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As I shared in my earlier post, I have been in distress over health issues and other concerns this week, things I cannot change – and I do think it is important to share those things here, especially so that my fellow chronic illness sufferers may feel less alone as they deal with similar issues.… Read more
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On May 11th, Harrison Butker, kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, gave the commencement address to the graduating class of 2024 at Benedictine College, a small Catholic liberal arts school in Atchison, Kansas. Normally, a speech of this kind would not be noticed by anyone other than the attendees – however, Harrison made some statements… Read more
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Y’all, right now it’s pneumonia 1, miranda 0. 😦 After taking antibiotics, meds, and inhalers since last Monday, I was getting worse by Saturday night – having more difficulty with my throat and more tightness and heaviness in my chest than I have had through the week. Then, Sunday morning, I was exhausted, struggling to… Read more
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January 27th, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, is observed as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Tonight I am lighting a candle on my home altar in memory of its victims and am thinking also about the devastating events that have occurred recently in Israel as well. Earlier I saw a thoughtful NPR piece about… Read more
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The other day I came across NPR’s annual “Year in Review: 50 Wonderful Things from 2023” and thoroughly enjoyed reading through it. NPR 50 Wonderful Things. As there are plenty of year end stories recapping the tragic things that have happened as well as all the loss that has been experienced this year, it is… Read more
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Well, y’all, I missed yesterday because a medication adjustment has my brain feeling like it is in Elmer’s glue – more so than usual – but that’s okay. Just bear with me as it’s still sticky. 😉 We are here for blogmas now and it is St. Nicholas Day. ❤ We are all familiar with… Read more
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Despite my best efforts, my body would just not go yesterday and so I had to cancel church plans to spend lots of time in bed instead. (This spoonie body has been feeling a bit overdone – and it’s going to be a week spent home, getting lots of rest for me, to calm this… Read more
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Today is a rest day, still with the antibiotics, recovering from the dread kidney infection, and I am waiting for my better half to get home so we can have a cozy date night of dinner and Friends and maybe fire pit too. ❤ I am beyond blessed with my husband and our family and… Read more
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When I wrote, at the beginning of November, that I planned to post daily gratitudes until Thanksgiving Day, it turned out that serious events were just around the bend for some of my dear ones that I could have never seen coming that have shaken us all deeply. First, here in the Hippie Hut, we… Read more
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This sickly week has been a long month it seems and today’s fighting words Friday (a bit late) is Psalm 73:26. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. – Psalm 73:26 Be well, everybody. Take care of yourselves and each other. Grace and… Read more
