tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40763146044589334672024-03-13T17:10:35.081-05:00Grey Barn STORIESStories and PicturesJuleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-10848803818283292522018-12-25T06:20:00.000-06:002018-12-25T06:20:42.034-06:00Merry ChristmasA sliver of light lined the unfamiliar window as I shivered then broke into a cold sweat, wandering between wake and sleep.<br />
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Last night, at the La Quinta, somewhere in Alabama, I dreamt the world ended.<br />
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I will spare you all the eery details, but one.<br />
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It was dark. I was photographing a wedding and the sky started to turn gray. All the guests at the wedding explained the impending darkness as some kind of eclipse. But as the gray turned to black their blase attitude shifted to terror.<br />
I think I woke up just as I realized my flash could not penetrate this unbelievable darkness.<br />
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Then, when we arrived in Florida, my dad greeted me with, "So glad you're here, Julee, I dreamt you were killed in a car accident."<br />
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I could not jar these two dreams from my mind all evening, and if I'm honest... I don't want to forget them as I turn the corner on another year. They are both realities which I hope to keep at the forefront of my heart, mind and soul today and everyday ...<br />
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How do you like that for the start of my Christmas newsletter? OK, this is more of a sermon than a recap of our year ... I'll let the pictures and music tell more of that story set to premiere on 1.1.19.<br />
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The world is going to end, and I may die today, but my hope is in the Lord, for this life and the next.<br />
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Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” John 8:12 ~ The New Living Translation.<br />
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<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-13325360706868850992018-07-12T10:25:00.000-05:002018-07-12T11:08:01.483-05:00Creating A Legacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The cicadas are singing ... the all-star game is right around the corner ... it's middle summer in the hood! Time for a photo update. I'll go back and try to catch up with a Spring update soon. But first things first ... company's comin' to the MI cottage for celebrating my dad's 90th birthday. What a milestone ... let the celebrating continue...</div>
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<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-44139812644867480532017-12-31T08:42:00.004-06:002017-12-31T09:06:09.484-06:002017 Picture ShowWinding down and gearing up.<br />
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Finally finished tweaking my 'End-of-year' video and it's posted below, but let me take this opportunity to tell a bit more of my story.<br />
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We're all gonna leave and we're all gonna leave a legacy. The legacy will reveal itself in a myriad of ways, some of which we'll be privy to, but most revelations will come in future generations and we won't be around to write about, learn from, or participate in those joys and sorrows.<br />
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We'll have moved on.<br />
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We must move on.<br />
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There is no going back.<br />
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One of my favorite verses is Luke 9:62 ~ But Jesus told him, "Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God."<br />
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Quite often, in the New Testament, Jesus spoke in parables. He told stories. This one in Luke is about farming. When you head down the field with your plow, you must fix your eyes on a spot ahead. You can't keep looking back at where you've been because you will make crooked rows and the harvest will not be as plentiful. In this biblical scenario, once you make the decision to follow and love God wholeheartedly, don't look back at what you've left behind.<br />
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Which brings me to another favorite verse, Philippians 3:13 ~ "So let us not exchange our spiritual calling to something temporary and physical. Therefore, let us do our best in forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead!”<br />
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This is exactly where we found ourselves, this year, at almost every turn. The video tells most of the story. But not all of it. Our saddest (and frustrating, and maddening, and harrowing) story is told on our daughter's blog: <a href="http://www.beforeandafrica.blogspot.com/">Before And Africa.</a> But God's stories never end in ashes and Moses and his rightful family will always be a part of our story!<br />
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And so we move on.<br />
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And then we moved back.<br />
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Another segment of our year that really isn't included in the video (maybe 2018 EOY picture show)<br />
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So what IS in the video? Mainly, my version of the story. The story of leaving the farm. There are 3 little lines in the lyrics of each song which demanded they be included in the video.<br />
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<i>"Get lost and get right with my soul" </i></div>
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This is my moving on story. And once again, I use the end of the year, beginning of the new year to resolve to return to my first love. Love God, love others and love myself. Not sure about how all the logistics of "getting my soul right" will play out. Maybe in the written and spoken words or unspoken ways. But I gotta get this right. </div>
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<i>"This is us and our memories"</i></div>
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Just as in the adoption story, this was not only my story to tell. It was a generational farm and it is a generational story. Emotions were all over the map. Whether or not we were all on the same page, it was time. </div>
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We'll always have Remington.</div>
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<i>"Tis grace"</i></div>
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I am thankful for His amazing grace and the blessings which flowed from the farm on the edge of town. I am grateful for a mom and dad and brothers and sisters who love the giver of all good gifts, the land, and the life it afforded us. I am overwhelmed with a heavenly father who loved us more than we'll ever be able to fathom. I am anxious to move on, but I will always cherish my past and recent memories and will do everything in my power to keep the story alive.<br />
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Someone else may own it now, soon another family will, most likely live there so head's up ... Someday (if it's still there, in a hundred years from now, the grey barn may or may not hold a handful of ashes) because somehow my legacy will always begin and end there. <br />
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Another favorite verse is etched into cement at the entrance to the party shed. Psalm 89:1 ~ "I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever, with my mouth will I make known, thy faithfulness to all generations.<br />
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Without further adieu ... "Because I'm The Mom Productions" proudly presents<br />
