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Allow notifications. Set to notify me. Time to stand. Only x number of calories to hit your move goal today! You can do it! Only x number of minutes left in your exercise goal today. This is doable. Allow a lighthearted video: This video actually got me to thinking. I do not have the level…

Mizpah? Respond to that small voice that urges you to contact a friend. Or pray for a family. Send that card. Will it really make a difference? Just my card? Did it to you? Would it to you? There’s your answer. Sitting in the quiet of this early morning today and reflecting on this weekend,…

Why three in the morning? Wake up in a pool of sweat and unknown fears. The room holds darkness and quiet, my heart thuds quickly. Cue the rapid thoughts and fears that take shape in my mind. At 3 in the morning. Nothing good happens in my mind at this hour. In this year of…

Recently, I found the delights of Britbox and all of the shows that are in their vault. We are having trouble coming up for air as we follow story lines on such shows as Shetland, Shakespeare and Hathaway and others. In each mystery show, there is a moment or many, of helplessness, where the team…

Living in a county named Lake, it surprised me to find the hawk taking a bath in the sludge. We have a lot of bodies of water. The hawks fly over the territory all the time and yet, when bath time came, chose a mud puddle. I’m sure there are aviary resources that could give…

10 things I’m not loving today So, today’s list…what would you add? Retractable leashes. IF you are going to walk on the other side of the street, but allow your dog to greet mine, why have a leash at all? Spiders, ants, insects. If you know me, this is my downfall. I do not go…

10 things I’m loving today Allow me to explain, there is much to be serious and contemplate. Sometimes, it’s also time for a list. Your daily dose of internet this brings me a smile every time I watch. I can’t help but enjoy a three minute video like these. Binging with Babish allows me to…

Do you ever sit down for a conversation and realize that it was a mistake? As the words tumble out of your mouth, you wish you could take them back. You wish you could make things better. You wish you could heal and you don’t even know where to start. Or words are thrown at…