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Author Archives: morningtower
How Hard Can It Be?
My life’s mantra seems to be “How hard can it be?” When people would tell me how difficult cross stitching would be, I would think to myself “How hard can it be?” and just start doing it. Same thing with … Continue reading
The Diddy Retort
Apparently P. Diddy (a “gangsta” rapper) has come out condemning Sarah Palin and glorifying Obama. Okay, that’s no surprise. But here’s a video of a young black man, rebutting everything P. Diddy had to say. I wish ALL Americans would … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Recipes
RECIPES I thought I would share a few of our Family Favorites for Thanksgiving. The turkey, giblet gravy and cornbread stuffing are strictly my husband’s domain. I honestly don’t know how to make the Cornbread Stuffing. My husband does that … Continue reading
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Lost
I call for youPleading into the darknessImagining your formMoving through the shadowsI stand outsideChilled to the boneNot by the icy windBut by thoughts ofNever againSeeing youHolding youFeeling your silky touchSo I call again and againScreaming your name into the nightBut … Continue reading
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Walking in the Wilderness
I have a friend who is amazingly gifted, although she would never admit it! She has created the most beautiful greeting cards, and is selling them directly and through local businesses. Everyone told her she needed a website, and a … Continue reading
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Chief of Convicts???
Chief of Convicts??? Originally uploaded by Morningtower I love living in a small town! We had our 1st Annual Halloween Stroll tonight, and it was soooo much fun! The kids made out like bandits with the candy, and … Continue reading
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Annual Halloween Bash
Several years ago, I became aware of the fact that we never got invited to any Christmas parties. I had all these wonderful ideas about how fun that would be, but we never got the opportunity. For a while, I … Continue reading
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Faith Lessons
I meet a lot of people. I like most of them. Once in a while I meet someone I admire enough to want to get to know them a little better. And very rarely, I meet someone who changes my … Continue reading
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Halloween Spiders
"Creepy" 6 Originally uploaded by Morningtower This time of year the Orb Weavers come out. Now, I hate spiders! I am basically terrified of them, but these little guys fascinate me. As long as I see them before I walk … Continue reading
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Shoplifting Seagull
I’ve already had a couple of folks send this to me via email, but it was so funny I had to post it! Kinda makes me want to visit Aberdeen!
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Turning Signals
Here and there, the leaves are beginning to turn, signaling Autumn. A couple of days ago I woke to find our world shrouded in fog, and I got a really neat picture of some of the leaves in our back … Continue reading
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The Tao of Peter Pan
We made it through the first performance of Peter Pan this afternoon! The play went exceptionally well, too. I admit to having some doubts after last night’s Dress Rehearsal, but today’s performance was wonderful! Alex did a terrific job as … Continue reading
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Teens
This is our 14th year of Homeschooling. It started out very simply, and has always been, for the most part, a lot of fun. Homeschooling is so much a part of our lives that none of us can imagine doing … Continue reading
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Our Lady of Sorrows
Today is the feast day of Our Lady of Sorrows. It is a day, for me, to be reminded and comforted by the fact that my God, and His Mother, understand suffering. We ALL understand suffering, in one form or … Continue reading
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WNC State Fair
So we took the kids to the Fair last night. I think the best part was watching Alex and Faith run around figuring out what ride they wanted to go on next, and which games they wanted to play. We … Continue reading
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