Wisdom, Wit and Common Sense
My mother was very country, and by that I mean, she was raised in a very rural area. She learned old wives’ tales, or superstitions if you will, from her mother. They were passed to down to me when I was growing up. My mother was pretty adamant about us following these wives’ tales because she believed in them. She was not unique in her belief either. Most of the people of her generation in...
On most good weather days my husband and I take a walk around our neighborhood. The total distance is approximately 1.7 miles, and it takes us about 30 minutes. We don’t stroll, but we don’t really hurry either. The walk is for exercise and for time together. Rarely are our walks together silent. We talk about anything and everything under the sun. No one can hear us. There are no children to eavesdrop, so we...
Happiness is important for everyone. Why bother being happy? Really? We are only in this life for a finite number of years. Who wants to go through life miserable? No one. Sometimes, though, a person can be in a season in their life where happiness seems to be out of reach. There are a few simple things anyone can do to bring happiness into their life. Express Gratitude The first simple thing that will increase...
I don’t live under a rock, but I have spent the last several years of my life in an office and on the road, so many movies that have already been seen by the rest of the world have not been seen by me or my husband. When you work 60 hours a week, and commute 2 hours each way, then a lot of movies pass you by. Most movies that the average person has seen, we...
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