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Brother and Sister – First Day of School © M. Pruitt Tonight, now 20 and 17, they are off to see Toy Story 3 together. (Notice the Buzz Lightyear backpack?) Thought this was appropriate for Wordless Wednesday. The picture says it all! Technorati Tags: siblings,brother,sister,toy story 3,wordless wednesday,children,friends
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We have a winner for the Jewelry giveaway from TCPJewelry Congratulations Marla! Confirmed Marla said… I follow you publicly. Thank you for the sweet giveaway. Thank you to all who entered and have followed my blog “Melanie’s Journey “ – I wish you ALL could have won! Keep coming back – enjoy my various posts [...]
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I would like to introduce you to my favorite person in the world, my best friend, my true love… my husband of 26.5 years… Bill! He is the most generous, gracious, kindhearted, and funniest person I know! When you first meet him, you think he is very quiet and wise – which he is… but [...]
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I almost always have some symptom(s) of my M.E./CFS or Dysautonomia in a flare. Some are harder to endure than others. I often share with my friends that “my stomach is shutting down” but that is a simple statement of something quite complex. Since a “stomach flare” started yesterday, I thought it might be a [...]
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We’ve had a long rainy winter that spilled into summer, here in the Pacific NW. Finally, the last 2 days have begun to feel like summer has arrived. Yesterday, as I was laying in the sun, I began thinking about how spending too much time in dark dreary weather has caused me to crave sunlight. [...]
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Wordless Wednesday – when a picture gets to speak for me. This set of 3 tells you all about our family. Bill with his two girls. I love my family!
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I hope to be posting a giveaway, or the winner of a giveaway, every Monday on my personal blog http://melanie-journey.blogspot.com In an effort to increase the number of sponsors and giveaways I can do, this week I doing something a little unusual! I’m giving away any ONE item from my TCPJewelry Etsy store! (NOTE: I [...]
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During my first “leadership” position, at the age of 19, I learned a lesson that has carried me through many leadership crisis points in my life. I was a young college student, serving as a camp counselor at Redwood Camp, Mount Hermon. The common phrase among the staff that summer was “Go with the flow”. [...]
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What am I thankful for today? ~Music that touches my heart and soul! It’s like a soothing salve on my burdened heart. ~Thankful for a husband who has loved me for 26 years and loves his children as much as his parents loved him! ~Tea…. I’m really thankful for all the variety and choices of [...]
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This was drilled into us as students during the watercolor course I took from Ron Ranson – well known impressionist watercolorist! Never do value studies? It will change your painting! Watch Joe Miller as he demonstrates his technique.
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