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Thanks to all of you who suggested a book that I could send to Anita. I need to get that in the mail to her so she won’t think I forgot about her winning. I did already send the cuddly blanket winging its way to her. We could use a cuddly blanket around here today. Frost everywhere this morning and …
“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” —Larry Bird I always have fun picking the winners for my giveaways. I give each message that comes from someone wanting to be in my giveaway drawing a number. Then when it’s time to pick …
What’s more fun that a Mystery Photo Game? I guess it’s having two grandsons come spend a couple of nights at Grandma’s house. But being on grandma duty and playing all sorts of games from Jenga to Uno to hiking to the creek had kept me too busy to keep up with all the other things I needed to do. …
“You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built in the human plan. We come with it.” – Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid’s Tale Someone once called me a storyteller. I loved hearing that. From the time I first learned cursive writing, I’ve wanted to write down stories. Maybe I printed out some before then. And now my fingers on …
The summer stories you all sent me when you entered my newsletter contest were the best. Thank you so much. I enjoyed strolling down memory lane with those of you who told about years past and I smiled thinking about the fun some of you were having this very summer. I have plenty of summer memories too. Some from when …
Once again the mysteries have all been solved. Thank you so much for playing my mystery photo game and guessing right sometimes and guessing wrong sometimes. Especially that guessing wrong. LOL. I do like to keep at least a few of you in the dark on these pictures. I had a monumental fail with the typewriter keys. You all knew …
The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within. ~William Cullen Bryant Sometimes Mother Nature gives us a wintertime gift. We got such a gift today here in Kentucky with plentiful sunshine and the temperature zooming up to 68 degrees. Let me repeat that! Sixty-eight degrees on February 3rd. What makes it even more …
God wants you to be a winner, not a whiner. Joel Osteen Are you a winner? Well, maybe not when it comes to having your name drawn out of a pot to win a prize. I’m not that. I sometimes joke and say that if there are only two entries in a drawing and one of them is mine, the …
The longer you hang in there, the greater the chance that something will happen in your favor. No matter how hard it seems, the longer you persist, the more likely your success. ~Jack Canfield Everybody loves a winner. Isn’t that some sort of saying? Not even sure it’s true. Not unless that winner is somehow sharing his winnings. And what …
“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods” – Christopher Hitchens Thanks to all …