Category: gift ideas
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Gratitude and Peace
“Leaf Learning” The leaves have changed into their fall colors: reds, yellows, oranges. Such splashes of color can inspire the artist inside of us all. It also provides some fun and education too. Our oldest daughter collected a bag of leaves for her class project. Each child created a picture with the leaves they collected.…
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A Smiling Jack-O-Lantern
Happy October “A Smiling Jack-O-Lantern” Carving a pumpkin for Halloween was a family tradition in our house. Mom would pick up a large pumpkin at a local farm. At home we’d gather around to help clean the pumpkin out and carve a face. Mom would cut a clean circle around the top. Then we’d take…
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Happy Trails: horseback riding on vacation
“Happy Trails: horseback riding on vacation” One great way to explore nature and a surrounding area is by horseback.There are many places that offer horseback riding for vacationers. Horseback riding is an ideal way of getting closer to nature and seeing the natural floral/fauna of a country or region. Some of my own wonderful experiences…
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A mixed bag of Blessings
Happy Spring It’s great to see so many signs of spring, even if here in the northeast it doesn’t always feel like it. We had a few crocuses (first flowers of spring) appear early on. Then recently I’ve noticed many green leaves of daffodils coming forth. In February I chose some sunflower seeds and started…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day…. Do you feel Lucky?
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 Do you feel your Lucky? What is Luck? Being “Lucky” or having “Luck” isn’t for just some people. Some people may think that “Luck” is only for some people but they are misled. True Luck is within everyone’s reach. The power is within us all. Here’s a wonderful articles…
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Wonderous New Year
Happy New Year “Wonderous New Year” A year is filled with many things, challenges as well as gifts. This past Fall Our oldest daughter entered Kindergarten while her younger sister entered preschool. They both are enjoying school and learning. For them it’s been an adventure in learning new things and meeting other children. In the…
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Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays Holidays: The Power of Celebration By Jeff Herring “Celebrate, celebrate! Dance to the music!” – Three Dog Night “I just want to celebrate another day of livin’.” – Rare Earth “It’s a celebration!”- Kool and the Gang Let’s put this under the heading of “things I just don’t understand.” What I want to…
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Thoughts on Motherhood
Thoughts on Motherhood Just over 5 years ago, I gave birth to my oldest daughter Emily. In the moment my first daughter was born, I became a mother. I remember the first time I saw that little face of hers. It was the most beautiful face. It was then that I felt like a “MOM”.…
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April Showers: Lessons from Nature
April Showers: Lessons from Nature dip dop,dip dop, dip dopdop Outside it’s cloudy and the rain has begun. My thoughts linger at the sound. We step outside to do an errand and in the hurry to get into the car and keep from getting too wet, my daughter points out the flowers nearby. I ‘m…
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March: Celebrate Women’s History Month
March: Celebrate Women’s History In 1978, “Women’s History Week” was formed by a group of women in California to generate public consciousness of all women in history. As word spread rapidly across the nation, state departments of education encouraged celebrations of National Women’s History Week as an effective means to achieving equity goals within classrooms.…
