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Our Daily Thread 12-31-15

Good Morning!

You now have less than 24 hours to complete anything that needs to be done by the end of this year. 🙂

Today’s header photo is from Donna. 

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QoD?

Another year is about to bite the dust. 🙂

So what say you? Was it good, bad, or other? What lessons, if any, have you learned? 

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108 thoughts on “Our Daily Thread 12-31-15”

  1. Happy New Year’s Eve!

    This has been a year of medical adventures and testing of stamina and endurance. Because suffering is a springboard for compassion, it has been a compassion building year. I have felt it to be a year of losses, yet who knows what God is in the midst of doing? I look to Him to be the final judge as to whether or not this has been a good year.

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  3. There is a list of “most admired people” in today’s Times-News
    It really is a pitiful list. There really aren’t any role models out there any more.
    “Who do you want to be like when you grow up?”
    The men’s list consisted of
    Barack Obama. 17%
    Pope Francis 5%
    Donald Trump 5%
    Bernie Sanders 3%
    Bill Gates
    Ben Carson
    Dali Lama
    G. W..Bush
    Bill Clinton & finally an admirable person
    Billy Graham

    The Women’s list was worse: (If that’s possible)
    Hillary Clinton 13%
    Malala Yousafzal ???????????
    Oprah Winfrey
    Michelle Obama
    Carley Florina
    And I don’t know the rest except Condoleezza Rice and Sarah Palan who bring up the rear.

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  4. 2015 has been a roller coaster. I lost another job. BG came home, making my heart swell, then she took it out and stomped on it. We bought a house that is home. No moves in the foreseeable future (that is a prayer as well as a statement). Mr. P still hasn’t been able to get the stimulator put in his back and I am beginning to worry about him. He returned to college and is making really good grades. He has a goal to become a cardio/respiratory therapist. A woman I used to go to church with and now she and her husband have moved to my church was the first head of respiratory therapy at the local hospital. She also helped start the program that he wants in (they only accept a certain number per year) and when she found out what he wanted to do she has offered to mentor him and write a referral. He being former military mistakenly thinks that letters from former superiors and doctors he knows from that life will work. Silly man. This is the South. Her recommendation will go a lot further.
    All in all it has worked out as it should. Dare I say, that life is beginning to be good again. I haven’t made that statement in quite a while.

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  5. My Song of the Day. We have had rain and lots of it for the last week or so. This song is what came to mind this morning when the dogs and I got up. It was storming and they needed to go out….

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  10. Good morning!
    2015: My eldest got her driver’s license. (Woo-Hoo!!!); my mom had some major health scares; our income dropped by 40%, as oil prices tanked; we adopted a rescue puppy, six months after losing our beloved Lab, Buddy; my youngest became a tween–and I embarrass her at every turn; Scott and I celebrated sixteen years of marriage (I’ve now lived with him longer than my parents. The first ten years of our union were quite difficult, but God has restored the years the locusts have eaten and has blessed us beyond measure).

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  11. The weather has been so warm here that many more people are out riding bikes than we have ever seen before. We had a great visit to the Nature Preserve yesterday. We saw two logs near each other on a lake. On one log were three small turtles getting a sun tan. On the other was an alligator. Son got some photos of that while I was tied up on my phone talking with my brother. He had been to a plumbing store in hopes of finding another solution for our sink at home. How could I not discuss plumbing with him, yet I so desired to be enjoying the Nature Preserve. This would not be an issue if my brother had employment. So, alligator and turtles lost out and faucets, and plumbing seats, and sinks became my focus. As that SNF character use to say, “It’s always something.”

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  13. Chas- Billy Graham isn’t the only admirable person on your list. Ben Carson overcame a lot of challenges to become a great brain surgeon. G. W. Bush, though a not-so-great president, is an honorable man. He’s honest and likable, unlike many other politicians.

    And remember, the attention span of most younger Americans isn’t that long, so when asked such a question, they name someone they have heard of recently.

