Category: Life Inspiration
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In Spring, Look Up
Spring begins over our heads before we see it under our feet. At least here in northern Montana, one of the first signs of spring is the changing sky. The blue takes on a brighter, clearer tone. The clouds break up and pile into cumulous castles. The grass is still very brown. I haven’t seen…
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March
The stormy March is come at last,With wind, and cloud, and changing skies,I hear the rushing of the blast,That through the snowy valley flies. Ah, passing few are they who speak,Wild stormy month! in praise of thee;Yet, though thy winds are loud and bleak,Thou art a welcome month to me. For thou, to northern lands,…
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The February Collection: It’s in the Details
WELCOME to our monthly collection where we post interesting and fun information; stuff we came across that caught our attention or tickled our funny bone, or inspired action. The picture above is what I collected on a recent walk. There are signs of spring if you look closely! We are in the middle of a…
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Small Joys in February
I like cancelled plans, and empty bookstores. I like rainy days and thunderstorms. And quiet coffee shops. I like messy beds and over-worn pajamas. Most of all, I like the small joys that a simple life brings. extrememadness.com Small joys. Some days they seem few, others the day is fairly bursting with them. Some days…
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6 Ways to Use My Word of the Year
You’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind. Irish Proverb I chose a word for 2024, and maybe you did, too. How is that word working for you? My life got busy and I forgot about it, until the end of January when I was writing a summary of the month,…
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10 Proven Ways to Make Winter Worse
Many of us feel like winter is a difficult season. It can be. To prove that point, I compiled a list of actions you can take daily for the next few months. Don’t take any action that might make you feel better. Nothing helps anyway. Focus on the worst parts of the weather. Refuse to…
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How to Minimize the Bumps (Start 2024 Gently)
If you are like me (and I’m guessing you are), you are feeling at loose ends after flying high over Christmas vacation. We had a wonderful Christmas time. The girl’s Christmas program came off without a hitch, we had a fun family Christmas before we hiked off to ND for five days to be with my…
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A Literary Christmas
The season has come to send warm wishes to the people we love. Amongst the work and school, travel and maintenance of the year, we don’t always have the opportunity to connect with the far flung relatives, the friends whose lives took them across the country and people who at one time made such a…
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Ways to Practice Contentment
It’s the season of counting our blessings. God has been with us in the good times and bad, the abundance or lack. The light is diminishing and the stars and moon are out for longer. My focus turns to the inner life, inside my home, mind, and body. The season of resting and reflecting is…
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The Daily Walk Bible
The Daily Walk Bible, New International Version, 1442 pages, first copyright 1973. The Daily Walk Bible is the entire Bible divided into daily readings, dated from January 1 to December 31. Each book is introduced with facts about the author, timeline, purpose and themes, including a key verse. Each day’s reading starts with an overview,…
So She Reads 