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Wise Words Of Wisdom

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I don't really have any thoughts this fine Monday afternoon. I just have the echo of the wise words of encouragement and advice of Katherine Stewart, a soul beloved to so many. Her beliefs, her philosophy, and her mantra were always summed up in two simple words; "Always Care". That philosophy was more than just a motto; the philosophy in those words were the road map with which she navigated her own life, and the inspiration she instilled in the minds and hearts of the countless people she inspired over the years. "Always Care" was just the way Katherine Stewart, or Katie Bug The Lady Bug, as she was so lovingly known to so many, rolled. And I can tell all of you personally, that the "Always Care" philosophy of life is still relevant and very powerful. I can tell you how many times her words helped me, God Bless You Always and Forever, Mrs. Katherine Stewart. Thank you for all the lives you molded, and the lives, like me, that those lives continue to ...

Chapter Books To Read For Kids Teens

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A Giant Lot of Books For Sale Online Girls /Teens / Preteen Young Adult Books GoodReads! Here we have a wholesale book lot of some of the best must read chapter books to read for older girls and preteen kids, teenager/young adults...some are even on the "Top Highly Recommended Books/Novels of MustReads List". My cousin recently relocated overseas to Panama and her daughters are now grown. She will sell the whole lot of 30 slightly-used English-language must read children's books (some are Paperback and some are Hardcover) + Free Bonus Set of 20 Postcards From Around the World for $15 total or best offer. You can either pay in person and pick up in the vicinity of Chico / Los Angeles or pay by Venmo, CashApp or Paypal and have them shipped directly to you anywhere in the United States. All of these books/novels are in excellent conditions for one very low price to sell them quickly! Ten Chapter Books by Beverly Cleary (5 Hardcovers and 5 Paperbacks) Six  Chapter  Books by ...

Normal or Different Christmas Traditions And Memories

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Well, another Christmas is done. It gets different every year that I grow older. This year was no big family get together. Just me and my spouse, my Aunt Michelle, a couple of close friends, and our dog and cats. I did decorate the house some and put up the Christmas tree. We had a pot roast for dinner and peppermint ice cream for dessert.  We all recalled memories of Christmases past, family and friends and pets gone. Remembering traditions,  the sights, sounds, scents and tastes of memories of Christmases gone. It was kind of sad... but also was nice!  Recently, I read a terrific article in our local newspaper online about how, during WWII, when people were living through that nightmare, a number of songs were composed meant to reassure them that one day all would be normal again. Although we are not at war, we are certainly in a time when we dream about life being 'normal' again. As we are currently celebrating the Holidays, let's remember those who may not be home... ...

Old Fashioned 300 Hundred Dollar Frosting Recipe

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Here is how to make homemade old fashioned 300 hundred dollar cooked frosting recipe with flour and milk very easily! Please keep in mind that this amount is for a double batch to use on a two-layer cake or large amount of cookies (2 dozen+), etc. If you are making a single layer cake, then simply cut the amount of ingredients in half. This is a recipe that my mother used with her famous banana pecan cake! Gather all of your vanilla icing ingredients: 2 cups whole or 2% milk, or coconut milk for non-dairy 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted real dairy butter, at room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar, not powdered confectioners sugar! 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Begin by whisking together the milk, flour, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Whisk the mixture constantly while cooking, for 5 minutes, or until no lumps remain and the mixture thickens, resembling a smooth pudding. Remove the saucepan from the heat and let ...

So Close But So Far Away

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When I was 6 years old, we had lived in an apartment complex where the people who lived on both sides of me also had kids the same age as me and my brother. We were all friends and played together all the time.  One day, while my mom was drinking coffee with a neighbor at her apartment of number 4 ( we had lived in apt. 3) and we were all playing card games on the kitchen floor, our other neighbor from apartment 7 came in asking if we had seen her 3 year old son, Sammy. None of us had seen him, so we started to help her look for him around the neighborhood.  About 20 minutes in, my neighbor from apt. 4 found him and pulled him out of a front yard pond from a house across the street.  Sammy  didn't make it and his family moved out immediately after that day. We stayed in touch for a few months following but gradually lost contact.  Quite some time had passed, when one night, I had a dream about the little boy,  Sammy,  who had passed. In the dream I saw...

Flow Of Life Is A Journey

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I'm currently eating Taco Bell in the Walmart parking lot because it's Taco Tuesday . Also, because that's the American Way . While waiting in Taco Bell's drive-thru, an elderly lady in the car behind me was taking her order and she asked them: "Do you take debit cards? Then much louder, "Do you take debit cards?! Okay, then I'll have a cheeseburger." If I could, I would have made her that burger myself.  I really did miss the version of me that was more spiritually and mentally aware , health conscious, and used to meditate in the sun and journal while sitting outside with my feet in the grass. I used to make art and enjoy the simple things in life. I knew what to do but I was not doing it. I feel like the journal was the key, and the rest fell in place after that .I am unsure where I had went and why I had left, but I am back, hence this blog which isn't just for myself but for all of you. It’s the ebb and flow of life. My favorite saying is as ...