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  15. As I said on FB, it is only halfway through the twelve days of Christmas, so I can still post this: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/25/opinion/the-christmas-revolution.html?_r=1

    For most Christians, the incarnation — the belief that God, in the person of Jesus, walked in our midst — is history’s hinge point. The incarnation’s most common theological take-away relates to the doctrine of redemption: the belief that salvation is made possible by the sinless life and atoning death of Jesus. But there are other, less familiar aspects of Jesus’ earthly pilgrimage that are profoundly important.

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  16. I would consider this one of the worse of my life. Events that took place were difficult, but it is really certain people who made it so much worse than necessary. Good and bad can both be amplified or shrunk by our relationships. You really do find out the true character of others during difficult times.

    God does hold us up, though. The scripture I felt ‘led’ to memorize was comforting and led to much hope for the future.

    Prayer partners are wonderful and such a blessing!

    New Years blessings to all and prayers for those going through difficulties right now.

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  18. 2015 has been a year of learning to wait. I’ve spent a great deal of time waiting in my life, but even in those years I was doing something – taking a course or two, job searching, etc. 2015 was different. Every time I tried to do something, I was stopped by insurmountable obstacles. When I tried to decide to proceed, there was always a definite check, as if I was getting a stop signal. I guess I did accomplish a couple of things, as I got both my driver’s and my nursing license back; but that was about it. It was also a year of learning to deal with some troubling trends I saw arise amongst family members, of learning when to speak and when to remain silent, and trusting God where I couldn’t change things. It has been a year of helping others in small ways that can’t really be seen or counted. All in all, for me it has been a year of silence, but I find myself feeling joyful and confident at the end of it, not in myself, for my health is still unstable and my mind still struggling, nor in outward circumstances, for from my personal economic situation to the unstable situation in the Middle East things aren’t looking good, but in God. I know He has a plan, and He will carry it out. Christ’s Church will be built and He has been so gracious as to give me a part in it, whether anyone else can see it or not.

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  19. You’re right Peter, Ben Carson, Carley Florina, GW Bush and some others you might want your child to be like.
    But overall, it’s a poor list. I wouldn’t want my child to mimic most of those.
    “Study hard and you might be like Oprah someday.”

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  20. I do not currently like Oprah, but in the past I have really liked and admired her. She worked hard to get where she got. She hasn’t hoarded her money, she has put it to good use in causes that she believed in—not necessarily the same ones I would have, but at least she gave.
    She got all “new agey” and I didn’t like that about her and I don’t agree with her politics.

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  21. I think Ben Carson is a great role model and especially for many young black males. How many would not be in jail now if they had mother’s like his who transcended her third grade education and inspired greatness in her children? I am awed by their family and what it establishes as a possibility for others who make the right choices.

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  23. Roscuro, I can so much relate to what you wrote. I know for every door closed that others stand open, but at times my vision fails me and I bump into walls instead of locating those newly opened doors.

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  25. Malala belongs on the list and I recognized her name immediately.

    The snow is an excellent part of the picture. Notice the hoodie behind the piling? Just another indicator of the intense cold those poor Californians have to find some way to survive through. Really pulls at the heart strings and makes you wonder what you can do to help them….

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  26. We have a house guest. Her name is Cadee (Katie). She is a little five pound Pomeranian. She belongs to Mama Ruth’s grand daughter. They left Monday night for Disney World and R’s son backed out on keeping her, so I agreed. I brought her home Monday night. We slowly introduced her to our dogs and before too long the Diva was sitting on Mr. P’s shoulder. He made several comments about her sleeping arrangements, but we set her kennel up in our room and put her to bed. That didn’t last long. He got up to let her out and before he could turn around she had jumped up on the bed and settled herself on his pillow. Last night as we were going to bed she looked over at me with a definite female smugness then gently placed her head on his pillow and closed her eyes.
    Amos is tolerating her in his bed and would like to make friends. Lulabelle is not amused by the competition for her human’s attention.
    Someone get the smelling salts for Mumsee. Not only do I have animals in the house, I let them sleep with me.

