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Joy Posts: 12/25 a Christmas day w/the fam, the kids were so excited and I really had a nice time being with family 12/26 watching the hubs and kids play with their new christmas toys and games all day 12/27 naps during the day, relaxing, trying to cheer up 12/28 mexican food for dinner and [...]

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Thanks

Today I am thankful for the crisp fall air, an impromtu gathering of friends, Grey’s-even if it wasn’t that great, laundry that is finished, a warm house on a cold night, signs of winter, my kids being happy and just having an all round great day, pumpkins everywhere, pizza for dinner, happiness, old houses, honey [...]

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Today I am thankful for love.  My husband is going in for pacemaker lead removal surgery in the morning.  I’m scared, he’s scared.  But we have love and I have the Lord and I have prayers.  I am thankful I have such an amazing husband who is my best friend and the father of our [...]

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I decided in honor of my birthday last month, I would note one thing I learned for each of my years so far.  Obviously I’m taking liberties with some of the early years, but you get the point….. 1 the importance of food 2 how to walk 3 how to talk 4 how to read [...]

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So it’s been a year.  I focused in 2010 different things and ways I have contentment in my life.  What works and what doesn’t.  Why I do somethings and why I don’t do others.  I’ve learned a lot.  I learned that things are never going to make me content long term, people and memories and [...]

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Today I am wondering where the day went.  I didn’t do anything to plan or get ready for the holiday, so that’s not my excuse.  I didn’t have any extra cleaning and we ate left overs for dinner, but yet I look at the clock and it’s now night and I wonder where my day [...]

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This past year as I’ve been on my way to re-think contentment a lot has changed.  I’ve discovered some great minimalist blogs, like minimalist mom and becoming minimalist and rowdy kittens and miss minimalist.  While I am nowhere near a minimalist, I have really pared back on stuff and on focusing on the life I [...]

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So have I been living in the moment? I think I have.  I have stopped reading emails and feeds all day long, I have stopped being dictated directly by my calendar.  I am listening and truly taking in what I am hearing and not thinking of 100 other things.  I am looking at the beauty [...]

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My grandparents are getting older.  I am very blessed to still have grandparents and even more blessed that my kids know them.  My grandmother told me she wants my grandfather to stop running errands, he’s not what he was before in health.  About 7 years ago, he had open heart surgery.  He gets winded and [...]

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    This year I’ve been looking at what makes me content, how my contentment is being met and how I can change and live in the moment.  This is my last month of exploring this topic on my blog.  Have I changed this year?  I think I have.  My husband, son & I just [...]

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