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sherrie-theriault's picture
Mar.27.2013
  March 27   New Borne     What happens when you finally get what you want, what you barely dared to dream?  What happens when you can hardly do more than drip tears down from smiling eyes?  Where do you go with a future filled with proposed joy?  Heaven is an...
kate-marshall's picture
Feb.18.2013
According to Gary Chapman, author of bestselling The Five Languages of Love, Love Language #1 is "Words of Affirmation...best expressed as simple, straightforward statements of affirmation." He writes that "the need to feel loved by one's spouse is at the heart of all marital desires." When...
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Sep.08.2012
  September 8   WILL YOU GET TO THE OTHER SIDE?       Chickens stand together on the edge of the road pecking and scratching; people make fun.  People tell jokes but it’s not so funny when we are the ones playing on the tracks.  We forget that all the excuses...
sherrie-theriault's picture
Aug.30.2012
  August 30   THE CALL   Within the sound of your voice I sing In the beat of your heart I heal I feel in your touch And dance when your toe starts to tap I see myself in your beauty I warm inside your embrace Your thoughts are my inspiration Your lungs breathe me in and blow me out...
rina-macasaet's picture
Apr.16.2012
I had a wonderful opportunity to chat with her while passing time one afternoon. When least expected, the unexpected always happens. I was in the right place at the right time with a goal in mind that needed to be heard. I told her my story.  She listened. How many more validations do I need...
rebbecca-hill's picture
Mar.21.2012
Being positive is a vase of tulipson the verge of drooping,then someone comes along,tosses a penny for your thoughts. Surrounded by outwardly happy and positive souls,on days you’re not feeling the same,you figure, why can’t I feel that way, be that way? Strive to be happy, positive, balanced. Sure...
sherrie-theriault's picture
Apr.24.2011
April 24       More Better     When I take a break from my idyllic life, trading up to paradise, I balk at thoughts of returning to the simply marvelous day to day I have worked so hard to attain.  Self accusation floods under the door, but I whimilate it with fact.  My...
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Nov.30.2010
November 30     Precious Cargo     Do I carry myself as well as I could?  Do I understand the value of what is contained within me?  This journey matters, it requires my attention and comprehension, if only I am able.  When I fall short the road changes.  The distance I go has...
patricia-struntz's picture
Aug.29.2010
For me, there’s a difference between maintaining my personal boundaries and drawing the line. My personal boundaries signal self-validation and affirmation while drawing the line can be motivated by changeable circumstances and variables. My personal boundaries are non-negotiable, but I may...
allan-james-cox's picture
Apr.11.2010
When Things Get in the Way 1.     See if you can recount a time or two when an interruption saved you from an embarrassment at least or, at worst, going over the cliff. 2.     Better to be discouraged in the middle than the beginning. You might create a turning point. There’s no turning point at...