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That 2020 Spring- A Poem

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Before I present this little poem I figured I would write a bit, since I see this a place to let out my creative juices flow and journal a bit. However, if you would like to just skip ahead, by all means, please scroll to the poem.  I feel honored to have grown up in a family with parents that encouraged creativity and journaling. I have always been taught and felt deeply that journalling comes in a variety of forms, it does not just have to be limited to writing a detailed account of daily activities. There are endless way to share your story, through writing, pictures, scrapbooks,  sewing, video, a short daily gratitude list, social media posts, and even poetry (there are more ways but we could be here all day).   From the title you probably have gathered this particular post is about poetry, yes, I journal through poetry. A few years back I was living far from home and going through a bit of a rough patch, I felt a little lonely and a little lost in the...
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Top Ten Tips for Homeschooling By One Who Has Done This Forever!

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Hey all, with an effort to share more joy and blog more comes a new blog for our time, and for what so many are facing right now. This is no ordinary ramblings of my brain sort of blog, but a different sort of blog, today I am going to shake things up a bit by offering you all a guest blog.  My amazing mother, Cynthia, homeschooled all four of us crazy kiddos, and we kind of turned out alright! So, she knows first hand the struggle of the at home juggle. She has been through what a lot of you are going through right now as the call to teach from home has been issued. With this new call and this craziness many parents have been asking for  tips for teaching at home, mom has put together a great set of ten tips to help teach at home. Enjoy!  I am a mother of four children ages 28, 23, 20, 17. We began  homeschooling our children when my oldest was in fourth  grade. We needed to be able to travel in the winter since we own a business that speci...
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The Spider Web Chronicles

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It is 3:00 am  on what is now Saturday and sleep doesn't seem anywhere in sight. I find when I am troubled and cannot sleep blogging can be a great bringer of Joy... So, here are some of the thoughts of a sleepless journeyer... The other day I was at one of my favorite places in the world, Bok Tower Gardens (It is in Florida, and if you haven't been before you much see it). This garden is special to me because of the peace found there and the incredible way this place has played part in my life. I can honestly say this Eden like location has brought me some of my greatest joys. I hope we all have a "greatest joys" sort of place.  Anyway, I was walking the gardens on my last morning before returning to Colorado a week or so ago. I had my camera in one hand and a journal in the other. This particular trip to Florida left me full of wonder/worry about the future and about the things that are coming next. As I pondered, meditated, and walked, my attention w...
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“Find the JOY in the Tender Mercies Everyday.”

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So with the new year comes new thoughts and resolutions. Basically, I  love new things and new beginnings! I have made a decision to make my  resolution to find JOY … Go figure. I want to go month by month this  year with ways we can ALL add extra Joy 2 our Journeys. I hope you are  all ready for an adventure, together as we seek joy in this crazy journey we call life.    Welp, for the first month we are focusing  small, then we will work  our way up. So for the month of January we are going to, wait for  it…   “FIND THE JOY IN THE TENDER MERCIES EVERYDAY.”  Sounds fun, right? I am pretty pumped, It will be like a game or a  scavenger hunt, basically an adventure. But wait, what does that mean  exactly? Well, looking for the tender mercies is looking for the little beauties in everyday life. Often times I think we get so sucked  into these little ruts of negativity, it gets hard to see the ...
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