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Shortly before my husband and I were married, his sister died after giving birth. She left behind a newborn son and a three year old daughter. I went from planning a wedding and working, to moving in with my future in-laws and now becoming a mom to two tiny souls. I raised them for theContinue reading “My rewarding sacrifice”

I have a strand of fake, cosmetic pearls that were my husband’s grandmother’s. She wore them everyday while sitting in her recliner, smoking and watching Minnesota Twins baseball. I inherited them when she passed, and I have worn them everyday to work for 23 years. They have been a great conversation piece!

I follow God, and His Word and try to live out His commandments I follow the laws of society, doing my part to make the world a safer and more peaceful place to live I lead at work everyday, trying to provide a safe, successful work environment

I love just about all fruit (except for kiwi, that will never make the list, just NO) peaches watermelon raspberries pineapple strawberries

Worry less. Worrying doesn’t solve tomorrow’s problems. It only takes away today’s peace.

My youngest son, who is now 23, has autism. I call him my “gentle giant.” He has such a big heart. He is generous and hates to see people sad or hurting. His Mother’s Day note was sweet and simple “No matter what happens, Mom, I will always love you and am grateful for whatContinue reading “My youngest son”

I have several dear friends and family members going through very difficult times right now. So this prompt spoke to me differently. More often than not, we think of freedom as the freedom “TO”. To me, it is the freedom “FROM” and being unburdened. Freedom from the stress of being jobless for six months andContinue reading “Being unburdened”