"This Is Us" 2017<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="564" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/249191819" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Drone credits courtesy of Deep End Films</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Music by: Rodney Atkins, Mark Knopfler, Emmylou Harris, Sufjan Stevens</span>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-57144628540350830152017-10-17T10:43:00.001-05:002017-10-17T14:12:46.650-05:00Grey Barn Gone<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AvrTE1BxRYw/WeZT6K0wLpI/AAAAAAAAFYI/Pn9kHyvYccI-2LKiCcl4TDuvhryKZ2XqwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_2875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AvrTE1BxRYw/WeZT6K0wLpI/AAAAAAAAFYI/Pn9kHyvYccI-2LKiCcl4TDuvhryKZ2XqwCLcBGAs/s640/IMG_2875.JPG" width="640" /></a>This one is going to be hard, but who said life would be easy?<br />
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Somebody bought the farm. Ha! Not in, as the cliche goes, but as in, my parents sold the farm. Well, I guess they didn't really sell the farm land, as much as they sold the barns and farmhouse.<br />
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It was getting so hard to stay there. But it would be hard to leave, as well.<br />
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Choose your hard.<br />
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I've been dealing with the logistics all summer long ... even planned a sort of "retirement" party which turned into a wonderful celebration of the farm, faith, and family legacy. We also held a household auction which turned into one of my fondest memories ~ thanks to my daughters, my niece Ariel and her husband Matt with the one "great" who made it to the auction!!<br />
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And here, I'd like to thank my sister Ruth (and her family) without whom, we simply could not have done all there was to do. Thank you Ruth for your trips, your wine, your work, and most of all, your friendship. You are the best!<br />
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As I look back now, my fondest memories are times spent together there with our children and grandchildren. And this is where my heart started to crack. In early August, we celebrated one last time in the party shed, The tears spilled for a spell, as they pulled out of the drive and waved thru their own tears. Tears for their grandparents hearts, tears for their childhood nostalgia, tears for their children whose memories would soon fade, and tears for the children yet to be that will not share those memories.<br />
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So then we moved mom and dad into town and us back to Michigan.<br />
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And then it hit me. It did not help that amidst the boxes and tubs of our packed life, I sat down to go thru some pics for this blog post (and to disperse to extended family) and Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, and James Taylor thought they needed to chime in on my emotional reverie.<br />
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<i>In a hundred years from now</i><br />
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<i>I know without a doubt</i></div>
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<i>They'll all look back and wonder how</i></div>
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<i>We made it all work out</i> ~<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> Look At Us ~ Vince Gill</span></div>
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Once the decision was made to sell, the next big problem was what to do with all the "stuff". It all seemed to fall on my unwilling and minimalist shoulders. To purge or not purge, that was the question. </div>
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I leaned through it all that I am, by no means, a minimalist. </div>
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Yet. </div>
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Before you judge me, think about "taking down" your whole household! And then think about "taking down" your parents whole household. </div>
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It was hard. </div>
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Choose your hard.</div>
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“Somewhere down the line, the accumulation of stuff from generations before will be too much for one to carry.” <a href="https://nosidebar.com/sentimental-things/">No Sidebar's post "A Guide to Letting Go of Sentimental Things"</a></div>
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After all was said and done came the hardest part. Saying goodbye.<br />
I woke up early most mornings just to watch the sunrise one last time from over the lawn and shed where we danced at weddings.<br />
I stayed up late to watch the shadows lengthen fast on the generational lawn where I laid under trees to read, asked Jesus into my heart, played kick the can as a teenager, taught all my children how to swim, and shared the wonder of trains with my grandchildren.<br />
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I sorted, cleaned, and then took pictures of the empty rooms and a clean barn, all the while wondering why my heart did not hurt more.<br />
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My head has known since the first of the year, when the young farmer called and said he'd buy! But the dam finally broke yesterday when my heart realized I would most likely never return to that space and place in time.<br />
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This farm will always be where my stories originated and I will NOT change the name of this blog ... "Grey Barn Stories"<br />
This was my home and family and I loved the first 18 and last 7 years I spent there. But extended family is elsewhere and my Michigan family has been calling me home.<br />
Again.<br />
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It was MY childhood home and farm, but it was JUST a house and some out buildings.<br />
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<i>I walk the floor and wonder what went wrong</i><br />
<i>I'll have to find a way to carry on</i><br />
<i>Why don't you leave before the heartache starts to show</i><br />
<i>Take your memory with you when you go.</i> ~ <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Vince Gill</span><br />
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<i>Though our pathways have parted </i><br />
<i>To your memory I'm true </i><br />
<i>Guess I'll stay broken-hearted </i><br />
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<i>How's the world treating you?</i>~ <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Chet Atkins via ~ James Taylor & Allison Krauss</span></div>
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And you know me, I'm struggling here for song choice</div>
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<i>Home Where I Belong ~ BJ Thomas</i></div>
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<i>Come Home, It's Suppertime ~ Joey & Rory</i></div>
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<i>Blessed Assurance ~ Third Day</i><br />
<i><br /></i>Or maybe I'll go with a something a little more recent and truer to the story I want to tell ..<br />
<i>Maybe a little ... Zach Williams, Eric Church, Maren Morris, or Jordan Feliz</i><br />
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It will be hard to put this montage together, and it will be hard to watch it roll.</div>
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<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-79287444876677435522017-05-13T13:50:00.000-05:002017-05-13T13:50:51.161-05:00Florida Picture Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-24622377458310358392017-03-01T08:54:00.003-06:002017-03-03T09:00:24.883-06:00This Is UsLet me introduce you to <a href="http://www.grandmasgettinghealthy.com/">Grandmas Getting Healthy</a>. Yet another blog along my journey.<br />
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But for today I give you this update.<br />
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I could write a book, and I still want to, but blog posts seem to be my journal of choice these days.<br />
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These days! Is it really March 1, 2017? <br />
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As you may or may not know, I love stories. Especially love stories.<br />
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So even though we're almost a month out past Valentine's day, and I still had a Merry Christmas header, Mark and I just finished up a spur of the moment trip to Disney World, hence the new header and 2017 title.<br />
