Snow in the forecast is never to my liking. It’s lovely on Christmas Eve – provided all streets and driveways are clear – and perhaps some lingering snowflakes the next morning to add some holiday charm. But December 26, it…
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Serendipity for December 2013
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December 25th is absolutely the day that causes monumental excitement for some, dread for others, enthusiasm for many, fear for a few, and conflicting emotions ranging from wanting the day to end to hoping it will last beyond its 24…
Serendipity: Thanksgiving Day wasn’t designed for shopping!
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On November 27, 1986, writer and humorist Erma Bombeck wrote: “Thanksgiving is honest and simple and warm and natural…an opportunity to reflect and to be thankful that all of you were…and still are.” Sadly Erma Bombeck no longer is, at…
Tour de’ Peoria
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Plans commenced months ago for this family visit. Dates included traditional vacation months or early September. Midwest summers have a well-deserved reputation for heat and humidity so we chose after Labor Day to enjoy milder weather. Little success was achieved…
Whatever our age, life is a classroom
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While my youngest child’s last time to celebrate the first day of a new school year, not counting college, was in 1994 as a high school senior, sentimentality reigns supreme for me each year when summer vacation ends and kids…
Second chances shouldn’t be taken for granted
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Second chances shouldn’t be taken for granted. If offered, they’re to be used for all they’re worth! Not every missed or bungled opportunity affords another go around. People die suddenly and all the “wish I would have told them” sentiments…
I’m grateful to have lived long enough to …
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Sentimentalists sometimes give loved ones a card detailing reasons the recipient is loved. The number of reasons matches that person’s age. Or the birthday celebrant is given the same number of gifts as the number of candles on the cake.…
Serendipity: Possessions aren’t essentials
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The vibrant yellow is a bright contrast to the surrounding clothes’ pastel colors. The yellow is paired with black fabric and creatively fashioned into a baby’s bee costume. Although it’s at least nine years old, the yellow hasn’t faded and…
Serendipity: Welcome Amelie Estelle!
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Dear Amelie Estelle, When your Daddy greeted your Papa and me in the hospital room while holding you, my heart skipped a beat. I’ve seen him with his newborn nieces and nephews, but you are his first newborn daughter and…
Continual anger & disparaging comments rarely provide motivation or improvement
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Perspective is difficult to explain to young ones, and apparently some adults, based on various crass comments on Facebook. The Presidential campaign and election are over, and results were a bitter disappointment to many, but continual negative remarks, unless tempered…