Category: From my Journal
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Overall Update: SOAP and my new Pushup Perfecter
Good Monday morning! In an effort not to inundate my subscribers’ inboxes with lots of posts on one day, I’m going to attempt a somewhat daily update of the regular stuff for awhile and see how that works. I’ll use these posts for my daily devotional findings, exercise updates and anything else that I feel…
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Operation Intentional #Kindness: August Missions
This month’s assignments for Operation Intentional #Kindness are: When you get an email from your child’s school, or another organization of which you are a member, respond with a kind word back to the sender. Mass-sent notes rarely get kind responses in return. Make it a point to compliment three people before dinnertime. Look the…
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Adding fitness back into my schedule
This morning, after dropping the kids at school, I went for a fitness assessment with a trainer. You see, things a have gotten out of hand over here and I am not taking care of myself as well as I should be. Launching VineSleuth/ Wine4.Me, as well as managing the rest of my life as…
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A little perspective on who might be around you
Wondering why the person next to you is scowling rather than smiling? Sometimes, when someone isn’t all that polite to you, do you scowl back, or extend love? This training video from Chick-fil-A might remind you to stop and consider what the person in front of you is facing. It’s certainly been a big reminder…
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The sweetest birthday (cake)
For all we, as moms, try to do to make birthdays special, it is really amazing when it comes right back to you. Last year I was in Spain on a wine media trip for my birthday, so my daughter really got into it this year. She started the day out by giving me a handmade…