GRATEFUL BLESSED EXPECT APPRECIATE Today is a wonderful day to celebrate the release of the latest cards in THE PERFECT AGE® greeting card line. In this topsy-turvy year, a heartfelt greeting is just what your clients, friends and family need! GRATEFUL MESSAGE INSIDE: GRATEFUL Your spirit’s beauty fills the world with hope for the […]
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The sea offers amazing analogies for our voyage through life; and the sea turtle birth story is really interesting. The female sea turtle selects a place in the sand to dig a hole, lay about a hundred eggs, and buy them. She might have between 2-8 nests per season. When the hatchlings peck their way
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The “happiest” days for some, ironically, can be saddest days for others—if we don’t plan ahead. One of those days is Valentines Day. By a show of hands, who has ever felt a little more lonely as Valentine’s Day approaches because there is no someone special in your life who will remember you? My hand
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I had a dream—not exactly the kind Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke about, but still, for me, a pretty important dream. It was simple. I saw a picture of a ball of variegated yarn, and heard a message: This is how people are. This is why your friends are so different from each other, and
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WORDS are units of meaning. To honor the season, I thought it would be fun to select a few words, based on the letters in these two words: Give Thanks. These words spark memories—they remind us to be grateful. G —Gifts The best gift to give is forgiveness—forgive yourself and others. (Let it go!) I
My new book Well Seasoned: The Beauty of Age is a tapestry of thought provoking messages regarding Age, Worthiness, Confidence, Friends and Writing. You’ll love reading Anna Marie Peterson’s perspective on life. As an active 102 1/2 year old, she has a few important things to share with us! Here’s the first page of the
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My goal was to interview Lorraine Zomok for this blog. I only had 30 minutes until our P.E.O. Tea at the Spicery next door, but as soon as I stepped into Memory Lane Trinkets and Treasures, she met me with questions about my new book. Just like a schoolgirl who came home to show her
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By a show of hands, who has ever felt a little more lonely as Valentine’s Day approaches because there is no someone special in your life who will remember you on that day? My hand is up, because I spent a decade being single. I know, it shouldn’t be a big deal, but somehow it
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When I hear about the Women’s March, I think about P.E.O. (a Philanthropic Educational Organization), and how they began their march for women 150 years ago. Our seven founders, then students of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, marched single file into the chapel wearing identical aprons they made to announce their new society.
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