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Welcome to the Musings of an Empty Nest Mom! I'm hoping to share some of the things I've learned over my 50+ years.
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30 Facials in 30 Days: What Happens When You Dare to Set a Goal and Follow Through (opens the original)
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Sometimes the goals we set are about more than what we accomplish. They’re about discovering who we are becoming along the way.Subscribe nowIt’s both exciting and scary to set a goal, especially as we “mature” and are more and more set in our ways. The comfort zone is a much easier place to stay. When that goal requires you to step out of the comfy place, reach out to people, and do things you might otherwise put off until indefinitely, it’s H A R D.Recently, I set a go
Finding the Joy in the Fall 🍂 (opens the original)
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If you’ve been reading any of my recent posts, I’ve been “complaining” a lot about the coming season. The days grow shorter. The mornings are cooler. The leaves begin to let go of the branches they have held onto for months. I sometimes long for the past of busyness as it helped to occupy my thoughts - I could just “do” all day long. I didn’t think about having a purpose, I just did what I had to do.Subscribe nowI don’t need to harp on those things. I need to
Can We Really Be Joyful All the Time? (opens the original)
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Today, I feel joyful. Despite all the “things” going on in my life. A few days ago, I was feeling anything BUT joyful. Has anything changed? Nope. So, what’s the deal?Scripture calls us to rejoice continually, but that does not mean we must feel happy every moment. Christian joy can exist alongside grief, disappointment, fear, and suffering. Subscribe nowThere are days like today when joy seems easy. The sun is shining. The people we love are doing fairly
The Funkiness of Fall: All I Want to Do is Hibernate (opens the original)
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Even though fall is not here, absolutely everything points to it. Fall is coming.I don’t like it. Not even a little bit.Subscribe nowEveryone else seems to be getting out their sweaters, buying pumpkin-flavored everything (why?!? I’m not a fan of anything pumpkin!), decorating their front porches with mums, and taking pictures of themselves standing in front of beautifully changing trees.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href=
The Lines of Evil Have Blurred Over The Last ¼ Century (opens the original)
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Twenty five years ago, at 7:30am, I had just arrived at work and was settling in, reviewing what had to be done that day. <img alt="Orlando Sentinel Today, our nation saw evil newspaper" class="sizing-normal" height="3456" src="https://images.un
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