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  • Hair today….gone tomorrow

    Hair today….gone tomorrow

    really thought gray hair around the temples was just for men.  It’s one of the first places we women notice about the opposite sex detailing their age, and often times even upping their desirability.  After all isn’t this feature what made George Clooney a better candidate for the sexiest man alive? He wasn’t even on the…

  • Never stop pursuing your dreams

    Never stop pursuing your dreams

    Sometimes Monday mornings are hard.  Especially after an eventful fun weekend that you never want to end. This is a story about a family that has overcome more than just a Monday morning and what some may think of as an insurmountable obstacle.  I am not a current apple user but want to support this…

  • Getting Wild

    Getting Wild

    A handful of years ago, my husband and I decided to get a divorce.  The sadness I felt was unimaginable and I was paralyzed with grief.  I knew I needed to find purpose in my life as getting out of bed was a treacherous chore.  In typical Dori fashion I decided that only an excursion…

  • Hello I love you

    Hello I love you

    My niece spoke in church the other day.  I had the awesome opportunity and privilege to be there.  She started matter of fact just as any unpretentiously confident 14 year old would.  “A man named Jim Morrison once said……….”  I perked up.  Maybe church wouldn’t be as dry today after all.  I smiled as I was filled with pride…

  • Don’t get me started

    Don’t get me started

    A couple of days ago I was hot. So hot you could see steam rising and hear the sizzle. Hot under the collar. I ranted and raged to the person next to me, confirming to them that I was indeed a crazy person.  I’m usually not vocally opinionated about cliche phrases and words of political correctness, but…

  • My face is as red as the pinterest button

    My face is as red as the pinterest button

    I’m single.  Therefore I google. Have I said that before? It sounds very familiar.  But it’s still true. I know that other people who are single, google as well.  (Yes Google I’m using you as a verb.)  That has recently been confirmed to me from a single man.  A single man, who in fact googled…

  • 3 Tips and cheers for Pinterest

    3 Tips and cheers for Pinterest

    Pinterest has been an answer to my prayers.  Of course figuratively it has and not literally.  I haven’t been praying nightly for a way to categorize my digital finds.  But if I had, I would know God hears my prayers and wants me to be happy.  I’m sure it was somebody elses prayer He answered…

  • The finer things in life

    The Widows Mite This last Christmas I discovered artist Annie Henrie at a local exhibit.  I loved this picture of Mary and the Christ child and snapped a picture with my phone thinking that I would remember her name.  When I arrived home, I found myself frustrated that I didn’t write her name down and…

  • Rejoice

    Rejoice

    Recently, a friend came to me with good news.  Her desire to share this news was half of the excitement. Her countenance was bright and you would had thought that she had the winning lottery ticket for $365 million.  Later that night I received a text from her telling me that her spirits had been…

  • And the mother of the year award goes to………

    And the mother of the year award goes to………

    ….Anyone besides myself!  This last week I had one of those “moments” and yes that is in quotes intentionally. My son and I were hiking up a beautiful canyon on a Sunday afternoon.  It was just four miles away from our house and we both really needed to get out on a beautiful Sunday Afternoon.…