Tomorrow I’m going on a great adventure with my friend Patty. In the seventies/eighties, we traveled almost all over the world―this is our first trip since. Our most adventurous (as in scary) trips were to Northern Ireland, China and (many times) the former Soviet Union.
Next week is the 20th anniversary: the beginning of [...]
Tags: Mary Graham, travel
Are violets jealous of gardenias?
Do maple trees compete with eucalyptus trees,
or redwoods with oak trees?
What do they know of jealousy or competition?
We are all magnificent expressions
of God’s exquisite garden.
We are extraordinary
just the way we are.
“I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Thy works, and my soul knows [...]
There is no beauty in makeup. Expensive clothes will not make you beautiful. The secret lies in being an alive, awake woman with something to offer the world. Namely, yourself. Beauty is less about your face and more about your smile. Less about the shape of your eyebrows, more about the light in your eyes. [...]
Tags: Nicole Johnson
Some of you may be wondering about your personal calling in life. Being married or not being married can indeed be a calling. So can having children or having no children, working outside the home or being a full-time mom, traveling on a job or staying in an office, working out of your home [...]
Tags: Marilyn Meberg
Fruits and vegetables, that is. You don’t have to do all that hard work of tilling the soil and nurture plants from seed; there are pick-your-own (sometimes called “UPick”) farms and orchards close to . . . almost everywhere. Pack a picnic and make it an outing for the whole family. Spend a few hours [...]
Tags: farm, fruit, harvest, orchard, UPick, vegetables
Several years ago, one of my group of friends, sighed, “I wish I could go to Paris for my birthday.” “OK,” we responded. “We’ll take you to Paris. Paris, Texas, that is.” And we did. We packed our passports, chose French names for the day, drove a couple of hours while listening to French language [...]
Ah, summer vacation. Remember when you were a kid and the end of school meant you could leave all that hard work stuff behind and just relax, play, and enjoy yourself for weeks on end? Most of us don’t get that much of a break, but this is the time of year many people schedule [...]
Tags: enjoy, getaway, relax, summer, summer vacation, tourist, travel, trip, vacation
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