Family dynamics

Strumpets and Scoundrels – Part 1

Another Tall Tale from The Eustace Howard Family Adeline McBook Kingston was Jasmina Eustace Howard’s favorite aunt. She had lost her mother, Geneva, when she was eighteen, and Addie, as she was called, became a surrogate mother to Jasmina and her siblings.   Addie was what you’d call a straight arrow type of person. She …

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Roy Rogers and Trigger

“Be grateful for triggers, they point where you are not free.” ~ Unknown Roy Rogers and Trigger. Does anyone remember watching them as a kid? They were a bit before my time, but I do remember my parents talking about Roy Rogers with his trusty horse, Trigger. Trigger is a word you hear frequently in …

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Something To Ponder

“There is no wealth like knowledge, and no poverty like ignorance.” ~ Buddha Something to ponder.   Life has been very busy this summer. I have not had my normal time to ponder on things I’d like to share from a blog standpoint. My goal is always to share something positive or at least give …

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I Want Off the Merry Go Round

“It’s summer and time for wandering….” ~ Kellie Elmore Just like riding a merry-go-round, life goes round and round, but it’s up to us to make the most of each turn. Something a little different… https://thcountzwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/New-Project.mp4#t=,513 Did you enjoy Tuesday’s blog in video form? Is this something you’d like to see more of? If so, …

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One Love

Every experience shows that the true source of our problems is that we should love one another but don’t. (artwork by Eloise Schneider Mote) One love. One purpose. One goal. Over the weekend I had the pleasure of seeing the movie, Bob Marley: One Love. It had been in the works for many years, but …

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Sleepover at the Church of Christ – Conclusion

“If one does not understand a person, one tends to regard him as a fool.” ~ Carl Jung They saw a couple of guys from school as they pulled into the Pizza Hut and parked. Molly checked herself in the rearview mirror to make sure she had enough lip gloss on. She secretly had a …

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What of Death?

“Life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” ~ Khahil Gibran What of death? Do you think about it? Have you experienced the death of someone you loved? Are you afraid of it? Heavy questions for a Tuesday morning. Last week I did not have proper time to sit …

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Sleepover at the Church of Christ

“There are certain life lessons that you can only learn in the struggle. ~ Idowu Koyenikan The feel of fall had finally reached southern Mississippi by mid-October. The oppressive heat and humidity slide back into its den to hibernate. You could almost hear an audible sigh of relief when someone stepped outside. The low humidity …

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Happy New Year!

~ When you can’t control what’s happening to you, challenge yourself to control your response to what’s happening. That is where your power is. ~ Happy New Year! We made it through the holidays and into a brand-new year. Another chance to forge ahead into finding our passions, creativity, and peace. Our holiday took a …

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The Abundance of Lack

Abundance is the acknowledgement of enoughness. Happy Thanksgiving! The year is winding down as we head into the holiday season. This will be the four hundred and second Thanksgiving our country has celebrated. That is a lot of turkey and dressing! As you should have learned in school, the first Thanksgiving was in November 1621. …

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