Author: Paula
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I’m Hereby Giving Myself Permission To …
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– be lazy – act a little crazy – be mad that the last year has not been what I chose or even what I tried to make it – see that there is good in the bad – “lean in” to boundaries which is the opposite of the stupid…
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Repainting the Trim on the Front Door (aka Front Door Take 3)
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The front door has gone through a couple of changes. To be fair, the whole time I have lived here, I have had multiple doors. Usually, one might look for a consultant or look through a door buying guide before selecting a new door, as purchasing a new door involves…
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Be Content to Simply Be Yourself
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We went to Pacific Grove a few weekends ago. It is along the coast, near the towns of Carmel and Monterrey. It is peaceful there, with beautiful, majestic views of the Pacific Ocean. Zoom loves the beach. He likes to run up to the water’s edge, play tag with the…
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Memorial Day Weekend Recap: Happy Hollow and Ardenwood Historic Farm
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It was a great three day weekend! I hope you all enjoyed your extra day off. We spent a lot of time with family, and Zoom adored seeing his twin cousins twice over the weekend. Here they are at Happy Hollow in San Jose on Saturday … now that they…
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Five Minute Friday: Song
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Songs filled my home as a little girl. Lots of folk songs, lots of Peter, Paul, and Mary. The Beatles, Billy Joel, The Mammas and the Pappas, The Carpenters, John Denver. My Dad would play records for hours some nights, DJing to us, his willing audience. The chopsticks would come…
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Wednesday Wanderings: A Question of Faith
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Late last week, a reader sent me an email, asking about how someone could really KNOW and experience a relationship with God. She wanted to know how someone who believes, who knows that there is a God, how can that person experience God, when after several years, they “feel” nothing?…
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A New Family Hobby – Geo-Caching!
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We went out of town a couple of weekends ago. I had a dream about geocaching one night and woke up and announced to Sean that we needed to try it the next morning. And so we did! If you aren’t familiar with geo-caching, it’s basically a treasure hunt, where…
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Wednesday Wanderings: Be the Change You Seek
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For a long time my little retreat team has struggled. With the age group, with finding topics that resonate with others, and with finding the right time … to meet, to have a retreat, the list goes on. I have to admit that one of the things that irks me…
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Wednesday Wanderings: Following The Dream
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I’m not going to lie, the last couple of weeks have been rough. We launched a campaign today at work (I work in digital advertising), and that always takes its toll. But I think there’s something beyond that. Something I need to dig in to and wrestle with a bit,…