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I think I fell in love all over again, with him and the mouse.<br />
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For a few winter months,we are blessed to be able to spend time in Florida. {Changing from "I" to "we" here for a bit}.<br />
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It's easy to lose focus on "we." The expectations run high and lofty at the beginning of marriage. We remember seeing our kids finding their soulmates and always wanting to spend time together. We prayed they would learn to make the choices involved in staying together.<br />
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Time happens. It's inevitable. The careers and children come along. Most of the time, "young married" life is spent in divide and conquer. Then the children begin to leave, the careers end, and roles get reversed. The business of parenting, making money, grandparenting, making and taking care of homes and relationships, makes it easy to land in the status quo of a marriage. Or worse, the living of separate lives. Together yet apart.<br />
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Sad to say, we landed there a time or two. Time to rethink, restore, and renew.. Of course, there are other people and relationships involved and their input is always welcome, but at the end of the day ... it's just us, working at making decisions for team Mark and Julee. We're basically, in the 3rd quarter of the game and it's time to start leaving it all out on the floor. Sometimes you just gotta shut up, dance, and lead by example.<br />
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We recently finished up a 4 day team convention at the Melia Hotel Celebration and Walt Disney World. And speaking of, if one doesn't take their chill pills before entering, the happiest-place-on-earth can be just another day-at-the-office stress on everyone. <br />
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We literally wanted to offer a parenting class on the monorail, an eating healthy seminar at Pecos Bills Cafe, and practical schooling of some college spring breakers on smiling and making good fashion choices.<br />
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All in all, we enjoyed every minute from the architecture to the animals, the resorts to the resting benches, and watching it all thru our rose colored bifocals. We can't wait to go back, but with kids and grandkids! 2019 or bust. <i>Do or do not, there is no try</i> ~ Yoda<br />
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See you real soon.<br />
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Yesterday, I sent out some Christmas cards which stated our Christmas letter was posted here.<br />
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Christmas Past: It's all in the archives, {still in the process of moving everything} but I've linked last year's video ... and had these morbid thoughts.<br />
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Maybe it's better that way.<br />
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Maybe I shoulda kept a written journal.<br />
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The kids are doing great, and we still really like them, but dang it, if being a grandparent is not one of the best jobs ever, I don't know what is.<br />
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I'm retiring from the wedding photography business.<br />
Mark retired from UPS 8 years ago.<br />
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Retiring is one thing, slowing down is completely another.<br />
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And that brings us to Christmas Future.<br />
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Here, I could vow again to keep this blog updated, read thru the bible in a year, or hint at some big changes coming down the pike.<br />
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I could invite y'all to come visit Remington, Bradenton, and/or Muskegon {sleeps 33}<br />
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I could promise another year end video by 1.1.17.<br />
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I could mend fences and paint the barn.<br />
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I could show you my tub full of books I'm fixin' to read on my snowbird porch.<br />
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I could do all of the above, and I may, but Christmas Future will be Christmas Past, next year, and the fact remains; coulda, woulda, shoulda.<br />
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Have yourself some merry and bright holidays and remember, Jesus is the reason for every season.<br />
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God bless you.<br />
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Christmas letter circa 2009:<br />
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<i>I’m not sure where or how I’ll spend the majority of my time next year. Michigan or Indiana? Selling or renting? A retro camper at the edge of Monument Valley, or dorm parents in Kenya? Sitting on my Art Van sectional tapping out stories, or backpacking through Europe? Sharing the VW and viewfinders while telling wedding day stories? Fundraising for a struggling mission in the slums of Nairobi or starting a small town ministry for fragile families? A farmer’s market or photo editing? Always documenting in word and pictures, to be sure, but no worries because truly, home is where my heart is. I’m excited for what is around the corner, whether it be all of the above or something entirely different. </i><br />
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<i>I like to name stuff. I name houses, years, weddings, vacations, and so I’ve officially named the 2010 journal, “The Novel” not only because I hope to finish one, but mainly because I hope to write more, read more, give more, worship more, see more, live more, pray more, be more. There, I’ve said it.</i><br />
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<i>I’ve been LAX here. (the journal, not the airport) Whether it’s through a chat by the fire or on a facebook pop-up window, I hope to stay more connected to you. I need you. You need me. And so we continue. Continue to live one day at a time. Sometimes, by the hour. Trying to find happiness in the moment.</i><br />
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<i>Where is the joy in your life? And by ‘your’, I mean ‘my’. Are you happy? Am I happy? Can there be peace in your heart in a troubled world? </i><br />
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<i>In 2009 I’ve learned two biggies and hope, in 2010, to practice the third.</i><br />
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<i>Happiness cannot be 24/7 because then you wouldn’t feel the joy when it does arrive.</i><br />
<i>True peace and joy will almost always come on the far side of sacrifices, sorrows, trials, disappointments, and lost opportunities.</i><br />
<i>Generosity is giving up my “It’s all about me attitude.” It’s being lavishly wasteful on others with my time, my talent, and my money. Real generosity is not giving ‘till it hurts, it’s giving until it’s gone.</i><br />
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<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-71978776942662271172016-11-18T08:12:00.000-06:002016-11-18T08:12:50.524-06:00Stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm embarrassed to say that this is mostly my "stuff" in the above picture, so I'm not judging anyone here. "Stuff" can kill ya. At the very least, it can strangle and leave you gasping for breath.</div>
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I am not a fan of clutter, never have been. But my minimalist friend said something that will be my new motto for 2017; "don't just declutter, deown."</div>
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Stay tuned, and keep an eye out for eBay, Craig's, and Airbnb listings, a household auction bill, a barn sale sign, trailer for sale or rent, and a rustic venue realtor may or may not be involved. </div>
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1. The popular vote is just over 1/2 a million difference. Gary Johnson received over 4 million votes... MY VOTE DID MAKE A DIFFERENCE.</div>
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Here's the kind of Republican I was/am even tho I didn't vote R for president.</div>
