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Two poems from a celebration of life

By Merry MaryMarch 1, 2024February 29, 2024Leave a Comment on Two poems from a celebration of life

Yesterday I attended/sang at a funeral/celebration of life for Paul Beecham. Paul was a truly good person. Years ago, he and Sara, his wife, welcomed me into the RUMC choir and were always very kind and friendly. The RUMC chapel was FULL of family and friends who were touched by them. Four of his grandchildren …

Dating in your 50s, part 5 of ??

By Merry MaryFebruary 29, 2024Leave a Comment on Dating in your 50s, part 5 of ??

I was hoping to have some amazing gossip to share here…either really bad or really good dating experiences. Unfortunately for me I’ve got nothing new to report. It’s amazing to me the amount of free advice I get from married persons…especially when they haven’t been in the dating world since college. I’m so happy they …

Gratitude Challenge – Girl Scout cookies!

By Merry MaryFebruary 28, 2024Leave a Comment on Gratitude Challenge – Girl Scout cookies!

Years ago, Girl Scouts had to act as door to door salesmen, hitting up neighbors for cookie sales. Now I get an email from my niece, who is a girl scout/my supplier, with a link. And every year I say I’m not going to buy any or I’m going to buy and donate to the …

A prayer to shine

By Merry MaryFebruary 22, 2024February 21, 2024Leave a Comment on A prayer to shine

I am reading The Confident Woman devotional by Joyce Meyer. I particularly liked today’s devotional, ‘Shine’, because the scripture is from Matthew and reminded me of my performance in our high school production of Godspell. For your entertainment I’ve included a blurry picture from that performance. And no, I’m not THAT pale – I have …

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