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It is no secret to myself that I possess the gift of mercy. What has been a secret, up until recently, is how that gift gets used and how it often controls my behavior without intention. What I mean is that I am so quick to respond with words of mercy to those who are [...]

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Well another new year is under way and as many of you, I am pondering some goals for 2010. I have a small list. Nothing too daunting but enough to give me a challenge. The forerunner for this year, in my list of goals is simple.  It is to be fully present in the moment. [...]

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I’m not sure what came over me this year. I did something I have never done before. I broke a rule. Oh, I’ve broken rules, just not this one. Let me back up. About a month ago I was in shopping in Safeway when the yearly gloom came over me as I saw the Christmas [...]

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I love surprises! Only good ones of course. I like when it gets cold outside and I am surprised to see snow on the ground when I awake. When I was little I used to looked outside several times a night to see if I could see the white stuff coming down, which would lead [...]

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No I haven’t lived for a century… yet. I just cycled in my first century. That is to say, I just biked a hundred miles throughout Seattle with my husband and riding partner, Scott. What an amazing experience! Well it wasn’t amazing till I looked back on it at the finish line. It was a [...]

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This past week Scott was out of town at a conference and Marissa went to camp.  I decided to take the opportunity to enjoy some time with Cambria so on Tues night I turned down all appointments to hang out with my oldest daughter. We decided to go to Olive Garden but before dinner we [...]

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I had such a great weekend. The top three reasons why: I wasn’t working, I was hanging with my youngest daughter, Marissa, and I saw the big orange ball in the sky. Yesterday was the absolute best. I slept in a bit, went to cycling class and then went garage selling with Mariss. We were [...]

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In one of my recent posts I talked about how I loved my job, “most of the time.” This is one of those weeks that is in the realm outside of “most of the time.” I have been riding a roller coaster of appointment times not working with my existing schedule. If I don’t take [...]

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Friday the 13th is coming. It happens to be lucky for me. Twenty-two years ago on Friday the 13th I tore a piece of paper out of my notebook with my phone number on it and handed it to a hot red head.  Scott called me on Monday and we went snow skiing for our [...]

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I think a couple should get a shower after 20 years of marriage. This is not a new idea to me. I can remember my mom saying this as she looked at her tattered bath towels. I am now agreeing with her. It’s not like I don’t have nice furniture and TV and computers, and [...]

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