Tuesday, March 31, 2015
De-Stress Today
It is National Crayon Day today. I don't have any crayons around here, but I do have a good supply of colored pencils. "It is a day to be reminded that coloring isn't just for children — and it isn't just for fun. Coloring reduces stress and anxiety and increases creativity in adults, according to...
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Monday, March 30, 2015
The Heart Is At Home
"I'm home. I'm in great pain and completely spent, but I'm home." ~ ~ Nephew Joel, after open-heart bypass surgery My Sister Janet passed away four years ago after a broken hip incident and increasing dementia and needing total care, which her husband and four children gladly provided. Even though...
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Saturday, March 28, 2015
Is Compromise The Answer?
The early bloomers in our yard don't even care that there are yet no green leaves on the other trees. They are just so glad to see the sun. "I'm sure there is a Mack truck out there somewhere that ran over me." So says Nephew Joel from his hospital bed after finally getting out of ICU. He also says,...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
The Heart Of The Matter
"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back to you when you have forgotten how it goes." ~ Unknown Nephew successfully made it through a quadruple heart bypass surgery today! As of about 4:00 p.m., he is awake, alert, fully aware, and joking with everyone around him...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Imagination - Fun Or Frightening
Abby gets her guard doggie to help her keep Little Darling and the other chickens safe from the coyotes, foxes and other Kansas prairie varmints. He's an Anatolian-Shepherd/Pyrenees/Australian Cattle-Dog combo. Abby loves him almost as much as she loves Little Darling. The family is negotiating over...
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