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What I did with Writer’s Block

This morning I sat and stared at my computer till I felt my eyes numb and nothing came. Defeated, I shut my computer and walked away.

I fumbled through the kitchen making blueberry pancakes and then plopped down on the couch beside my family. We devoured them with maple syrup and a marathon of Star Trek.

The rest of the day consisted of preparing the boys for a night of camping, making more homemade laundry detergent (though I never did the laundry), and a tiny bit of cleaning. Once the boys were adequately shipped off for a night of Boy Scouts, the girls and I settled into a night all our own. It consisted of baking cupcakes, watching The Hunchback of Notre Dame, doing nails, and eating hamburgers with onion rings and brussel sprouts.

One could say that my writer’s block defeated me today. I accomplished nothing in the way of writing. But on the other hand it gave me the opportunity to step away from the computer where I write about life and just really enjoy it. I loved my day filled with good food, laughter, and Star Trek.

I wouldn’t trade it for a 1,000,000 words. So excuse me while I go cuddle in for one last snuggle and fall asleep watching Tinker Bell with my babies.

How do you turn defeat into triumph? Share it in the comments.

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Curing Insomnia & the Hiccups

Sleep is a precious commodity in our home, one that eludes us. We have tried various prescription, over the counter and natural remedies in the hope of a few hours of sleep.

We’ve received numerous recommendations: warm milk, electronics off an hour before and quiet the house, melatonin, unwind spray, sleep dust, read a phone book….

I’ve even created a pinterest board entitled Curing Insomnia to collect recommendations.

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How to hear clearly in a noisy world {Link Up}

 

This world is a noisy place.

Every minute there are over 277,000 tweets, 216,000 pics uploaded to Instagram, 72 hours of new video uploaded to YouTube, over 204,000,000 emails sent, 48,000 apps are downloaded. Can you keep up?

When you search for guidance do you go to Google and join in with over 4,000,000 other searchers?

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The Cost of War - 3 easy steps to help our nation heal and 2 that require commitment

War comes at a great cost - the lives of brave men and women, sons and daughters, spouses and friends. Today only 1% of our men and women serve. They give of their time and sometimes their very lives so that the rest of us can sleep easier at night, not plagued by the nightmares they’ve seen. They are willing to go to war so that the war does not come to us. This comes at a price to us as well. As the war winds down, as troops withdraw and soldiers retire, it is our duty as civilians to step forward and help.

Memorial Day Tribute to Fallen Soldiers

Post by Hope N Griffin.
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What does an Army Wife and 10 Virgins have in common?

It’s funny how experience brings to life stories in the Bible that we’ve read but never quite grasped.

Mathew 25:1-13, The Parable of the 10 Virgins and their Lamps, has always been a source of struggle for me. I never quite understood why the bridegroom would refuse them entry. It’s not the overall meaning of being prepared for Christ’s return that I struggled with, it was the details of the parable itself. Really, what’s wrong with being fashionably late to a party?