Tag: Life
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Choose To Chance The Rapids
“Too many times we stand aside And let the waters slip away ‘Til what we put off ’til tomorrow Has now become today So don’t you sit upon the shoreline And say you’re satisfied Choose to chance the rapids And dare to dance the tide” Garth Brooks – The River
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“Gonna Fly Now” – Creed, Rocky and the Holidays
One might wonder what the Theme From Rocky and the holidays have to do with one another, but somehow the holiday music that is usually playing while the house and tree are decorated was replaced with Gonna Fly Now and Eye of the Tiger after going to the absolutely wonderful new movie, Creed, and watching the Spike TV Rocky…
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Imagine My Surprise
Not only was it a surprise to walk around the corner and see this little guy visiting, but during a week of record-setting weather in the 70’s it was a surprise to find the holiday season in full bloom. Waiting in line at the drive-thru and listening to T.N.T. by AC/DC on the radio, imagine…
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Celebrate Life’s Moments
Sometimes all it takes is a shared smile, a bench to share with someone special, simple joys of the season and the beauty of fall to remind us to celebrate life’s moments.
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Skeletons Rockin’ in Northville and Enjoying Life
The Skeletons have arrived in Northville, MI and will be on display throughout the month to celebrate the arrival of Halloween. Walking around beautiful downtown Northville, not only does the Victorian era architecture, old-fashioned street lamps, and quaint homes, shops and streets remind us of the charming small-town life, but the hundred skeletons on display…
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Peyton Manning #18 – For The Love of the Game
Leading up to Sunday night’s NFL match-up between the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions, there was plenty of sports talk about witnessing the final days of Peyton Manning’s career and questioning his ability to lead the Broncos to a Super Bowl this year. For those of us who put on our Manning jerseys (there were…
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The Ripples of Simple Enjoyment
The cool morning shrouded in darkness and fog, slowly gave way to a sunrise that turned the fog into a golden mist of pleasure. Floating through the pink and gold shadows reflecting across the water, the quiet beauty is transformed by a simple drop of water sliding off a kayak paddle, gently hitting the…
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Letting Go of “Why?” To Be Free To Wander
As we wander alone on the shores of tranquility are we able to quiet our minds for a moment of silence and reflection or do our minds resemble a Lake Michigan rip current that sweeps through with a sudden force as the winds of doubt crash into the large waves of unanswered “whys?” swirling in…
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“Home Is Where The Heart Is”
It seems that over the last month the news has been filled with countless stories about the devastating loss of lives and homes in natural disasters, such as wildfires and floods, and man-made disasters of refugees forced to flee their homes in war-torn countries. Not only has this seemed prevalent over the last month, but…
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Peyton Manning, NFL Sunday Ticket and Pizza – Life Is Good!!
The 2015 NFL Season officially begins in our house today with the return of Peyton Manning for his 18th season hopefully leading the Denver Broncos to a Super Bowl victory over Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys (we are done talking about our MLB World Series dream, Nationals/Tigers, which did not end well). Both teams…
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