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  • What Is Permanent in Life?
    Posted on Monday, August 10th, 2020 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, Carol McClain, COVID-19, Gen. 26:25, get rid of stress., Heb. 13:8, how to find truth, humor, permanence, quarantine, What Is Permanent in Life?, What is truth, worry, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain I read in 3-Minute Prayers for Women this Scripture and the following comment: “So (Isaac) built an altar there and called upon the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there” (Gen. 26:25). From the text, the following idea was presented: “Isaac built an altar–an enduring reminder of (God)–and pitched his tent–a …[ read more ]

  • The Skinny on Chocolate: It’s a Health Food
    Posted on Monday, August 24th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: chocolate, health benefits, humor

    “Forget love, I’d rather fall in chocolate.” Deanna Troi , Star Trek: The Next Generation I have to agree with Deanna Troi–forget love. Let me fall in chocolate. Actually, as a child, that was my daydream–to get a Hershey bar as big as my bedroom and not have to share. Why am I, like so many Americans (read on to see …[ read more ]

  • Chocolate: The Perfect Valentine’s Gift
    Posted on Saturday, February 7th, 2015 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: chocolate facts, humor, Valentine's day.

    “Forget love, I’d rather fall in chocolate .” Deanna Troi, Star Trek: The Next Generation Valentine’s Day approaches and I have to agree with Deanna Troi–forget love. Let me fall in chocolate. Actually, as a child, that was my daydream–to get a Hershey bar as big as my bedroom and not have to share–or to swim in a pool …[ read more ]

  • Kidney Quest: 24 Hour Urine Collection
    Posted on Friday, May 17th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: humor, kidney transplant, organ donation, pacreatic transplant

    Alan and family today After the phlebotomist took vial after vial after vial of blood, I returned to my siblings in the waiting room, Here I discovered the problems of leaving my brothers and sisters unattended while the vampire (aka phlebotomist) emptied my blood. They read the information about organ donation that Mt. Sinai thought …[ read more ]

  • The Woes of Peter Pumpkin Eater’s Wife
    Posted on Sunday, March 18th, 2012 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: equality with greatness., humor, looks

    Image via Wikipedia      I married Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater. Unbeknownst to me, my husband stuck me in a pumpkin shell. Now all my summer clothes stretch around a rotund tummy (barely), and I’m not sure if I should walk or roll down the road.     As I waddle, my proboscis heralds my approach with the bright …[ read more ]

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      “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.” ― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It's the new year, and of course, you've made resolutions. Do you want to exercise more? Cook healthy meals? Write a book? Have you resolved that this is the year you'd accomplish this? Nearly all of us have already broken our resolves. Why? Because we do what we want to do. Wait, our resolves are our desire, or so we think. Not if you're not doing… ...[ full story ]

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