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Posted on December 4, 2015
by Paris Renae
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December is under way, the hustle and bustle is in full swing. Cookies are being baked, gift lists reviewed, fun events on the calendar. This year I am letting go of ‘just so’ and ‘perfect’ – and I’m finding happy with what is…… Continue Reading “What is…”
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Posted on November 27, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Today the skies are bluest blue and a cool gentle breeze has finally ushered in autumn. Gently the morning has unfolded the beauty that is all around… My daughter sent a text saying “Happy Fall, Momma! Can you send me the recipe for… Continue Reading “Overflowing…”
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Posted on November 20, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Florida isn’t having autumn – still muggy, still 80+ degrees. But we have snow on the lawn… Well, this time of year a profusion of flowers breaks out over every grassy area. One day it just appears, last a couple of weeks and then it’s… Continue Reading “So Much…”
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Posted on November 13, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Sometimes there are words we use but seldom consider the real meaning. Bounty is one of them – originally meant to infer generosity or abundance. The root in Latin: good. This month I want each day to find me focusing on the giving of thanks,… Continue Reading “Bounty-Full…”
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Posted on November 6, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Hard to believe we are approaching our all American Day of Thanksgiving. One day we set aside to be grateful… I can’t help but wonder where we would be as a nation if everyday we were grateful for just one thing. So blessed and… Continue Reading “Great-Full…”
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Posted on October 30, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Aweful – so, being rich is being awe-full. Long before our current use of the word awful, there was the common use of the word aweful. Being full of awe, of an awesome God… Recently a young woman sat two chairs over from me… Continue Reading “So Rich…”
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Posted on October 16, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Not what you’re thinking – no whining here. The ‘why me’ is the amaze me statement… Why did God choose me? Choose you? It’s nothing short of amazing – me? With all my hang-ups and you with all yours? But that’s what He… Continue Reading “Why Me…”
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Posted on October 9, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Some days are just best days…the ones where the air seems clear and the world, though not right, doesn’t seem to be crowding in… I know we can’t live with rose colored glasses on every day, but maybe we can find a rose… Continue Reading “Best Days…”
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Posted on October 2, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Strolling towards me were three tiny birds with the orangest beaks and pinkest legs. They were an inseparable trio, definitely playing follow-the-leader. Where she pecked, they pecked. She fluffed her feathers, they fluffed theirs. When she waddled off, they followed right behind. The… Continue Reading “What Lasts…”
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Posted on September 25, 2015
by Paris Renae
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I watched as she made her way three rows up from where I was seated. There with her grown son and family. She was hard to miss, but not because of the world’s standards…the only hair she had left was sparse here and… Continue Reading “Beauty Secrets…”
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