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About verawrites

Progress not perfection - that's my goal. Live and learn - that's my motto. I like to share bits of wisdom and glimmers of insight gleaned on my life journey of 50+ years. My hope is to encourage, perhaps inspire, fellow journeyers. Each of us has something to share. Let's be generous, gracious and compassionate with one another. I am blessed to be a blessing... so are you!

What Are You Seeking?

Posted on January 14, 2014 by verawrites

Originally posted on Unshakable Hope:
I follow a Bible reading plan every year, and the plan I’m following this year begins with John’s Gospel. I’ve always thought it was much more than a coincidence that the first words spoken by…

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New Year’s resolutions – yes, no, what?

Posted on January 8, 2014 by verawrites

New year, fresh start – that familiar mixture of hope mingled with concern about the consequences of last year’s mistakes. Like Janus, the Roman god for whom the month of January is named, many of us look both ways, backwards … Continue reading →

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Humorous tidbits circa 2008

Posted on January 2, 2014 by verawrites

While cleaning out old emails, I came across this collection of amusing facts and factoids that I’ve kept since 2008. Most are true; some can be researched; the rest will merely amuse. I would like to laugh more, would you? … Continue reading →

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Non-resolution Resolution for 2014

Posted on January 1, 2014 by verawrites

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  Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Are you ambitious and make them rigorous and quantifiable? Or do you make them wishy-washy and vague so that success is a matter of opinion rather than evidence? Or do you avoid making … Continue reading →

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Closing The Door on 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014 by verawrites

May you have fresh eyes to see the open door and a new heart to enter in with courage, faith and hope. Blessings to you in 2014.

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Happy After Christmas & Before New Year Everyone!

Posted on December 30, 2013 by verawrites

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It’s the most … time of the year. Fill in the blank. Joyful? Stressful? Busy? Cold? Depressing? Exciting? I have read blog posts lamenting the sad passing of Christmas festivities. I can understand that. I too feel a touch of … Continue reading →

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The Ice Storm – December 22, 2013

Posted on December 22, 2013 by verawrites

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Sometimes the weather forecast is accurate; it was today. I woke up at 3 AM to a sudden silence. My air purifier and humidifier were silent, and darkness was complete, inside and out. The hallway emergency light came on in … Continue reading →

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Winter is on its way…

Posted on December 21, 2013 by verawrites

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Welcome! Here are some of the views from my balcony over the past few weeks… Before the snow After the snow… Say hello to Chrissy, my Christmas Cactus, already blooming beautifully And this is Chrissy and her friend Penny Poinsettia – … Continue reading →

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So THIS is Christmas…

Posted on December 21, 2013 by verawrites

Some music to accompany you as you enter into this holy-day season of Christ-mas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE&list=RDf7baFMmSv4k and this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xagijq3_-s4 and this   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7baFMmSv4k and a very Merry Christmas to my international friends 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cSYIhQ522A    

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“OVERWHELMING INFLUENCES” – Dec 15

Posted on December 18, 2013 by verawrites

Originally posted on A DEVOTED LIFE:
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law…

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