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Pre-Christmas Heart Check

December 15, 2020Jeannie Waters37 Comments on Pre-Christmas Heart Check

  Why, oh why did Dr. Jones schedule an appointment in mid-December? Who has time for that? My heart is fine.                         As holiday prep time grew shorter, my to-do list grew longer. My peace meter registered closer to frayed-at-the-seams-frantic than to Christmas card-perfect.  “This appointment is a waste of…

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The Loving Hands of Christmas

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019Jeannie Waters18 Comments on The Loving Hands of Christmas

With rounded shoulders, she stooped low to scoop pecans from the leaf-covered ground of the orchard. My maternal grandmother, poor by the world’s standards, shelled pecans with arthritic, age spot speckled hands. She then placed them in dime-store containers and presented them as Christmas gifts. Pain-filled hands laboring to give. …

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Christmas Cleaning

December 21, 2018December 21, 2018Jeannie Waters14 Comments on Christmas Cleaning

Clean and Christmas just go together, don’t they? We clean so that we can decorate, and then we clean and remove containers after decorating. We clean before cooking delicious meals and baking, and then we wash the pots and pans until our fingertips turn into “raisins.” We clean before company…

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Echo of the Heart

December 8, 2018May 3, 2019Jeannie Waters7 Comments on Echo of the Heart

Yesterday, an echocardiogram revealed important information about my heart. I’m thankful the report was good. During the procedure, I was amazed to see the inner workings of my heart on the screen. As the tech moved the probe around, some views showed all four chambers working in tandem, and some…

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Holiday Prep: Take a Break First!

November 1, 2018May 3, 2019Jeannie Waters19 Comments on Holiday Prep: Take a Break First!

At the beginning of each month, I post ideas for meaningful gifts to help us share joy and encouragement with other people. Guess what. This month, the gift idea is for Please nestle into a comfy chair and accept this package, beautifully wrapped and bearing a tag with your name…

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