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An Invitation to Join Us on 12.30.2020

An Invitation to Join Us on 12.30.2020

Morning glories, won’t keep you here but a minute…just want to extend an invitation for you to join Carrie from A Stylish Fit and me as we reflect back over the year that was 2020.

I would be the first one to complain and grumble about this year.  And I thought 2019 was bad!!  But there have been some very precious moments, some lessons learned.  Some time over the past 12 months during which I’ve been able to focus on what really matters in this life.

As we close out 2020, and anticipate all the possibilities that come with a new year, it is the perfect time to pause for just a moment. To appreciate how far we have come since that first day in January.

I want to invite you to join me and my friend Carrie for a link up on Wednesday, December 30.  We will be remembering and celebrating a very unusual year with 20 thoughts from 2020.  Please accept this invitation to spend a little time examining all of the experiences – many new and varied – that this year provided.  And then sharing them with us.

Feel free to grab the graphic below and then stop back by on 12.30.2020 to link up your post with ours.

An Invitation to Join Me on 12.30.2020

Hope you will join in and bring your friends!  Come share what you learned.  How you changed or the ways in which your life was impacted by 2020. We can’t wait to read about your experiences.

Hugs and kisses,

leslie

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About Leslie Roberts Clingan

I am an aspiring blogger and children's author, wife, mother, daughter, sister, - in-law, responsible pet owner and recently retired elementary school librarian. I hope to figure out the next chapter of my life as I transition from crazy, busy work world onto totally idle retirement and now to something in-between.

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  1. Joanne

    December 28, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    Got my post all written and ready to go!

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts Clingan

      December 28, 2020 at 7:14 pm

      Wow, you are on top of things. I haven’t even written mine. High five, girl.

      Reply
  2. Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom

    December 28, 2020 at 6:08 pm

    Ohh, I don’t know if I want to remember 2020!! Ha!! I do have some memories worth remembering, but I don’t know if I can think of 20 of them. 🙂 I’m excited to read what you have to share. I hope you had a good Christmas! 🙂

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts Clingan

      December 28, 2020 at 7:10 pm

      We had a quiet Christmas but it was very nice. I surely hope 2021 is a kinder year. We’ve had 2 tough ones in a row.

      Reply
  3. Laurie

    December 28, 2020 at 6:59 pm

    Thank you for the invitation! I don’t know if I can come up with 20 things I want to remember about 2020, but I will put on my thinking cap! 🙂

    Reply
    • Leslie Roberts Clingan

      December 28, 2020 at 7:09 pm

      Woo hoo!!! I bet once you start, you will come up with a lot of things…good (and maybe bad, too?) memories. Hope you can join me.

      Reply
  4. Abby Kate

    December 29, 2020 at 6:23 am

    Hey Leslie! I am actually recapping my 2020 on New Year’s Eve! I will linkup then! Have a wonderful day!

    Reply
  5. Dara

    December 29, 2020 at 7:19 am

    I may be posting this on Thursday but I’ll come back and link up!

    Reply
  6. Liz Klebba

    December 29, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    So funny! It’s that reflective time of year… I wouldn’t count style lessons though!

    Reply

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