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About janets123

Children's writer, newspaper columnist, essayist, poet, storyteller

Pebble in My Shoe

Posted on June 3, 2013 by janets123

I’ve been wearing these most unusual shoes with springs in the heels, to help me recover from a heel spur. They look a tad like high-heeled athletic shoes and my hubby calls them my “Frankenstein shoes.” I think they’re great, … Continue reading →

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THE RICH FAMILY IN CHURCH

Posted on May 27, 2013 by janets123

Sharing something here I stumbled upon. I truly enjoyed the lesson and considered it a gem. Hope you do also: THE RICH FAMILY IN CHURCH.

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As Good as His Word

Posted on May 25, 2013 by janets123

My husband and I recently were in the market for a cheap used car for our daughter. The key word here is “cheap,” and that made all the difference. In the past, we’ve had great fun looking on the Internet … Continue reading →

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A Cabinet Full of Words

Posted on May 14, 2013 by janets123

Do you know there are adults who have such a limited vocabulary they can’t properly communicate? Like folks from a foreign land, they may understand a complex sentence but they cannot form one. An acquaintance said her granddaughter “got mad” at her when she … Continue reading →

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Alien on the Lawn

Posted on May 10, 2013 by janets123

“Baby, come look! What is that on the lawn?” It wasn’t a plane or a UFO and it wasn’t Superman. It was a big brown bird, for sure, standing out in the middle of our spring grass. We both thought it looked enough like … Continue reading →

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Where There is Hope

Posted on May 2, 2013 by janets123

When our family recently welcomed a new baby girl into the world, there was great hope and expectation this child will have a wonderful, happy, fulfilling life. Maybe she will even impact the world in a marvelous way. If there … Continue reading →

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Tough Decision

Posted on April 18, 2013 by janets123

No one in her right mind buys parsley plants. They are simply too easy to start from seed, right? Well, maybe not on a strip of land in north Texas, midst the USDA-designated “Grand Prairie,” where the soil is so … Continue reading →

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Yee-haw-ing

Posted on April 16, 2013 by janets123

For a purveyor of words, nothing rings like publication. It’s a sort of affirmation that what we’re doing is pertinent enough for someone to read and maybe even give up hard-earned dollars for the privilege. Yee-haw! I am excited to … Continue reading →

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Dance of the Hummingbirds

Posted on April 10, 2013 by janets123

They dance, flit, whiz and hover. The big one darts ferociously but the small one stands his ground at the feeder. These tiny birds make a person tired just watching them dance around their food. It seems as if they … Continue reading →

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Owies and Itchies

Posted on March 30, 2013 by janets123

On an ordinary March afternoon in this land of sunshine just thirty-three degrees north of the equator, birds were singing special spring songs, and strong urges permeated the air.   The annual planting compulsion hit me and I started digging in … Continue reading →

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