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Roll Call!
Jul 18, 2010The other day, I popped into one of my favorite Dallas malls. I had one whole hour that I got to use meandering in and out of stores; window shopping and trying to keep my money where it belongs – in my wallet! There was one store in particular that caught my eye. Forever 21 […]
Read MoreThis Day
Jul 15, 2010http://www.flickr.com/photos/pikaluk/2226737894/ You know how there’s one elementary teacher that makes a mark on you that lasts forever? Long after you’re out of school and thrust into the throngs of life, there’s something he or she did that sticks with you, no matter what path your life follows. Honestly, I’ve got a few of those, but […]
Read MoreNBC’s Family Movie Night
Jul 14, 2010Every now and then, something crosses our path that we think you might like. Here’s just such a one: Tomorrow, July 16 at 8/7c, NBC will be airing “The Jensen Project,” brought in part by Moms4familytv.com. Hey, it’s a family movie night!! Now, I think we all know that network TV is a rotten place […]
Read MoreDazzled
Jul 13, 2010Not long ago, I found myself driving alone to one of my son’s hockey games. Night had just fallen, and the sky had begun to twinkle with starlight. Suddenly, a brilliant shooting star blazed through the sky, its flaming tail streaking after it in an awesome display. I gasped involuntarily at the sight, and said […]
Read MoreStaff Meetings=Food
Jul 12, 2010pI love Going Beyond staff meetings. Priscilla always makes sure they revolve around food, and we all really appreciate that./p p style=”text-align: center;”Priscilla makes some fab-u-lous waffles, served with blueberries, syrup and whipped cream. Yum!/p p style=”text-align: center;”img src=”http://www.goingbeyond.com/sites/default/files/blog/Picture%2011_1.png” alt=”Priscilla’s waffles” width=”500″ height=”333″> Yes, there is fruit for Linnae, our Health Leader. (I ate […]
Read More40 Years
Jul 11, 2010pWe’ve had lots of great discussions about the a href=”http://www.goingbeyond.com/blog/i-still-believe-0″ target=”_blank”beauty/a and a href=”http://www.goingbeyond.com/blog/marriage-prayers” target=”_blank”challenges /aof marriage around here. The comments from single women and married women alike have made me think deeply about how enormous an accomplishment it is to find a great love and maintain it over the years. Which is why, I […]
Read MoreEaster Eggs
Jul 08, 2010p style=”text-align: center;”img src=”http://www.goingbeyond.com/sites/default/files/blog/Picture%209_0.png” alt=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/midiman/125332356/” title=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/midiman/125332356/” width=”500″ height=”375″/p pMy kids are so much more techno-savvy than I can ever hope to be. They know how to find “Easter Eggs” on CD’s and DVD’s: hidden songs or extra features that aren’t obvious to people who don’t know what to look for. They have fun poking around, […]
Read MoreI’m Full
Jul 07, 2010p style=”text-align: center;”img src=”http://www.goingbeyond.com/sites/default/files/blog/Picture%204_0.png” alt=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-jojo/3264321447/” class=”mceItem” height=”332″ width=”499″/p p style=”text-align: center;”span style=”font-size: x-small;”a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-jojo/3264321447/” target=”_blank”emhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/photo-jojo/3264321447//em/a/span/p pI’ve eaten too much./p pI’m serious. /p pThe fourth of July ushered in an array of fabulously sloppy, greasy, enormous and delightful dishes that made my mouth water – and I ate IT ALL. Every single delicious bite of every […]
Read MoreThank You, Lord
Jul 06, 2010pIt was a whirlwind weekend. I’ve thought of you a bunch between our wild adventures. As always, the holiday weekend was anything but a holiday. I’ve told you before that my idea of a holiday includes rest, peace, quiet and engaging adult activity – like SHOPPING for instance. But there was none of that around […]
Read MoreDear Anonymous
Jul 05, 2010pDear Anonymous Note Dropper Off-er:/p p Thank you for your second unsigned note in my mailbox: /p p style=”text-align: center;”img src=”http://www.goingbeyond.com/sites/default/files/blog/Picture%203_3.png” alt=”anonymous note” class=”mceItem” height=”357″ width=”353″/p pFrom the deep scratching of the pen into the paper, I deduce that you are becoming bitter at my lack of response to your first note. Obviously, you do […]
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