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Posted on January 1, 2016
by Paris Renae
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The boots didn’t fit well and it was her special present from me this Christmas. I told her this was a bonus as we could pick a day to return them and find ones that she liked even better and that fit just… Continue Reading “Old Is New…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: awesome, Christmas, daughter, eternity, eyes, God, hair, imaege, interview, Jesus, lips, lunch, man, mom, money, mother, New Year, salvation, shopping, smile, soul, time, woman, youth
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 June 26, 2015
by Paris Renae
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My husband says I should take a few bags with me to the beach – but he doesn’t mean empty ones for more shells. He thinks I should return a few bags just to be fair to others who are missing out… People… Continue Reading “Sea Shells & Other Collections…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: Asheville, autumn, beach, beauty, cherries, collections, creation, fall, Florida, friend, God, husband, jewelry, mother, Oregon, rocks, sea shell, seeds, surf, treasure
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 5, 2015
by Paris Renae
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So I’m not all that big on purses, whatever is functional – well, I sometimes do try and match my outfit for a special occasion…. Let’s see that would be Sunday for church, on a date with my hubby, and weddings…lunch with a… Continue Reading “Purse-anality…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: beach, cat, church, friend, hair dresser, happy, human, humor, Jesus, joy, language, life, money, mother, pun, purse, style, wedding
Posted on May 22, 2015
by Paris Renae
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My earliest memory is feeling like the sand was running out from under my feet and the dizzy feeling like I might topple over. I was fortunate enough to live about thirty minutes from the white silver sands of Florida’s panhandle when I… Continue Reading “Sandy Toes…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: America, beach, children, cross, Father, Florida, freedom, friend, God, grateful, Jesus, memorial, Memorial Day, memory, mother, sand, soldier, soul, starfish, stars, U.S.A.
Posted on May 8, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Did your mother ever sing to you ‘You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey…”? Mine did… I miss her… She also came in some mornings singing ‘Wake up, wake up you sleepy head. The sun… Continue Reading “My Sunshine…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: babies, confide, dad, daughter, emotion, flowers, grandmother, hug, intimacy, kiss, mom, mother, old, parent, proud, rocking chair, singing, smile, son, stories, sun, sunshine, young
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 March 27, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Aprons are making a comeback, at least I think they are. I see them in gift stores, home stores, clothing stores, everywhere… My grandmother, better known as Nanny, always had an apron on – but she always had a dress on too. While… Continue Reading “Aprons…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: aprons, cookies, cooking, daughters, dresses, gifts, God, grandmothers, history, homemade, husband, kitchen, mother
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
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