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<li>who doesn't believe in abortion, but I would never in a million years believe that there are "abortion lovers" out there. </li>
<li>who would never vote on one issue</li>
<li>who does not live in fear</li>
<li>who believes that black lives matter and who has a staunch respect for police officers</li>
<li>who would invite refugees from any country into my home</li>
<li>who loves this planet and does my part to take care of it</li>
<li>who would photograph anyone's wedding</li>
<li>who thinks it is wonderful that a girl wearing a hijab is now a "cover girl" girl</li>
<li>who will still and always has used the bathrooms at Target</li>
<li>who believes our veterans deserve more</li>
<li>who thinks there is way too much government in our lives</li>
<li>who has some ideas and thoughts on social security overhauls and a flat tax</li>
<li>who has always referred to the current president as President Obama</li>
<li>who is extremely patriotic and stands up (sometimes even in my living room) when the National Anthem or the Hallelujah Chorus is played)</li>
<li>who cried when George and Barbara Bush walked down the stairs to leave the building</li>
<li>who has always had a great respect for President Bush W and, still to this day, believes that maybe there WERE WMD's but they somehow got moved before inspections</li>
<li>who strongly believes in government fiscal and social responsibility</li>
<li>who will always vote policy over personality</li>
<li>will call Mr. Trump ... President Trump ... and will NOT listen to anyone's disrespect of the office of president or first lady</li>
<li>will keep praying for the Obama family and will start praying for the Trump family</li>
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"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God." Romans 13:1</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before and after middle room ... again, not sure which one I like... totally joking here! (Kinda, love the memorabilia)</span><br />
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<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-73309415292548305822016-09-19T10:28:00.000-05:002016-09-19T11:34:03.480-05:00Blue Like Ruth<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Austin Gerali. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We love you, already, Katie Patterson!</span></div>
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<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l0dllPQMu9U/V-AJrJ2DNoI/AAAAAAAAE_g/pBh5cAru8y4HpyF-dvtKcBphrUg9v9VDQCLcB/s1600/IMG_5574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l0dllPQMu9U/V-AJrJ2DNoI/AAAAAAAAE_g/pBh5cAru8y4HpyF-dvtKcBphrUg9v9VDQCLcB/s400/IMG_5574.JPG" width="400" /></a>My sister, Ruth, loves blue.<br />
Always has.<br />
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Their family of 3 and their guests still eat from the blue and white Dansk Bistro set of dishes, which were on her bridal gift registry 34 years ago.<br />
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Her first home had blue and white Corian. <br />
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This week-end, we loaded, unloaded, and loaded back up again case after case of Blue Moon beer, to celebrate at her son and new daughter-in-law's wedding reception.<br />
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Her dress was the most lovely mother of the groom dress I've ever seen. She looked absolutely gorgeous and when she moved it shimmered and morphed into a hundred brilliant shades of ....<br />
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...blue.<br />
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We love family weddings. I'll be the first to admit that our extended family doesn't see eye to eye on everything. There are a couple of topics we should probably steer clear of. Family get-togethers have the potential to drive ya bonkers, so we coined the phrase "Blessed Tailights." And we'd probably all still be great friends if facebook had never been invented. Whatever.<br />
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But throw a family wedding and we can forgive and forget faster than you can hit "post" on a fb comment.<br />
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So when September 17 rolled around this year, we did just that. We shopped for new clothes. We drove in a couple days early to help out. We brought Grandma and Grandpa. We wrapped the groomsmen gifts and gave all kinds of sage advice to the groom about enjoying the day and double checking to see if he added our wishlist to the playlist. We took way too many photos (is that even possible?) We <a href="http://www.deependfilms.com/">videoed</a> the whole thing. We cheered when they headed back down the aisle. We raised our light sabers when Star Wars happened to be the recessional song. We got a second wind. (see video below) We could not stop thanking them for the best day ever. (Well, since the last family wedding, anyway)<br />
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I held it together all but once.<br />
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My little sister acts more like an older sister to me. She is the mentor now. She is an encourager and a giver. Her gift of hospitality is boundless. She is the most famous Italian cook I know. She is a business woman and partner. She is passionate about family; from her own, to her gaggle of great nieces and nephews. She listens to the small still voice and poured her heart and soul into raising the child God gave her. She applies God's Word and music to every situation in her life, and mine and I love her.<br />
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The bella luna was hanging low in the azure sky when the music started and my little sister, Ruth and her only child, Austin waltzed onto dance floor for the mother/son dance.<br />
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I cried like a little school girl.<br />
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What song did she choose for that once-in-a-lifetime dance, you ask?<br />
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Blue moon you saw me standing alone</div>
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Without a dream in my heart</div>
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Without a love of my own</div>
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Blue moon, you knew just what I was there for</div>
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You heard me saying a prayer for </div>
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Someone I really could care for</div>
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And then there suddenly appeared before me</div>
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The only one my arms will ever hold</div>
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I heard somebody whisper "Please adore me"</div>
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And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold!</div>
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Blue moon </div>
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Now I'm no longer alone</div>
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Without a dream in my heart</div>
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Without a love of my own<br />
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I told you things were gonna change around here.</div>
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This magnetic board holds our 5 precious grandchildren. Their stories (albums) will follow.</div>
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But for now, I've arranged the "old" Creative Memories books in chronological order and attacked the stack of boxes.</div>
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For approximately the past week, I've been in another world. Oh, always hovering slightly over the present, but mainly reliving 61 or so years in my minds eye. My loyal comrade, assistant, and memory jogger has been the brilliant and more often than not, not so brilliant photograph(s).<br />
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I started with 36 photo boxes and 4 or so tubs of memorabilia. I am down to 12 chronologially sorted photo boxes. I have a give-a-way tub with 4 sibling and 3 children envelopes. (They'll get their albums and mine when I'm gone). There is one tub left of memorabilia ... organized by project ... weddings, plays, musicals, camps, paris, young americans, grand canyon, etc. etc. etc.<br />
