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The Thing About Grief

“Grief is love with no place to go.” ~ Jamie Anderson The Thing About Grief. We are nine days from celebrating Christmas Day on the Christian calendar. It is a happy time to spend with family and friends, celebrating the birth of Christ. Right? We have grown up with the preconceived idea that the holidays will …

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A State of Grace

Art by Moon Diva Art “Imagine if you will, to my surprise…home is a not a person or a place, it’s inside of me…its a state of grace.” ~ THCountz A State of Grace. It’s official. Holiday season 2024 is underway. Many would say retail stores started back in September. We made it through Thanksgiving …

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Jean Lafitte and His Best Friend Gator

“Whatever story you’re telling in Louisiana, the landscape is going to become a character in it.” ~ Nic Pizzolatto Jean Lafitte and his best friend, Gator. My current book project with Angela Porter is set in the little village of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. If you consult a map, it sits southwest from downtown New Orleans …

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Working For The Man

200 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN – Former spot of FISI-Madison Financial “If you get the culture right, most of the other stuff will just take care of itself.” ~ Tony Hsieh Working for the man. The term is slang which means working for the establishment. The daily M-F stuck in an office or cubicle. You …

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Life is Weaving Threads Together

“In the quilt of life, friends are the stitches that hold it together.” ~ Author Unknown Life is weaving threads together. I spent last week in Louisiana with one of my two childhood best friends. Due to life and circumstance, this was the first time as an adult that I spent time in her home. …

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Stinkin’ Thinkin’

“What we dwell on is who we become.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Stinkin’ Thinkin’…   The first time I ever heard that phrase was sometime in the mid-90s by Joyce Meyer, a Christian author and speaker. The visual that sprang to mind was of the Charlie Brown character, Pigpen.   Pigpen was a kid who avoided …

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Weird Days of Summer

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. The Weird Days of Summer.   Have you had days that you wanted to get back in bed and pull the covers up over your head? I suspect we all have.    I had a moment last week …

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