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don’t be tempted!

Published on December 31, 2018 by Dawn Marie7 Comments

it’s the monday giggles…

**“No! Not just yet!”**
Photo courtesy Pinterest

Christmas Day has come and gone but don’t be tempted to take your Christmas decorations down too quickly because tradition stipulates it should stay up for a little while longer!

However, that won’t stop some people who have most likely already stripped their homes of all things red & green and packed them tightly away for next Season.

*Have you ever noticed the people who RUSH to take down their decorations are usually also the ones who have all their Christmas shopping completed by Halloween? Giggles.*
Photo courtesy of Pinterest.

However, Christian tradition, dating back to the 4th century, marks the Eve of the Epiphany (or 12 nights after Christmas) as the time to take down your tree and pack away your decorations again.

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reason, season, lifetime

Published on September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 by Dawn Marie2 Comments

it’s the monday giggles…

Have you ever heard?

“People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.”

When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person.

When someone is in your life for a REASON… Continue reading “reason, season, lifetime” →

beware! monsters up ahead.

Published on September 29, 2017October 31, 2017 by Dawn Marie8 Comments

fullsizeoutput_147 — Photo by Jared Schaaf Photography

Fall is here with reminders of how quickly summer passed.

In every store Halloween candy & brightly colored costumes for princesses, witches, and fuzzy-wooly monsters of every size are found in the aisles where sand-buckets, bubbles and swim-suits once hung.

Despite the chaos of these short-summer months there was great joy, laughter and even a few unexpected lessons enveloped into our days. Continue reading “beware! monsters up ahead.” →