendar based on her book for my daily encouragement.  Her book, ONE THOUSAND GIFTS has been on my to-read list for at least a year.  (I know you are thinking, why haven’t you read…
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My 2013 Goals

Resolutions.  The new year makes us think about the things that we want to change about ourselves, our schedules, our homes.  We have a fresh start to “be better” and “do better”.  But don’t we really get a fresh start every day?  Why do we wait until January 1st to “start over”?  Over the last…
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Discount Code for 31 Days to Build A Better Spouse by Ashley Pichea

Back in August of 2011 I reviewed a new book called 31 DAYS TO BUILD A BETTER SPOUSE by Ashley Pichea.  I read it each day for a month and really tried to focus my efforts on the lessons I was learning along with praying more for my husband.  To read my review, click HERE.…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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