In the summer of 1994, I was on choir tour with my youth group through the Western United States. Our choir, “One Heart”, toured for two weeks every year. During my first tour, we were standing in a basement in California being taught our history. In that room underneath the church, we saw the “Holy […]
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Yesterday morning I was driving up Liberty on my way to work when I looked to my right and saw a sight that yanked hard on my heart strings. Next to the creek that runs south of downtown, was a bulldozer tearing down one of my favorite places in Salem. It was called the Tudor
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I realized I haven’t posted my photography in a while so here goes… I love taking pictures, it can be such an art. These last two are of my nieces. Madison is the one in pink and Gabreella is the red head. They are both two years old, three weeks apart, and are precious girls.
Last week I was at DGC Pro, the local dance store in Salem trying on shoes. My own pair still have plenty of sound left in them to tap out, but the store was closing and everything was half price, quite a deal when it comes to quality tap dancing shoes. That way I have
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A few days ago I was talking to a Friend (which means Quaker when the “F” is capitalized) on the telephone and she asked me a question I have been thinking about in the back of my mind ever since. (I did talk about it with her too.) It brought to a point some things
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Okay, not the greatest title, but it made my roommate and I laugh a lot more than the others we came up with. For the first time today, I finally heard my pastor speak. I’ve been going to the church for nearly a year now but I just tend to tune her out. I’m kidding,
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Even as I did it, I knew I shouldn’t. There was that nagging voice in the back of my mind telling me I should not be walking through the woods in a pair of shorts. But I did it anyway and now I’m paying the price. (My family I am sure already knows what I’m
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I wrote this from my own experience… You Know You House Sit A Lot When: 1. The pets think the owners are the house sitters.2. Your client’s keys stay on your key ring all the time.3. You know everyone else’s kitchens better than your own.4. You never have to go grocery shopping because food is
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Today felt like a brief visit from autumn, a hint of those cooler nights with hot chocolate, wrapped up in a quilt and listening to the rain fall. I love every season for it’s own reasons and once in a while, while enjoying one, it’s nice to be reminded of the beauty of another. It
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Lately, I have felt like a balloon animal twisted and turned and unwound all at the same time. Last week was extremely busy and by the end of it, I was completely drained, I didn’t have anything left to give, I felt tight and all twisted up inside. Enter the balloon master. Out of his