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I even started an album for our grandchildren, after all, our first "grandparent day" will be here before you know it.<br />
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I'm pretty much patting myself on the back because I'm all the way up to 2006, when everything in our world went digital. Thank goodness for the digital age, because I have 6 paper grocery bags out by the garbage, filled to overflowing with blurry duplicates and even some unrecognizable faces and places.<br />
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Shutterfly, a trusty slide-to-jpg converter, and I will tackle 2006-2016 at another time.<br />
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What goes around comes around ... I am once again a consultant with Creative Memories. <br />
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In more ways than one.<br />
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And sometimes we even have fun while we're working!<br />
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Since early summer we've been working like it was our job. And I thought we were retired!<br />
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We actually are caretakers for 5 properties. Count 'em, 5. We've been reclaiming our little Cape Cod in Muskegon. We are the primary caretakers for the two houses in Remington and two trailers in Bradenton.<br />
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Don't misunderstand me, I'm way beyond blessed, but houses take a ton of work and attention. </div>
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So yeah, we've been sorta busy. In a good way.<br />
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Change is gonna come.<br />
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I'm a strong believer in plain and simple. All the above seems like too much clutter to me. Not the hugs but the houses!<br />
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I fell in love with the TV show "Fixer Upper" a while back. I binge watched all three seasons. After the first couple of shows I felt like Chip and Joanna, did and said the same things over and over again.<br />
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"We'll tear out this carpet and refinish these lovely wood floors."<br />
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But as I watched them do their magic, I realized why I could watch show after show and not get tired of the repetition; it was because even tho they killed it every time, they never overkilled it. <br />
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Everything had a place and everything was in it's place. You never saw a cluttered wall full of tchotchkes. <br />
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Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-52623084901185266782016-07-30T08:24:00.002-05:002016-07-30T10:33:28.043-05:0039So I was searching this blog for some anniversary posts and realized the videos were quite outdated. Here then, on this July 30, 2016 ... is how we roll.<br />
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/176853352">39</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/storiesphotography">STORIES Photography</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-34212298881066995232016-07-16T09:20:00.006-05:002016-07-17T07:00:49.021-05:00ReflectionIt's time.<br />
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This coming Saturday will be STORIES Photography's last wedding. I'm handing the wedding photography business over to <a href="http://www.jennifergracephotography.com/">Jennifer Grace Photography</a> ... she's much better at it than me.<br />
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I'll keep my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/storiesphotography50/">facebook page</a> (until we figure out how to merge it with<a href="https://www.facebook.com/JenniferGracePhotography/"> JGP's fb page</a>) my <a href="http://www.storylandfarm.co/">website</a> (making it more of a lifestyle blog), and I'll always have a camera around my neck, but it's time to retire.<br />
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Seems like eons ago, since I woke up in the Lafayette Surgical Clinic minus a body part.<br />
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We rented out our house in Muskegon which involved packing up and downsizing a lifetime.<br />
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We pulled back and we drew close.<br />
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As the cicadas start their 2016 summer song, life finds us traveling back and forth on the Michigan road ... reworking, repainting, refinishing floors, restocking, and rethinking the little house on Henry Street. It's a labor of love and a fixer upper, for sure. More on the logistics of farmhouse vs lakehouse, later.<br />
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What I really wanted to talk about here is I-65 and sunsets. I think I've mentioned this before but I love sunsets. I love sunsets at the beach, I love sunsets over the street. I love sunsets here and there, I love sunsets everywhere. If I ever built a house it would have a wrap around porch so I could watch the sunrise and sunset from every angle. <br />
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My view from this old farmhouse has only one good west window to watch from and it's our bedroom. All the traveling, floundering, navigating, fixing and problem solving, has taken it's toll on my bedtime and so if I get horizontal as the sun begins to dip, I'll be the first to admit, I've fallen asleep before it sets.<br />
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So the other day I planted myself outside in full view of train town skyline and the Interstate that slices thru the Indiana fields, driving the world past us at breakneck speeds. As I sat and watched (mainly trucks, since the cars are covered as the corn grows) every truck started to shine as the sun reached a certain spot in the sky. It was a brilliant reflection on each and every tractor trailer. They couldn't help it and they didn't even know it, but for a certain moment in time and only for a brief second, the semi's bounced the sun from their billboard sized trailers ... reminding me of how I'm to live my life. As a reflection. Of the Son.<br />
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My walk, my words, my attitude, my work, my play, my floundering, my living and loving, whether it's at the lake, the farm, along the interstate, or in a tiny trailer in Florida, should be a reflection of the Light. So thank you, I-65 and the trucks traveling along the corridor. Thank you my Heavenly Father for 3 added years of health and life. And to you, the reader here, thank you for following along and I hope you notice a reflection of Him, bouncing off me.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">Good & Evil</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">When God created the first male and female ~ Adam and Eve ~ he gave them a beautiful garden to call their home. Can you imagine that? Your parents work really really hard to care and provide for you and it doesn’t leave much time for lollygagging around in the cool evening shade. Yet that is all Adam and Eve had to do. Well that, and name ALL the animals, procreate (ask your parents what that means) and not play God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">But alas, they couldn’t keep their pride in check and now we have good guys and bad guys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Us Americans are a prideful people, and pride is a sin. We are supposed to humble ourselves before God and others, NOT puff ourselves up. Jesus said this, in the book of Matthew:</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i>"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemies.' But I say to you, love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you. If you do this, you will be true children of your Father in heaven. He causes the sun to rise on good people and on evil people, and he sends rain to those who do right and to those who do wrong. If you love only the people who love you, you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors do that. And if you are nice only to your friends, you are no better than other people. Even those who don't know God are nice to their friends. So you must be good, just as your Father in heaven is good.”