Where I live here in Nebraska, we can always tell that it’s summer when:
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Making the Best Use of the Time
Sometimes, it feels as if there are two ditches to fall into when we’re making use of our time.
Spreading ourselves too thin with too many yeses . . . Or grudging every little request for our time.
Wasting time . . . Or working ourselves into a lather.
Holding onto our time too tightly with a clenched hand . . . or letting it slide like water between out fingers, never to be regained.
With two equally unfavorable positions to fall into, how can we strike a balance? Here are a couple quick thoughts:
Continue reading “Making the Best Use of the Time”Journal Prompts to Give Your Diary a Jump-Start
Maybe you’ve been keeping a journal for years and are looking for a fresh idea to write about. Or maybe you have just decided to start a journal and need something to help you begin. Either way, journal prompts can provide just the nudge your mind needs to get the words flowing!
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I’m a Nebraskan. And I’m hopelessly biased to Nebraska. There are few books I love reading more than real-life accounts of pioneers, especially when those pioneers filed homesteads in Nebraska and set to work turning a frontier into civilization.
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My siblings gave me raised eyebrows when they heard about the book I was reading. And no surprise, because usually the books I pick out are set somewhere west of the Mississippi and involve homesteaders or cowboys or trail-blazers of some kind.
And this book is set in England. On the Island of Tresco. And involves a titled lady, pirate treasure, and botany. Definitely not my usual read.
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