Quotable // from James Allen

“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.” ~ James Allen ...

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Giving Thanks

This Thursday, families across the country will gather together for a day of fellowship and feasting.  Parades will be watched.  Tables will be elaborately set.  Turkeys will be roasted and potatoes will ...

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Quotable // from Melody Beattie

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Melody Beattie ...

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Podcast in the Spotlight: Satellite Sisters

Sisters are pretty awesome – at least that’s what I hear.  I don’t know from experience because, despite years of begging my parents to grant me a little sister, the best they ...

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Quotable // from Henry Ward Beecher

“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher ...

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Wonder // Book Review

Given the number of books I consume (I have read or listened to 115 books just this year) and my lack lack of intentionality in making book selections, I do not expect ...

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Quotable // from Mark Twain

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain ...

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie // Book Review

I have a long-standing love affair with fictional detectives and their various shenanigans.  I cut my teeth on the adventures of the Boxcar Children and the Bobbsey Twins, worked my way through ...

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Burrissimo // Restaurant Review

Here in Southern California, fast-casual Mexican restaurants have become so ubiquitous that it is rare to find a strip mall without one.  However, with the exception of pizza parlors, there seems to ...

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