Archives for September 2017

DIY Succulent Pumpkins

September 12, 2017 by Patti 8 Comments

Hey there friends. Today’s post is my very first nod to Fall. I’m nodding at you Fall but I’m not embracing you, especially after you littered my yard with debris last night.

I’m writing this post as I listen to the sound of chainsaws next door, where my neighbor had two trees go through their roof last night during the windstorm. We were on the far edge of hurricane Irma’s path but we had heavy winds and power outages. All I can say is that I’m very thankful that we were spared any damage to our home.

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Freedom Friday – God is Greater Than all our Storms

September 8, 2017 by Patti 10 Comments

A brand new day is dawning here in South Carolina and the weather forecasters say it will be a beautiful weekend, sunshine and 70’s. But a storm is coming, and we’ve had a state of emergency declared, as Hurricane Irma blows her way toward Florida and then into the southeastern states.

Today my mood is light and, like the weekend forecast, I anticipate a fun weekend ahead with my hubby. Right now the worries over my own life storms seem far, far away . . .

We all have stuff that can weigh us down don’t we? The negative thoughts (real or imagined) that assault our minds, or actual outward circumstances that we can’t control. The good news is:

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How to Take Great Selfies & Other so Close to Amazing News!

September 5, 2017 by Patti 18 Comments

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What I Learned in August

September 1, 2017 by Patti 22 Comments

When I turned over the rumpled and coffee stained page of my calendar to reveal a great big SEPTEMBER 1, it was at first shocking, and then sad, to realize that Summer really is drawing to a close. Where did the long, hot days of Summer go? They didn’t seem so long to me at all. What happened to all those days I’d planned to spend relaxing on the screened porch with a good book? And when did the trees start littering my yard with cast off leaves and the flowers in my garden start losing their glory? Last week was full-on Summer and this week a change is in the air.

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