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Category: Mojo Monday

  • Mojo Monday ~ Getting to Know Your Ancestors

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    As I have come across written stories and biographies of some of my ancestors I have found them to be fascinating. It becomes so much more real and I gain this sense that people are people, no matter the era. Reading about them takes them from being just names or photographs to real living individuals who…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Furry Family

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    Once upon a time (around September of 1996) a stray can showed up on my front porch.  He was adorable with a little round head, bright green eyes and the softest short coat of fur ever.  The little guy adopted me and basically took up residence at the house.  Here is a photo of adorable…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Looking Back & Looking Forward While Staying Present

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    Looking Back lin·e·age ˈlinēij/ noun 1. lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree. synonyms: ancestry, family, parentage, birth, descent, line, extraction, derivation,genealogy, roots, origin, background, heritage, dual heritage; stock,bloodline, breeding, pedigree   My blog writing, besides coming from those stories that inspire me personally and topics that I wish to share with others, is…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Ancestry

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    A number of years ago I got into doing some genealogy.  Maybe it is the history lover in me.  Maybe it is my curious nature.  My last foray into delving into the history records was before I had twins. Plenty of things fell to the wayside after I became a mom.  Recently though as my husband…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Fun Deficit Disorder

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    Michelle Fairchild
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    Sometimes I can be really serious.  I am sensitive to world events.  My heart hurts when there are painful and sad things happening.  I struggle with the big issues regarding injustice, violence against women and children, as well as hurtful actions against animals, which is why I adopted a vegan diet 6 years ago.  I…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Corita Kent

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    ‘The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!’ ~ Albert Einstein Learn more about Corita Kent here.

  • Mojo Monday ~ Impermanence

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    Impermanence expresses the Buddhist notion that everything is constantly in flux. Cultivating an acceptance of the transitory nature of our current situation helps us deal with change and loss. On January 8, 2010 Sharon Marroquin received a phone call that informed her she had breast cancer.  Twenty-six months, three surgeries, sixteen chemotherapy treatments and thirty…

  • Mojo Monday ~ What Every Salmon Knows

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    What people have forgotten is what every salmon knows. ~ Robert Clark This past week I used a vacation day so that I could be a parent chaperone for a field trip for my twin daughters 3rd grade class.  It turned out to be a rainy day, but seeing as how we desperately need the…

  • Mojo Monday ~ From Here to There

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                                                                      You know that when it is only Sunday morning and you are already dreading going to work the next day and you…

  • Mojo Monday ~ Love and Loss

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    I know a few things about love and loss. I know a bit about grieving, for I have danced with death on more than one occasion. As I begin to write this post about a death, a birth and two heart surgeries my quirky mind jumps to thinking about the film called Four Weddings and A Funeral or…