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Thankful Thursday 10.2020 & My WOTY

October 29, 2020

Thankful Thursday 10.2020 & WOTY

Howdy, quarantine queens and mask-eraders, it’s time for Thankful Thursday 10.2020. I am linking up today with Rebecca Jo for her gratitude series, which she publishes every week. Thankful Thursdays give me a opportunity to reflect back over all the little blessings in the last month. Most of these ‘gratefuls’ come straight from the things […]

Filed Under: My Little Miracles Tagged With: #ThankfulThursday, #WordoftheYear, #WOTY

June 11, 2020

Thankful Thursday 06.2020 & My WOTY

Howdy, quarantine queens, it’s time for Thankful Thursday 06.2020. I usually publish these posts on the last Thursday of the month. But I’ve missed 2 months linking up with Rebecca Jo for her gratitude series, which she publishes every week. And I certainly have many things for which to be grateful. So I thought it […]

Filed Under: Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #Gratitude, #ReviewsandReflection, #ThankfulThursday, #WordoftheYear, #WOTY

February 5, 2020

Currently, 02.2020 & My WOTY

Ladybugs, linking up with Anne in Residence for Currently 02.2020. Anne’s Currently posts always go live on the first Wednesday of the month. And she is so good to send email reminders to those of us who participate regularly. You might enjoy writing for this series, too. It’s one of those posts that makes me […]

Filed Under: Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #Believe, #Currently, #FashionOver60, #FauxLeatherLeggings, #LifeAfterRetirement, #ReviewsandReflection, #WordoftheYear, #WOTY

June 13, 2019

Thankful Thursday, 06.2019 & My Word of the Year, Peace

Amigas mia, Joining my sweet friend Rebecca Jo at Knit By God’s Hand for Thankful Thursday, 06.2019. Looking back, I realized I am writing these Thankful Thursday posts every other month. Should probably try to up that number a bit. Because I have so much to be thankful for. Should be singing praise and gratitude […]

Filed Under: Life and Style, Love Yourself, My Little Miracles, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #Peace, #ThankfulThursday, #WordoftheYear

April 18, 2019

Thankful Thursday, 04.2019 & My Word of the Year, Peace

Amigas mia, Joining my sweet friend Rebecca Jo at Knit By God’s Hand for Thankful Thursday, 04.2019. Even though it’s almost the weekend, this has felt like a long week. Not sure why it’s felt that way but it has. Glad to have PC home and to have three days stretching before us for some […]

Filed Under: My Little Miracles, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #Gratitude, #LifeAfterRetirement, #littlemiracles, #Peace, #Thankful, #ThankfulThursday, #WordoftheYear

February 3, 2019

My Word of the Year, 02.2019 & February Goals

Hello, friends and February! Today I am sharing the progress I’ve made on living my word of the year…PEACE. Happy to report there has been forward progress! And want to have a look at the progress, or in this case, the lack thereof, on my monthly goals for January. To give you a little hint […]

Filed Under: Life and Style, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #FebruaryGoals, #GoalsBlackboard, #LifeAfterRetirement, #Peace, #WordoftheYear

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11.25.2020 Day 25 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autum 11.25.2020 Day 25 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autumnphotochallenge Today's prompt: #family. The family that hikes together stays together. 
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11.23.2020 Day 23 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autum 11.23.2020 Day 23 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autumnphotochallenge Today's prompt: #books Of which I have so many. Decided it is time to purge the books I had collected for Library lessons. Giving them to teacher friends, a @littlefreelibrary and @kindercare Like saying goodbye to old friends.  And closing a chapter in my life.
Tomorrow's prompt: quiet.
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11.22.2020 Day 22 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autum 11.22.2020 Day 22 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autumnphotochallenge Today's prompt: good health.  We walked up #mckelligoncanyon this morning and remarked on the number of vapor trails in the sky. Hope it is an indication to a return to health - physically and financially - for @elpasotexas and our country.
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11.21.2020 Day 21 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autum 11.21.2020 Day 21 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autumnphotochallenge Today's prompt: warm beverage.  Clearly I need a refill! Cleaning my coffeemakers for company this week. @keurig @hamiltonbeach
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11.20.2020 Day 20 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autum 11.20.2020 Day 20 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autumnphotochallenge Today's prompt: #play as in playing #aroundtheworld with our new $5 bouncy @fivebelow basketball.  We had been playing with a @dollartree bouncy baseball.  THAT WAS A CHALLENGE.  So much fun! Guess who won?
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11.19.2020 Day 20 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autum 11.19.2020 Day 20 of the #25DaysofGratitude #autumnphotochallenge Today's prompt: #work 
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