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">If we would only study the Bible and realize that pride comes before a fall, I’m not too sure we would be celebrating what’s gone down the last couple of days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Every since 9.11.01 (and even as far back as the civil war) the United States has always been pretty full of themselves. Men fighting against other men, pursuing man-made ideologies and ignoring God’s ways, all in the name of USA, USA, USA.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">So late Sunday night, I was upstairs in the home where we raised your parents. Since we live at Great Grandpa & Grandma’s farm most of the time, we’ve cut the cable cord and can only get 3 TV stations. Max, you and your parents were downstairs ... you had long since been asleep when your mom came upstairs to tell me that the United States had captured and killed Osama Bin Laden (the bad guy - don’t worry, by the time you read this you’ll have studied this in history class).</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The blogs, facebook, and nearly everyone who calls USA home, erupted in chants and celebrations. About half the country wants to make our president the king. The other half wants to claim their president did all the groundwork and therefore he should get some of the accolades. (you’ll get to learn all about the way politics run this country in civics class, too. Lucky you.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">What would Jesus do?</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I’ll tell you what he would NOT do. He would NOT celebrate a human being, whom he created, slipping from this world into the next without accepting his gift of salvation. He wants ALL to come to the Father. He created us ALL, even the bad guys. We make choices. He did not demand that Adam and Eve love him. He gave Adam and Eve free will so they could WANT to love him. That’s how much he loves us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">And so I can’t bring myself to cheer and promote either agenda. I am so so sad for all the people and their families who lost loved ones in the tumbling towers. The guys that stormed the cockpit on Flight 11 will always be heros in my eyes ... in my heart, I pray they were believers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">And in a strange awkward kind of way I feel a strong sadness for the 22 men that lost their lives in Sunday nights Middle East gun battle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Your Aunt Melissa’s boyfriend (Spencer post coming soon) said what I wanted to say on his facebook wall ~ <i>I love justice but I won't celebrate killing people. ever. I love life and life to the full. God bless America.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">And I might add to that ... God has already blessed America. Now it is our turn to bless the world with the message of the Gospel, and that includes the bad guys.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Thanks for stopping by today ... if you need me I'll be here transferring archives, taking a couple more laps around the trailer park, and fixin' to eat Mother's Day brunch somewhere along the Gulf of Mexico. Northbound within the week.</span></div>
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<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-5747367426504950592016-02-26T08:51:00.000-06:002016-02-26T16:21:07.655-06:00Dear GrandchildrenWelcome to the wonderful world of blogging, more specifically, your Grandma's blog.<br />
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I wonder if you'll even know what a blog is. Hopefully, facebook will have joined myspace in the internet graveyard, by the time you care.</div>
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Did you know Grandma can predict the future? Yup, that's right. I can see it all now!</div>
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I see disneyworld trips, cousin sleepovers, upnorth camping, and world traveling. You'll probably all love summer camp. You'll act like you own the place and watch the stars from the exact spot where your parents met and maybe even kissed for the first time! I KNOW...eeeewwwww!</div>
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This planet is jammed with giant redwoods, grand canyons, eiffel towers, mercy ships, and rapid rivers. Who makes such a wonderful world? </div>
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God did.</div>
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I see basketball games, choir concerts, school plays, friendship and sibling rivalry. You are all going to be so creative and talented. I can say that, because I'm the grandma.</div>
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I picture trips to Grandma and Grandpa's indiana farmhouse, florida trailer, muskegon cottage, or urban condo. Not that we'll have four homes ... but who exactly knows what the future holds? </div>
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God does.<br />
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I envision so much for you guys. Especially, when you all live in the same town. Moses, when you read here, I want you to know that you've been wanted and prayed for the whole time you have lived in this world. We've been excited to meet you since we first saw your picture on new years eve 2013. </div>
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And though it's not quite grand rapids ...on Lucys 4th day in this world, your mom and dad got a very encouraging phone call that soon you may be moving back to kinshasa .... which is one step closer to home. Who can move mountains, calm the storms and orchestrate your arrival?</div>
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God will.<br />
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I know life won't always be easy for you, my grandchildren. We were all created with a place in our hearts for God. You will be tempted to fill that space with all kinds of neat and fun stuff to do, like I mentioned before. I know this because Grandma tries to do that all the time.<br />
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People, places and things will worm their way into your life, and this won't always be good stuff and good guys. But who can satisfy your soul like no other?<br />
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God can.<br />
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Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-43469469318589434062016-02-20T10:35:00.001-06:002016-02-20T10:36:55.222-06:00What Are You Waiting For?So we wait...<br />
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While waiting on baby Lucy to arrive, I'm chasing, building, playing, reading, and entertaining her brother.<br />
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Once in a while, when Grandpa takes over, I sneak off to read, veg, copy and paste. I'm combining all the places I've been on the Internet into one final attempt to keep this blog alive. It's a major undertaking, but I'm up for it, because I'm sick to death of facebook. Sick of it I say.<br />
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It is actually therapeutic and sickening at the same time to see how many good intentions I have and how many times I fail. So today: 2.20.16, I wait on Lucy and the Lord.<br />
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<i>Psalms 27:13-14 I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living!</i><br />
<i>Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!</i><br />
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<i>Acts 1:4 And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father </i>{The promise was the Holy Spirit}<br />
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<i>Colossians 1:11 God will strengthen you with his own great power so that you will not give up when troubles come, but you will be patient. </i><br />
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Waiting Room Material ~<br />
