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The spirit of negativity. Sometimes it is hard to CHOOSE JOY

The spirit of negativity. Sometimes it is hard to CHOOSE JOY

Choose joy. Search for that image on Google and you will find thousands of examples. F...
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What is Lent and why do I observe it?

What is Lent and why do I observe it?

LENT. I'm giving up Facebook. I'm giving up chocolate. I'm giving up bread. I'm giving ...
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Just be nice. And grateful. And loving. Is it really too much to ask?

Just be nice. And grateful. And loving. Is it really too much to ask?

I had a completely different blog post written for today. But something has been weigh...
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Hi, I'm Lisa - let's start at the very beginning

Hi, I'm Lisa - let's start at the very beginning

I'll be honest. I haven't had the most stellar start to this year. More honestly. I fe...
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Happy New Year. Reaching for 2014.

Happy New Year. Reaching for 2014.

An end? Or a beginning? I think I will choose to look at it as a fresh start. Something...
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Breasts - because all good fashion starts on top

Breasts - because all good fashion starts on top

Let's face it, we live in a society obsessed with breasts. Boobs. Tatas. "The girls". W...
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a note to mothers with sons

a note to mothers with sons

I know it feels as if you are forever changing diapers. I know you wonder why he drives...
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Telling your story. Telling my story. Telling my story of depression with jewelry.

Telling your story. Telling my story. Telling my story of depression with jewelry.

It is the stories. Sometimes they are your stories and sometimes they are mine. But t...
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I was only 22.  Divorce. Rejection. Forgiveness.

I was only 22. Divorce. Rejection. Forgiveness.

Where were you? I was only 22. Where were you when my crumpled body laid behin...
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Being honest. Being real. And reaching out.

Being honest. Being real. And reaching out.

I posted a question on my Facebook page yesterday. Quite simple actually. what are ...
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suicide is real and you need help and that is ok

Suicide. You can get help and that's ok.

Today's post...my favorite thing. It's fun. It's exciting. It's new. But my heart isn...
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lasts. firsts. school.

lasts. firsts. school.

It's back to school time already. As a former "Michigander" this whole starting school...
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scatter the magic

scatter the magic

Today I have the privilege of guest posting on one of my favorite blogs... kind over ma...
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when life gives you more than you can handle

when life gives you more than you can handle

Life. It often gives us lemons, does it not? Forever we have heard the cliche'... "when...
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Thoughts on aging and what I would tell my younger self

Thoughts on aging and what I would tell my younger self

I no longer have a baby or a toddler. That became painfully obvious when my smallest pe...
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Taking pride in my children - how did they do with the move?

Taking pride in my children - how did they do with the move?

Everyone takes some pride in their children. We would not be parents without it. Some p...
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Tornadoes. Oklahoma. Other people count. A lesson in humanity.

Tornadoes. Oklahoma. Other people count. A lesson in humanity.

Another morning dawns. In the world of blogging I am "scheduled" to write about fashio...
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a letter to my mother in law thanking her for being mom to my husband

A letter to my mother in law

To Shirley, my mother in law, I realize we haven't always seen eye to eye. We haven't a...
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Ask Lisa - you moved. Was it hard to leave your home?

Ask Lisa - you moved. Was it hard to leave your home?

Many of you know that last week we moved. Well, not actually moved...more like "moved o...
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Big butt bertha. The girl with the gorilla arms. The struggle with self image

Big butt bertha. The girl with the gorilla arms. The struggle with self image

I've struggled with my weight my whole life. Yet...I've never struggled with my weight....
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