7 ways to protect your mental health during challenging times

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Not long ago, I found myself standing at the kitchen counter, staring into my coffee like it might reveal all of life’s answers. Outside, the news blared another round of unsettling headlines. Inside, my mind felt like a noisy attic—full of worries, what-ifs, and to-do lists I didn’t...

Make merry.

December 20, 2009

Gratitude Friday – the new year

December 20, 2009
We've closed the chapter of our lives called 2009 and 2010 is upon us.An entire decade has past in the 21st century. And it's been an eventful one for me.As we look...

Sunday blessings: He made them all

December 20, 2009
"It is I who made all trees. You can think of Me any time you see any tree."I love that line from the Letter from Jesus I posted the other day.I remember once standing...

O Come All Ye Faithful

December 19, 2009
Il Divo's beautiful music helps us celebrate our holy day.Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes:Venite, venite in Bethlehem:Natum videte Regem angelorum.Venite adoremus,...

Retirement surprise #1

December 19, 2009
Now that I have joined the ranks of the officially "retired," at least from full-time work, or even part-time work, for that matter, my life has changed in unexpected...

Calendar confusion

December 19, 2009
I'm only retired a few days,but already I have no idea what day it is.Yes, I thought yesterday was Saturday. But it wasn't. So Saturday's post was Friday. And vice...

Gratitude Friday ~ to life!

December 19, 2009
Today's gratitude is simple. I'm grateful for life.Too many goodbyes among my...

Charleston vacation: arrival

December 19, 2009
It rained the entire nine hours it took us to get here. Driving rain. In both senses. We got here just in time. The Charleston peninsula is now isolated. They closed...

Sit Saturday – dog fight

December 18, 2009
Once you've heard a chow in full dog fight, you never forget it.Puddin' and Tinker, our two alpha females, really went at it the other night. We're not really sure what...

Crazy world II

December 18, 2009
One minute, we're congratulating ourselves about how far we've come that we can elect someone like Obama. The next we're reminded of how far we've sunk when we see the...

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