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I have never been one to set a New Year’s resolution or pick a word for the New Year, but I do like the idea of setting intentions. I set...
Jodi
Jan 15, 20213 min read
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Spoonfuls of Sugar
Thanksgiving. Grateful. Gratitude. Appreciation. We’re coming off of a week where these are words that have been resonating in our ears...
Jodi
Nov 28, 20208 min read
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Seasons of Change
There is nothing more stable, more consistent, or more reliable than change. Seasons come and seasons go, but God walks right beside us...
Jodi
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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Less is More
Less is more. Less makeup. More natural beauty. Less planning. More enjoyment of the present. Less clutter. More space to relax. Less...
Jodi
Oct 11, 20204 min read
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Method Amidst the Madness
I have had a method of attempting to calm the madness that ensues at the beginning of a new school year, the start of a new week, the...
Jodi
Oct 7, 20205 min read
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Home (written Feb. 2020)
I wrote the words below on February 16, 2020, after being in Belpre to help Mom move out of the house that was our family home for 30...
Jodi
Oct 7, 20203 min read
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The Power of 5-4-3-2-1...
The Power of 5-4-3-2-1….. The power that lies in the use of “counting down” from 5 is something I am so happy to have learned over the...
Jodi
Sep 26, 20205 min read
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Upside Down World (written June 7. 2020)
This 92 year old beautiful pillar of strength and character is Bernice Justine Harden, my Mamaw Bernie. She went home to Jesus early this...
Jodi
Sep 20, 20205 min read
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Dare to Defend Your Ducklings (written June 16. 2020)
Mama Duck was not messing around today. She viewed me as a threat to her babies, and she wasn’t having any of it. She squawked and hissed...
Jodi
Sep 20, 20206 min read
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Worth the Wait (June 1.2020)
Matt and I recently visited a local winery. We are by no means wine connoisseurs, so when we got to winerys we ask a lot of questions:...
Jodi
Sep 20, 20207 min read
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Push Mow the Outfield (November 2018)
Are you willing to “Push Mow an Outfield”? (Written by my nephews' HS baseball coach in honor and memory of Dad) Sounds like a crazy...
Jodi
Sep 20, 20202 min read
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Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary (August 16.2020)
The last five months have been anything but ordinary. There have been very few things about life that have been commonplace, standard, or...
Jodi
Sep 20, 20203 min read
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Becoming a Human "BE"ing - Stop "DO"ing (written April 26.2020)
“Hard work pays off.” “The early bird gets the worm.” “Without labor nothing prospers.” (Sophocles) “No matter how hard you work, someone...
Jodi
Jul 22, 202016 min read
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Becoming Wise (written June 28.2020)
“Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living.” -Anthony Douglas Williams According to Google, I am in the throes of middle...
Jodi
Jul 22, 202010 min read
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Becoming Family- Earthly and Heavenly (May 25.2020)
“Family...the people in your life who are close to your heart. Who bring out the best in you. Who laugh, celebrate, and dream with you....
Jodi
Jul 22, 202014 min read
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