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I Believe in Laughter
Standing in front of my father’s open casket, with my brother’s arm around my shoulder, I made my brother laugh. I said of my father, a life-long, die-hard Democrat, “You know, he kind of looks like...
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Listen to Your Mother
I collect words. My office, desk, bulletin boards, shelves, and notebooks are stuffed with lines from my favorite books, poems, and movies. My own words have been piling up over the years, and I have...
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Launch Day: Clean Up, Declutter, and Refresh!
At long last. At long, long last. I am launching the new A Growing Season! My little WordPress.com blog has decided to grow up a little bit and move to a home of its own at this new URL. At the same...
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‘Til Death Do Us Part
On a lovely spring evening in Fayetteville, I was on the University of Arkansas campus and near the part of the Senior Walk with my name on it. UA grads have had their names engraved on the sidewalks...
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I’m Every Woman
Sing it with me, you know you want to. Do it for Whitney. I’m every woman. It’s all in me. Anything you want done, baby, I’ll do it naturally. For all of her troubles, Whitney Houston could sing the...
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MY Guide to Leadership
After talking with a friend recently about developing leadership qualities in others, I decided it was time to recycle this post from a year ago No doubt we’ve all read the same articles and books and...
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How Not to Do Halloween Pranks
This week I’m participating in {BLOGtober Fest} hosted by Arkansas Women Bloggers. Each day this week we’ve been given a different topic, and we’ll all be posting on that topic but with our own take on...
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Memoirs of Miss November
The title is a vast overstatement, but it got your attention, didn’t it? One of the great joys of my blogging life is the many new friends I’ve made and relationships I’ve cultivated with a diverse...
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Premature Empty Nest
I thought I’d be okay with this. I thought I’d been encouraging my child’s independence his whole life in part to prepare him for life as a productive adult but also to prepare me for his launch into...
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Help for the Easter Bunny!
Are you tired of spending hours hiding Easter eggs only to have the kids find them in a few minutes? Have you run out of creative ways to deceive your children and frustrate their fun on Easter...
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Launch Day: Clean Up, Declutter, and Refresh!
At long last. At long, long last. I am launching the new A Growing Season! My little WordPress.com blog has decided to grow up a little bit and move to a home of its own at this new URL. At the same...
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‘Til Death Do Us Part
On a lovely spring evening in Fayetteville, I was on the University of Arkansas campus and near the part of the Senior Walk with my name on it. UA grads have had their names engraved on the sidewalks...
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I’m Every Woman
Sing it with me, you know you want to. Do it for Whitney. I’m every woman. It’s all in me. Anything you want done, baby, I’ll do it naturally. For all of her troubles, Whitney Houston could sing the...
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How Not to Do Halloween Pranks
This week I’m participating in {BLOGtober Fest} hosted by Arkansas Women Bloggers. Each day this week we’ve been given a different topic, and we’ll all be posting on that topic but with our own take on...
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Memoirs of Miss November
The title is a vast overstatement, but it got your attention, didn’t it? One of the great joys of my blogging life is the many new friends I’ve made and relationships I’ve cultivated with a diverse...
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Premature Empty Nest
I thought I’d be okay with this. I thought I’d been encouraging my child’s independence his whole life in part to prepare him for life as a productive adult but also to prepare me for his launch into...
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Help for the Easter Bunny!
Are you tired of spending hours hiding Easter eggs only to have the kids find them in a few minutes? Have you run out of creative ways to deceive your children and frustrate their fun on Easter...
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Building Futures through Higher Education
Disclosure: Arkansas 529 is paying me for my promotion of their program. I actively pursued this opportunity because of my belief in the value of education and my own positive experiences with 529...
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Saving a Family Tradition
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View ArticleThis Smart Woman Wants to Get Smarter: Smart Women Smart Money 2020
Disclosure: Smart Women Smart Money is paying me for my promotion of their event. I actively pursued this opportunity because of my own need to learn more about investing and financial security. I have...
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