This story is 5 years old, yet it rings true today! Cara STILL has her degree and her education, and still inspires others with her story. ********* A college degree is one of the best gifts you’ll ever give yourself. It’s deliciously something you do for you and only you. It can’t be transferred, stollen […]
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There was once a person (just like you or me) standing on a hill in a land not very far away. Let’s call this person Chris. All of a sudden on this sunny day, Chris heard the grass rustle and out of nowhere, came a tiger. The tiger began to chase Chris. Of course the
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Here we are at the Christmas season, just like always—yet it’s substantially different. I don’t need to itemize all the reasons our 2020 perfect Christmas seems a million miles away. With the chaos in the world, many may wonder if it’s even appropriate to celebrate. For some of us who hold the memory of lost
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GRATEFUL BLESSED EXPECT APPRECIATE Today is a wonderful day to celebrate the release of the latest cards in THE PERFECT AGE® greeting card line. In this topsy-turvy year, a heartfelt greeting is just what your clients, friends and family need! GRATEFUL MESSAGE INSIDE: GRATEFUL Your spirit’s beauty fills the world with hope for the
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Happy stories are fun to think about and vital to tell. Using an ocean theme, I call them “Dolphin Stories.” If you’ve ever stood on the deck of a boat on the ocean when all of a sudden a pod of dolphins flank your path—you know how these magical creatures exude joy. When life gets
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Dear Beauty, I wrote this blog a while ago, and in light of what’s going on in our country this July of 2020, let’s revisit its relevancy: I don’t know about you, but every once in a while I face a situation where I can’t see my way through. It feels like being in the
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Your light will show the way for somebody in need. With all my heart, I know this is true. In the darkness, even the smallest light gives the traveler a direction and calls out the way forward. We are single lamps in a garden—illuminating the place we stand. Collectively, we make a difference in this
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Today, I know two things. The first is that we are in the middle of May. The second is that when good advice is given, it resonates like a bell ringing in our ears. Here’s the bell-ringing story I heard today: Once upon a time in the spring of 2020, the oldest daughter, an amazing
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Nostalgic thoughts bring me right back to our kitchen on the farm, where Mom spent most of her life. I was one of eight children, her first, her helper and at the end of her life, we were two single women dishing on men. My strongest memories involve her moving around her kitchen—in constant motion,
