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In My Own Words · 2M ago

Financial Peace at 8

Finances and the study of it, reading about it and trying to organize my funds are all things I enjoy on a small-scale. I have a saying I have used for a long time which is: “I spend my money on paper before it spends me!” The word budget is almost like a four-letter word [...]
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In My Own Words · 2M ago

Happy Birthday Lucas

  My baby Lucas turned four a month ago and the saying is true that time flies! It is hard to believe that he is 4 and is a little boy instead of the baby I used to hold and rock. Marcus says that he has me wrapped around his finger and I am perfectly [...]
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In My Own Words · 2M ago

First School Project

Lauren is in 3rd grade and recently had her first school project! I am not sure why I find this concept exciting, but I do. Her project was to make a volcano and they erupted them in class. Now..let me be clear that although I was excited about her having a project, I was not [...]
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In My Own Words · 4M ago

Happy New Year 2012

Happy New Year 2012!! I have made it to see a new year and I am thankful for that. This is one of the few times in recent years that I was actually awake when the new year came in. As typical like most, at the beginning of a new year, you start to reflect [...]
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In My Own Words · 6M ago

Thanksgiving Gratefulness

The holiday season has begun and we have just celebrated Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is always a time to reflect on what we are thankful for. When you think about it, it’s pretty cool that out of all the holidays we have that sometimes to me seems only like a money scheme, that we have one that [...]
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In My Own Words · 6M ago

Organization Project

I love organization and I like for most things to be nice and neat and not scattered. It gives me a sense of peace and serenity. When things are not organized, it causes my blood pressure to rise quickly and I feel out of control. I did not know this about myself until recently and [...]
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In My Own Words · 6M ago

Just Simply

Some of the best things in life are simple. Maybe that is why Simply products are so good! Lemonade is surfacing as my favorite drink these days and my favorite is Simply Lemonade. They make a traditional lemonade and also a Raspberry Lemonade. Both are simply delicious. For starters, all lemonade i
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In My Own Words · 6M ago

Dreams Don’t Last Six Weeks

It has been about six weeks since Derrick’s death and sadly I am still in a state of disbelief and asking myself if this is the longest dream I have ever had? It feels like I wish I was waking up and will tell everyone you will never believe the dream I just had. But, [...]
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In My Own Words · 7M ago

The Sting of Death

The Sting of Death.
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In My Own Words · 7M ago

The Sting of Death

September 22, 2011 is a day I will never forget. I have attempted to write this post several times and could not seem to make it to the end due to the difficulty. I started writing this on September 24 and below is the raw pain at that time and I have continued adding to [...]
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