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  27. What? Where? Why?? What happened? It seems I was having a nightmare about dogs and houses and crazy people letting them into the house. It gets worse but I will spare you the horror….

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  28. It is bad enough just thinking of the suffering in California in that extreme cold. They are just not set up for it. What with all of those houses and furnaces and air conditioners and fans and such. I just hope we don’t get to the point where we hear they are skinning their alpacas for mittens and capes.

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  33. We are right around thirteen this morning, with a high expected around twenty three so if it was to precipitate here, it would quite likely be snow. But I don’t expect it will. We don’t usually get much precipitation.

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  34. 29 here. Great photo, Donna! It looks just like home!

    This is one of my favorite quotes from My Utmost for His Highest. I end my novel with it:

    “Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportunities which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future.

    “Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ.”

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  35. So cold, I wore a wool hat the first 20 minutes of my gym class and didn’t take off my sweatshirt until 35 minutes in.

    Interesting to read your reflections on the year. I’ll have to think. There was much to be thankful for in my life.

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  38. As to the year: most excellent. We started with the quite possible fear of husband’s death to his meds, followed by a remarkable recovery and his ability to accomplish quite a lot. A couple of the children have made good starts into the big world. Another couple tried the public school system and we found it did not work for them. Another will continue.

    Family and friends in fairly good health. Many have not yet opened their eyes to the Truth but we continue to hold out hope and pray for them.

    Husband has found an outlet in writing letters to the paper. Attempting to educate the public and to open up discussion. We find that it is mostly met with anger and contempt but some are able to enter into discussion and that has been good.

    Another good year in a good life with good people.

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  39. While my daughter urged us to “take a romantic weekend in Seattle–you’re much more romantic than ‘Sleepless in Seattle,'” the ridiculous cost made us stay home. I’d rather give that money away than spend it on a last minute flight.

    Besides, low fog expected in Puget Sound this weekend–though the friend’s house is probably high enough to see over it.

    In addition, some optimistics think it might just be visible this far south!

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  40. I have to turn in my 2016 goals today to work, and I’ve been pondering them. I got 6/7 personal goals accomplished in 2015, but not so many on the others . . .

    Here’s my question, what sort of goals–measureable ones–are pertinent for a Christian to set up for a given year? While I have plenty of work, writing and personal goals, I’m flummoxed by spiritual ones. I usually live my life waiting to see what God will do next–trying to write out a list of things I want to do doesn’t sound much like grace to me.

    So, I’ve got the following:

    Spiritual
    1. Quiet Times 5 times a week
    2. Pray before answering sensitive questions
    3. Bible studies planned and outlined a week before starting
    a. Winter—Prayer
    b. Spring—Bible book
    c. Fall–?
    4. Retreat?

    #2 really should read: “cease gossipping,” but I didn’t have the nerve to write it.

    The other stretch for me on the personal level: “No M&Ms in 2016.”

    Yikes! That may be the hardest one of all! 🙂

    (And my Bible study ladies all know that I use “M&Ms” as code for sin!)

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  41. Kathleena’s comment brings to mind that psalm about how hurt the psalmist was by betrayal of a close friend. I’ve been greatly troubled by how politics has eroded a long-standing family relationship and moved over into other areas as a result. I cannot understand why anyone would choose the garbage of politics as being more important than the love of family. Mystifying.

    And now I must go dismantle the Christmas tree.

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  42. Mumsee is right, I took that photo on what was a very, very cold day. Cold enough that it could have snowed.

    I was out at the pier doing our “it’s-so-cold!” story earlier this week: Families bundled in jackets and hoods and long winter scarves, dogs in sweaters, gelato shops empty of all customers. It was a scene of suffering.

    Thankfully, the sun was out and so the sky and ocean were blue. But, oh, the humanity.

    I slept for 9 hours last night, this really is hibernating weather. Trying to get in to work early today, I literally and completely dry of stories and story ideas though.

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  43. 2015 had its ups and downs, like any year.