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Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-75219262863822963122016-02-09T10:38:00.000-06:002016-02-09T13:32:38.064-06:0024/7<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0l5eWlEQ5Ik/VroLbYMPXQI/AAAAAAAAEus/C-RSCuJeolQ/s1600/Fam-page-0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0l5eWlEQ5Ik/VroLbYMPXQI/AAAAAAAAEus/C-RSCuJeolQ/s640/Fam-page-0.jpg" width="492" /></a>every damn new year i vow to keep this blog updated<br />
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the 'ole college try<br />
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for a family reunion that wasn't. </div>
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It's now become my prayer list. </div>
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and we all continue to struggle in a myriad of ways. </div>
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Lucy and Moses are not quite here yet. </div>
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In the spring and summer </div>
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Derek & Chels and Joel & Ang </div>
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will intorduce two more. </div>
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In the fall, we'll add Katie next to Austin. </div>
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We said good-bye to Brandon, gone way too early, </div>
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I'm sure it seems more like a bottemless pit to Megan and Emme</div>
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As with this blog, once again, I vow to renew and rekindle the relationship with my Heavenly Father. </div>
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My verse of the year will be Jeremiah 24:7 ~ "I will give them a heart to know Me, for I am the LORD; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart."</div>
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How will I know?<br />
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I commit to walking in the spirit.</div>
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<i>Fruit of the Spirit Wall Chart by Rose Publishing</i><br />
<i>Dance in the Rain Poster sold by <a href="http://www.antiquefarmhouse.com/past/pastel-decor/learn-to-dance-in-the-rain-wall-decor.html">Antique Farm House</a></i><br />
<br />Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-88731238803497104532015-12-25T06:30:00.002-06:002016-02-26T08:58:01.314-06:00Year In Review 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
Merry Christmas from our home to yours! </div>
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But here in my arms I'll keep you warm<br />
And hold you tight<br />
On this winter's night<br />
(We'll look back on the year)<br />
On this winter's night<br />
(We'll count our blessings)<br />
On this Winter's night<br />
We will remember</div>
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On this winter's night<br />
Icicle lights will trim the tree<br />
On this winter's night<br />
Wrapped a present or two for you and me<br />
Tuck our children into bed<br />
And dream the night away<br />
Til' the sun dawns in the morning<br />
With the joy of Christmas day</div>
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The wise man heard the angels sing<br />
Him like soft and robe<br />
The king became a child a long long time ago<br />
And the child became a king<br />
So the whole wide world will know</div>
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What Christmas really is</div>
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This winter's night<br />
(We'll look back on the year)<br />
On this winter's night<br />
(We'll count our blessings)<br />
On this Winter's night<br />
We will remember</div>
<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: , "arial" , sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Read more: <a href="http://www.metrolyrics.com/on-this-winters-night-lyrics-lady-antebellum.html#ixzz3vKpsOjKZ" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #003399; font-family: proxnov-sbold, arial, sans-serif; outline: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">Lady Antebellum - On This Winter's Night Lyrics | MetroLyrics</a> </span>Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076314604458933467.post-36265233024791042372015-08-30T17:39:00.000-05:002015-08-30T17:39:13.533-05:00Blue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Man, I'm feeling all kinds of nostalgia today. <br />
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2 years ago, this fall, we rode the rails to Washington DC and New York City where, on our trip to bountiful, we fell in love with the big apple.<br />
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10 years ago we arrived home in our rented motorhome from dropping Melissa at The Young Americans... same week Katrina unleashed her worst on New Orleans.<br />
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13 years ago, I spent the week in Paris (including a fall in the Metro station) and then left Jennifer there. Alone.<br />
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14 years ago, on a clear September Tuesday ...<br />
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18 years ago we celebrated Ben graduating HS, had relatives in town camping at PJ, and had to be the bearer of Princess Diana bad news. No internet breaking on non existent smart phones.<br />
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So today, while watching an emotional episode of "Blue Bloods" ... when the family sat down to watch old home movies and the soundtrack "What A Wonderful World" played until the scene faded to black ... I cried like a little school girl.<br />
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Forgot to mention, that I fell pretty darn close to the edge at the friggen Grand Canyon in 2005, as well.<br />
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And I took a tumble and ate a sidewalk sandwich last week, too. Aug 2015. So, I don't feel the greatest yet and am recouperating on the couch. "Blue Bloods" is an awesome TV show, and thanks to my iPad mini and Netflix, I'm enjoying the Reagan's, an Irish family of cops from New York ... it's like I KNOW them, not to mention the show's writers, cinematography, and storylines.<br />
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My point today is plain and simple, so don't give me grief. Sieze the day. Rejoice in Hope. Live like you're dying, sow seeds of kindness, broaden your "love your neighbor" circle, make amends, smile and be nice.<br />
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18 years slipped into the past faster than a handful of sesaons from a make believe story of New York Cops. I know it's TV, but I want to live my life like my new best friend TV family.<br />
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They eat dinner together every Sunday {senior living in Grand Rapids, anyone?}, take turns saying and showing grace, but they tell each other like it is, give each other what for, and put the bad guys away, all while making the innocent bystander/viewer fall in love with them, forthwith.<br />
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Nostalgia setting in</div>
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I used to be a writer.<br />
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Please, Mr. Postman<br />
circa 2004<br />
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The right side of her brain had already started its own dance party as Olivia pushed back from yet another office meeting. It was Friday.<br />
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Olivia worked as an interior designer for a construction company whose forte was office buildings...drab, gray, square, cookie-cutter office buildings. When it came time for interior furnishings, her creative choices consisted of grayscale. She struggled on a budget which eroded to 'the-cheaper-the-better' after construction upgrades.<br />
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Olivia resigned herself to biding her time. She played parking lot games, which bordered on OCD, to gear up and deprogram. Every morning, she managed to transform herself into the consummate, boring team player. Mondays she told herself, You do not belong at this job. She repeated the phrase five times as she stomped across the cold pavement.<br />
