Life is really good lately; although, I am sick with a bad cold.This is the 3rd sick day I've taken from work. My boss has been good about it.We'll see how I am tomorrow. Our new IT guy from HQ is supposed to come up, and I'm supposed to give him a report about how bad our phones are. I could pretty much...

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I'm in a book club at my church. We are currently reading and discussing Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard J. Foster.Last week's topic of discussion was the practice of meditation. (Point of clarification: the meditation this book is talking about differs from Eastern meditation. Whereas Eastern meditation is an attempt to empty the mind, Christian meditation is about...

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Today is a special date for Josh and me. It is the one year anniversary of when our souls met. Even though we had a science class together at Southwestern Michigan College ten years ago, it took many years, many miles of winding paths, and many various life experiences for both of us before we connected and came together.I'm so glad God brought...

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Happy 29th Birthday to my Sweetie!!!I feel like Josh does so much for me year round that I wanted to make sure to do all I can to honor him on his special day!I showed up at his work and surprised him with lunch (his fave salad from Panera), a bright colorful balloon bouquet, and plenty of homemade pumpkin cookies for him and...

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- I am looking forward to seeing Josh. Tonight is his first concert of the year. I like being able to go to all his concerts and be there for him. Afterwards we're planning on trying Dunkin's pumpkin coffee. UPDATE: Apparently it's a pumpkin latte. Hmmm, not sure if I can consume that much milk. We'll have to see.- I am looking forward...

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I don't know why or what it is, but I am incredibly distracted. I'm missing human interaction. I'm thinking about everything out there that I am so far away from. I feel so unsettled. Antsy. I'm searching. I see so much beyond my little world, but I just can't reach it.I'm trying so hard to find it - whatever "it" is. What might...

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I have my life back!!!The COP tour is finished. No more working late. No more stressing. No more anxiety.It was, by far, my greatest professional accomplishment. I took it from having 103 people registered to having over 700 people come through the tour over a 2 day period.While certain people are saying there were too many people there, I am trying to stay...

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A couple few months ago I found some Wilton silicone heart shaped muffin pans on clearance at Meijer. I snatched them up and then hid them in the amazing built-in storage I have in my office/guest bedroom.The other day I had a day off - what a blessing! I saw a matinee showing of "Julie & Julia". I absolutely love matinees by myself!...

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It wasn't that long ago when I went into a panic because we only had 103 people registered for this weekend's house tour. Suddenly I've tripled the registration, and I am overwhelmed with reservations coming in at the last minute.All morning I was on the phone & email assisting people non-stop. I would return a call and then hang up, and there would...

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It's October 1st. Time for me to start using a monthly budget. But I have to come up with the budget plan first. I guess you can say this is a blog of procrastination then. I meant to do it earlier in the week, but I have been soooo swamped with work stuff. We'll see what I can come up with tonight... It's...

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