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2017
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This morning Sheila Anderson asked us to name our favorite Christmas carol. I couldn't pick just one. So many carols and songs conjure up wonderful memories from childhood and my teenage years.But her question got me thinking (isn't that one of the wonderful things about Active Rain??)Several yea...
12/21/2017
Kathy Streib, in her December challenge, has asked us to share a special holiday memory, and the posts are pouring in. I've read a few of them and am blown away by how heartfelt the memories are. Next week I'll be reading more of them. I have lots of memories of Christmas, both past and present: ...
12/10/2017
Many of you know our colleague, Kat Palmiotti, but did you know that her husband has written a book that's a good adventure story?Opening in 1938, with the Depression still in swing and the world heading toward war, newly licensed Third Mate Patrick Welch is making his first voyage on the tramp s...
12/08/2017
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I'm sharing information here posted by Rhonda Sanderson of Pillar to Post Home Inspections about the importance to having working smoke detectors in your home, and where they should be located. Please read and then check your home. The life you save might be your own. Smoke alarms are an importan...
12/01/2017
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Many of us have read the books by Stephen Covey, "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" and "The 8th Habit." Those books first introduced to me the concept of "sharpening the saw" and why that is essential. If we don't take care of ourselves, if we don't replenish ourselves, we can't help othe...
11/30/2017