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By Tuesday, her conversation became self-deprecating: You did it again, girl. You let someone else take the credit for your 'outside the box' thinking... congratulations co-worker...on my next big thing. On many occasions, in the empty lobby, she spoke the words out loud.<br />
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Wednesday had a similar stanza, but it was hump day so there was a swing in her step. You're simply the best thing that's ever happened to this place. This ditty started at her car and replayed until she flopped into her burgundy-tweed office chair with a sigh, simply the best.<br />
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Thursday's parking lot conversation was aimed at the regime. They'll never change. She would start her satire at the bottom stair, your-boss-is-a-mon-ster-that-pukes...she reached the landing...bor-ing-cu-bi-cles-when-he's-sick. She had a distinct rhythm and a syllable for all sixteen steel stairs.<br />
A vision of her boss throwing up miniature gray cubicles left a smile on her face, as she pulled open the windowless office door.<br />
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But today was different.<br />
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Her company won a bid to build a Senior Living Housing Complex. Finally, a creative assignment. It felt like receiving a brand new box of Crayolas; the Sixty-four pack with a built-in sharpener. Her excitement mounted as she imagined tiny interior homes with floor plans, cabinets and countertops. Olivia grabbed her coat and idea notebook, beginning the selection process, in her head. Before she reached the lobby to meet her boss, she envisioned the hardware, the carpet, and nothing painted gray.<br />
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Today they would tour an existing facility, and she played none of her usual parking lot games. Her mood bordered on giddy, as she followed her boss to his car. "You'll also need to design the exterior," he said. Olivia thought her head might explode and immediately began a mental sketch. She'd incorporate a Cape Cod/Mackinac Island feel to the structure by using colonial red brick and cedar shake. She'd integrate patio columns, French doors, balconies, cupolas, and weather vanes.<br />
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Her boss rambled on about today's excursion while the blueprints took shape in her mind's eye. She saw residents meandering down spacious interior hallways with cozy lanterns hanging over copper address numbers. In a common area, filled with comfortable furniture and warm window treatments, she heard elderly gentlemen exaggerating their fish stories. She imagined game rooms with jigsaw puzzles, knotty pine bookshelves and a row of Apple computers. Seniors needed easy internet access; her grandma even had a blog. <br />
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She pretended to take notes while her boss spoke of the trivial. The ideas came fast, and she could hardly keep up. There must be a stone fireplace and a café.<br />
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"Did you get that?" her boss asked while looking very impressed with her note taking. She nodded and pretended to write down something about construction costs or heating and cooling units. A small retro styled theatre could be used for church services and watching the big game. A generous dance floor was a must.<br />
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As they entered the building she began to feel it, and by the time they introduced themselves, the feeling overwhelmed her whole being. What was going on? She felt as if she was leaving one world and entering another. Drab office buildings and paint color schemes were fading into oblivion. She felt transported to a different realm.<br />
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A lady at the grand piano introduced herself as Thelma, while plunking out a familiar hymn. Thelma was not waiting for Easter to wear her bonnet. Olivia wanted to know her favorite hymn and if she used to be a church pianist, but they were led away from the lobby.<br />
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A spacious yellow atrium housed a half dozen doughnut shaped bird feeders, waiting to be hung outside. A balding gentleman offered a friendly, "Hello." He printed 'Lloyd' in block letters on his nametag. Olivia wanted to help him as he struggled to thread a piece of red yarn, but once again the tour moved on.<br />
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She noticed homemade signs hung at slight angles on each door. She recognized "Welcome" in German, Dutch and Spanish. A few family names still contained the "s" indicating a couple. She wished to hear romantic or even boring tales of how they met. Most banners bore a lone name, though, increasing her yearning. <br />
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Finally, they knocked on a door with a framed glass shadow box adorning the stoop. The box held a menagerie of armed forces memorabilia and criss-crossed flags. She longed to thank someone for their military service, but her boss interrupted and asked to see their electrical box.<br />
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The next entryway display box held family pictures and yellowed school photos. She was mad at an unnamed generation and assumed, since the pictures hadn't been updated, the visits had stopped.<br />
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They passed a lively café with lingering aromas and diners. Two couples were engaged in a spirited discussion on whether their grandchildren would enjoy a Pistons game or the civic playhouse. Olivia prayed those kids would enthusiastically accept either invitation.<br />
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In the last hallway, leading back to the main lobby, bulletin boards announced a euchre tournament. Eiffel tower stickers heralded 'Vive a la France' tonight in the dining room. Olivia wondered if any of them had ever visited Paris.<br />
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While sitting down to wait for her boss and crew to finish a boiler room discussion, it became increasingly clear. The neon sign in her heart flashed it's warning; U turn ahead! It wasn't boring construction details, or the creative design process that would be her escape route. It was the people; the older people. People placed in "senior" homes after lengthy discussions with their baby boomer children. People whose grandchildren had rummaged through their earthly possessions in order to help them scale down. People who strived their whole life to acquire--then had to decide between their dining room set and the La-Z-Boy. Maybe some of them were people, like herself, who had been trapped in a passionless career. She ached to sit down and talk with each one of them, positive they longed to tell their sotries.<br />
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As their tour came to an end, and they opened the spacious nine-paned beveled glass lobby doors, Olivia felt a pain like she had never before experienced.<br />
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One lone man, leaning on his walker and struggling with his mailbox key, sent wave after wave of the sharpest non-physical pain ripping to the very depths of her stomach. He finally got the box open and leaned down to look into the empty abyss. Like a bad accident, Olivia could not look away, and her heart screamed, If there is a God in heaven, please let there be some sort of personal letter in that box! She knew there wasn't. He knew there wasn't. But he had to make sure. He reached his gnarled hand in, first part way, then one more wistful reach, a little farther, to make sure he hadn't missed something the mailman had shoved to the back.<br />
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That's when she knew: This project, lovingly dubbed 'Storybook Condos,' would be her last as an interior designer. To live her passion she must become involved with this generation. She would gain their friendship, listen to their stories and become their voice through her writing.<br />
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As she made her way to her car that Friday afternoon, her step had a new rhythmic bounce.<br />
There were places to go, people to meet, and stories to tell.Juleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985792892060996034noreply@blogger.com0