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Categories: Living Life, My Little Miracles, Uncategorized

Sharing Our First Dates From The Book “52 Uncommon Dates”

Hello, girlsies and hello, Saturday! Taking a quick break from chasing kitty fur all over my house this morning to share a couple of dating adventures prompted by Randy Southern’s book 52 Uncommon Dates.  I first reviewed this book in a post at the first of the month, here.  On that post, I had a give-away […]

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Categories: My Fashion Haus, Reviews and Reflection

TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday & Style Perspectives Update

Dear readers, Welcome to another edition of TGIFTF, but the book I have chosen to share doesn’t fall into the 398.2 category.  Today’s book, Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina by Monica Brown, illustrations by Sara Palacios, is shelved in the everybody/easy/picture book section of the library. Meet Marisol. She doesn’t match.  Or at […]

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Categories: Reviews and Reflection

TGIFTF: Thank Goodness, It’s Fairy Tale Friday, Little Roja Riding Hood

Dear Ones, In an effort to get back on some kind of regular blogging bandwagon, I am to make every effort to remember to do a TGIFTF every second Friday.  Don’t hold your breath on that but I am going to try.  That has always been the plan, but as with everything else, life sometimes […]

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Categories: My Little Miracles, Uncategorized

My Little Miracles 4.4.16: Monday Moments in Gratitude Link-up

Pinching myself today, dear ones, because I am actually getting my “Monday Moments of Gratitude” post written a little early.  When things like this happen, the pessimist/realist in me just waits for the other shoe to drop.  Kind of like today everything is wonderful and I have all of this extra time to catch up […]

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Categories: Living Life, Reviews and Reflection

Title Talk: 52 Uncommon Dates: A Couple’s Adventure Guide for Praying, Playing, and Staying Together

Sweet friends, it is finally Friday.  Coming to you with this book review (that rhymes) from my king-sized bed where I am being a lazy girl.  My Prince and I are both off today and need to get around but we are savoring a few extra minutes under the covers this morning. I want to […]

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Categories: Life Style, My Little Miracles, Uncategorized

My Little Miracles: Monday Moments in Gratitude Link-up

 Hello, sweet friends, I am linking up today with my buddy Shaunacey of Simply Shaunacey fame to share some of the little miracles that have blessed my life lately.  Shaunacey always has some very touching moments of gratitude so I hope you will stop by her blog, too. This spring the wild poppies that pop […]

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