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Posted on July 24, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Recently I was challenged to set a timer for five minutes and do…nothing. To sit back and breathe and listen – to let the tension roll away and be filled for good use… I wondered during that time about things…I glanced at the beautiful… Continue Reading “And the Hands That Made It…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: author, children, clutter, creation, daughter, declutter, flower, God, grandchildren, Jesus, love, mother, quilt, soul, stress
Posted on July 17, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Handing. Us. Grace. – every blooming flower, newborn cry, mountain meadow, crashing wave, bird in flight, frog croaking, butterfly fluttering – hugs from our Creator… I’m a hugger – I especially love hugging someone unexpectedly. I don’t understand non-huggers – cause I know… Continue Reading “H. U. G….”
Category: UncategorizedTags: affection, bird, creation, dessert, flower, friend, God, grace, hug, husband, Kindness, love, passion, sunrise, worry
Posted on June 19, 2015
by Paris Renae
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My mother always used to say “Anyone can be a father, it takes someone special to be a daddy.” She should know – she was born in the height of the depression to a seventeen year old mom, adopted when she was almost two… Continue Reading “What’s A Daddy to do?”
Category: UncategorizedTags: adoption, Bible, birth, couple, daddy, death, depression, divorce, eternity, Father, God, heaven, humble, Jesus, love, mother, parents, prayer, sacrifice, summer
Posted on June 12, 2015
by Paris Renae
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If laughter is the best medicine, then twelve ladies in my neighborhood must be the healthiest around. Once a month we get together and play a silly dice game called bunko. It doesn’t take any strategy or effort – so we throw dice… Continue Reading “Dice & Laughter…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: bunko, creation, dessert, friend, frown, God, health, heaven, husband, Jesus, joke, joy, laughter, love, medicine, neighbor, pretty, smile, world, wrinkles
Posted on May 15, 2015
by Paris Renae
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In case you’re not from where I’m from, ‘Shug’ is pronounced ‘Shooog’ – like sugar. In fact, it’s used in calling someone sugar in a loving way… ‘Want to go to the store with me Shug?’ ‘Come sit by me Shug.’ ‘Oh Shug, I’m… Continue Reading “Shug…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Cinderella, daddy, dress, grace, honey, Kind, lake, lipstick, love, nicknames, phone, photograpy, pretty, sayings, secretary, step-mother, sugar, summer, sweetheart, words
Posted on May 1, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Each morning we wake to…choice… Be choosy… Choose to give the best part of your day to God – then do the dishes, take out the trash, make breakfast… Choose to smile – instead of frown, instead of how you feel, instead of all… Continue Reading “Be Choosy…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: accidents, alcohol, choices, Christ, Down Syndrome, drugs, forgive, genetics, Instagram, Jesus, love, neighbor, parents, politics, pregnancy, religion, rose, sobriety, teenager, truth, ugly
Posted on April 24, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Over the last several years many things have happened that I’ve had no control over – so when the little annoyances of life would crop up I found myself saying ‘Whatever’ – sometimes with an exclamation point, sometimes this with a sigh… While it was… Continue Reading “Whatever…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Bible, child, control, creation, excellent, friend, God, health, husband, Jesus, love, marathon, money, mother, phrases, time, whatever, wife
Posted on April 17, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Who doesn’t like walking down to the mailbox? Maybe yours is by your door and you don’t have to go far – or maybe yours is grouped with others and so sometimes its a meeting place… I think the postal carrier smiles whenever she/he comes… Continue Reading “Mailbox…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: anniversary, birthday, card, email, friend, gift, graduate, history, husband, jazz, letter, love, mail, neighbor, pray, pretty, sick, smile, stamps, text, thank you, verse
Posted on March 20, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Time to throw open the windows and…breathe, don’t you think? First day of spring, that’s today. Time for fresh air… Changing seasons, changing us. Fresh air – like a cool, clear morning. A float down a lazy stream. A drive down a back… Continue Reading “Fresh Air…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: bird, children, creation, free, hiking, inventor, joy, kids, life, love, miracle, ocean, peace, scent, seasons, senior, smell, spring, wildflowers
Posted on March 13, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Eighteen years ago I dug up a tiny sapling from beneath the huge tree in our front yard. I went to the back yard and gauged where I thought it should go (seriously I thought it was way far from the deck). Today it has reached that maturity… Continue Reading “Seeds of…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: faith, gardening, God, love, maturity, mother, patience, plant, problems, seeds, share, trees, wisdom, worry
