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Mar
13

Interesting

I don’t feel strongly about following certain teachers or teachings (other than the Bible itself), but found this very...
Mar
11

My Legacy, True Grit

My Legacy, True Grit I was thinking about the legacy we leave our children. Not the type that is made up of stocks or bonds, or houses, but the kind that is a result of the DNA we passed to them and that more esoteric kind of legacy made up of passing on who we are. Some of my children want little that represents what I’m made of, and some highly regard it. But highly regard it or no, it is passed on to them in measures...
Jan
24

Starting Off Blogging Right!

No, not politically right, but in tune with resolutions to improve my blogging and keep on top of resurrecting blog efforts such as TrueGrit, etc. I wrote a little report on a few changes I made in my wordpress sites. This site and the garden website Ilona’s Garden, are my earliest efforts at blogging with the wordpress platform. I have many posts accumulated from years of writing, so the sites have...
Jan
23

Resolutions Are Better Late Than Never

Make art… not … other stuff! Maybe being late is just plain better when it comes to making resolutions, to give the brain time to handle the overload of a need for focused willpower ( Why 88% of resolutions fail ). That is one way to rationalize procrastination. I have come to include a few resolutions for 2013, the first of which is to start implementing them on February 1st. More delay, I...
Oct
25

Catch a Good Social Habit

Nicholas Christakis, a physician and social scientist at Harvard, found when examining data from a long-term study of the residents of Framingham, Mass., health habits can be as contagious as a cold virus. By his calculation, a Framingham individual’s chances of becoming obese shot up by 57 percent if a friend became obese. -People Who Forget To...
Oct
15

New Moons

CURRENT MOONmoon phases Today is a new moon, on October the fifteenth of 2012, a Monday. We don’t think of new moons in our modern age, although we might still observe a full moon just because we like the way it looks or we equate it with a time when people act oddly. But it used to be that a new moon once had significance. Since the Hebrew year was marked as a lunar year, the new moons would mark...
Feb
9

garden hunter – kerti vadász

garden hunter – kerti vadász garden hunter – kerti vadász, originally uploaded by werka.hu. very cute fabric...
Feb
8

eLaine’s Locker

eLaine’s Locker I thought I would announce the fact that I opened a Zazzle store for my daughter’s artwork. We call it ‘eLaine’s Locker‘. The idea is to get her started in getting a bit of exposure for her anime drawings, and eventually a little spending money for when she goes to school next fall. It is fun to help your kids develop their talents and fledge into something that helps them learn...
Jan
18

Over 2000 Posts

I just passed the 2000 post mark on this TrueGrit blog. Just felt like observing this little mark of accomplishment…such as it...
Jan
6

Found: A Way to Record Your Old Albums

Found: A Way to Record Your Old Albums Not only does this solve the problem of trying to find an old style turntable, but you can record that good old music too! I think this is just a fabulous gift to get anyone that has an old album collection! I know, too many exclamation marks… I came across it while looking for gift ideas and consulting my affiliate links for ideas. It is available through Linens ‘N Things, and probably...
Dec
11

Can We Be An Encouragement Today?

Can We Be An Encouragement Today? People are somewhat schizophrenic in focus during the holiday season. On the one hand they want to spread cheer, be jolly and bright, and lighten each others day; on the other hand they get stressed with the effort, become pushy and grumpy, if not outright hostile. They drive more erratically, become exhausted with their efforts and worried about their budgets…. unless… Unless they slow down,...
Dec
11

Advent, Thoughts on Peace

My friend, Rusty, has written an Advent essay,Third Sunday of Advent, 2011 – Peace. “Imagine all the world, living in peace.” “I have a dream!” Noble sentiments, yet the authors of those statements died unexpected, violent deaths. So true, and so sad. Thoughts on true peace for this...
Dec
4

Advent Stairway

Advent Stairway I started an online Advent blog sometime in 2006. Something like one of those old fashioned Advent calenders like my grandmother used to send me as a child, each day holds a devotional thought and a picture. Over the years I chose different themes and some years included childrens activities or Christmas recipes. Our family uses them for the daily Advent times ( admittedly we sometime have to...
Nov
11

Homemaking

Homemaking Through Liz’s Example , I really saw what an influence a homemaker can have. How it’s not about drudgery or thankless martyrdom as you swoon from one unkempt room to another, it’s about setting the whole tone for your family. It’s not about being the family servant, it’s about serving your family by creating a place of peace, a place of warmth, a place of safety through your nurturing efforts. It’s...
Nov
9

November

November Autumn Is Ended ~J. Hazard Hartzell~ DOWN drop the painted leaves; The world lies stripped and wounded, cold and bare; Piled are the golden sheaves; And past is every object sweet and fair. Now faded are the flowers And grass on sloping hills and tranquil dales; And songless are the bowers Where lovers came and breathed their secret tales. The fruits are ripe and gone; The fields have lost their wealth...

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