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  If you need a landing spot for a holiday meal, here's your sign!
A new traditionThis was my second year to celebrate Thanksgiving with my life-long friend, Kathy M., at Denny’s. We’re both single, enjoy each other’s company and going to Denny’s means good food and good coffee without a mess to clean up after. We even ran into other friends from our church there this time, too, who’ve also adopted Denny’s for the holidays. 
We meet early, usually between 1100 and 1130 and this year, I’d been invit...

 

Image via freephotocc of Pixabay ‘tis the season

‘tis the seasonIn December of 2024, I published a post on journaling. (Click here to view it.)
It was good timing. November of this year is good timing as well for a post on the same topic but fueled by an entirely different reasons. 
Thing is, journaling is actually good for us! As in doctor-recommended kinda good. And, the reason it’s a good time for such a post is because even though it’s a beautiful time of year, for a whole lot of folks, it trig...

Image via ASPhillips And again, who knew?I came across this info for the first time, only a few weeks ago. As I read through it, I was alarmed and annoyed. Why is this even an issue? 
Nearly everyone I know has multiple types of these items in their kitchens—meaning black, plastic cooking utensils. This especially applies to the youngers, you know, the ones setting up their first homes, or homes away from home, on a budget?
Another community that invests in these products are the nomads--perpetual...

 

Jot that down...Do you like to write? I don’t mean pen great stories or hand-written cards, but the actual process of writing with a pen, pencil, stylus, crayon, burnt end of a match stick or using fingers (or even toes) at the beach. 
Being able to hand-write is a privilege. Lots of folks can't and would love to. If you can, consider yourself very, very blessed. 
Alternatives...Beyond writing by hand, other methods tend to be far more popular. Computer keyboards are pretty popular. Users are oft...

 

A happy introduction!I'm excited about this week's edition and have been looking forward to making my way toward it on the ShoutOuts list. Finally, here it is!

Although I've kept it short, for your convenience, it's packed with great information on one of my most favorite areas of study. Enjoy!

Meet Beth! Alef with Beth is one of four linguistics courses I’ve studied. After several months of working with it, it’s easily maintained as one of my top-two favs in this studies category. 
Why this one?A ...

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Moringa may be one of the most beneficial organic medicines you’ve never heard of. 
Don’t fret, though... I’m here to change that. You know it’s true–knowledge is power!
A little back-storyI used to take powdered moringa to help stabilize my blood sugars. It worked great until I was diagnosed with cancer and began chemotherapy. One of the side-effects of chemo, at least for many patients, is soaring blood sugars, and that was certainly so in my case.
My care team im...

Image via ASPhillipsThis isn't about religion...                   This edition is about facts, peculiar ones. It’s a post that should be of interest to loads of readers, regardless of their beliefs, unbelief or affiliation with any type of religion.
It’s info that’s available in a wide array of videos and blog posts, but isn't common content that will populate the feeds of many folks outside the scope of history and Christendom.
That of course, doesn’t make it less interesting. It just means it d...

 

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Journalism and coffee–a match made in Heaven!I enjoy news–especially good news! By that, I’m not always referring to the Gospel, but I admit that most of the time, that’s the deal. However, I’m thankful for good journalism, even when bad news must be reported. 
A quality news platform never takes delight in reporting negative happenings. It operates with integrity and isn't driven to air the negative stuff in order to increase views and subscriptions. Sensationalis...

 

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Journalism and coffee–a match made in Heaven!I enjoy news–especially good news! By that, I’m not always referring to the Gospel, but I admit that most of the time, that’s the deal. However, I’m thankful for good journalism, even when it’s not good news that’s being reported. 
A quality reporter never takes delight in reporting bad news. Quality reporters operate with integrity and aren’t driven to air the bad stuff just to increase views and subscriptions. Sensatio...

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A new seriesThis is the first post of a new series I hope you’ll find interesting, regardless of which side you lean toward, regarding fact or fiction. Comments are not only welcome, but encouraged, although keeping them civil is a must, else they’ll be deleted.

Let's begin with the method...

A Roman DeathA Roman crucifixion was brutal and there is no record anywhere of anyone ever surviving a full, Roman crucifixion. Yeshua’s great torture and death was witnessed...