    My husband was diagnosed with diabetes. So far the pills seems to be working and he doesn’t need insulin.

    Once he started seeing a wound care specialist, the sore that he’s had on one leg since November 2014 (about six months before the diabetes was diagnosed) is finally healing.
    Until it is healed and the compression cast is no longer needed, he can’t go swimming, which is the only form of exercise that works for him (problems with back, hip, and knees make walking painful).

    Our older son has still not found a full-time teaching position (he graduated May 2014). But he is working three part-time jobs, as a substitute teacher in two school districts, choir director at a church here in town, and most recently office manager in one of my husband’s two churches.

    Our younger son is doing well in tenth grade, though AP Physics gets him pretty stressed out sometimes. And sometimes algebra homework, and band when he can’t get all the notes right. But compared to how he was when he was younger, he copes with it OK. His algebra teacher only knew Al was considered special needs because his record says he has an IEP.

    I finally was able to hire someone in the position under me that had been open for nearly a year, and she is doing great. The college is not doing so great, with a major budget deficit due to decreased enrollment, and they just let ten people go. No one in our department though. Phase 2 of cost cutting will probably start soon, don’t know yet what that will entail. A lot depends on whether we get any of the state funding we’re supposed to, but Illinois finances are in terrible shape so no one is very hopeful.

    I am enjoying learning German. My younger son is taking it in high school, so I decided to take advantage of free tuition (well, mostly free – I have to pay a fee for the tuition waiver to be processed) and study it also. So far, though, apparently German is Al’s easiest subject and he never seems to need any help with it. But it’s fun for me, just because I like languages. It doesn’t seem to come as easily as Spanish did, though.

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  46. I have the tree down and the door stripped. It is all in the attic. I am torn on putting away the final Nativity set, but if I don’t get it all done before we leave next week, I don’t know when it will get done. Next I will need to clean the house. Ugh. Not what I really want to do. It has stopped raining but is still damp. It isn’t really cold, but it isn’t really comfortable either.

    Do any of you have Amazon Prime? Have you tried the music feature? Yesterday and today I chose all 50’s music. I have heard some songs I haven’t heard since my dad and my uncle were together last.

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  47. Daughter asked Grandpa about a week or two ago, if they would be putting up ornaments soon. He told her they don’t do that in their house. She left the room and when she came back, he told her, “There’s our Christmas tree” and pointed to the cactus he had brought up from downstairs. They laughed and she placed her gifts to them under it. She says she understands my humor much better after a year with my dad.

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  49. Kim, a couple of days ago, you mentioned interviewing for a listing.
    How did it go?
    I may have Amazon prime. Not sure, I bought a Kindle White and something like that appeared. But I’m still not sure.
    I don’t like the touch system as well as the other.

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  50. I went on the listing appointment and feel like I will get the listing. She is going to do some financial planning in the next couple of weeks, there will be some tax issues so I advised her to speak with her attorney and her accountant before we put the unit on the market. I feel like I will get the listing but it will probably be February. I left the listing agreement with her and asked that she read through it to be more comfortable and let me know if she has any questions. She is a widow and I want her to be comfortable with her decision.

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  51. The year in review….

    Connor Matthew born 😉 his dad left ;(

    Hubby worked out of town most of the year. 😉 for the work.. ;( for the out of town.

    I was gainfully employed prn all year. 😉
    Made progress on school with all prereq’s completed. 😉

    Son growing and learning so much! 😉 😉

    House in Albuquerque sold. 😉 😉
    Out of debt!!! Able to help others more.

    Both mothers in good health. Extended family doing better.

    Youngest daughter bought home! 😉

    Good relations with all grown children.

    Many, many blessings from God! So thankful to be His!

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  52. Overall this has been a good year in my house. Especially encouraging is that my girl (23) has finally gotten some traction against a combination of health issues that held her back for five years. She’s working 30 hours a week as a cashier and looking forward to resuming college in 2016. All this would have been hard to imagine just six months ago, and we rejoice greatly!

    Meanwhile her brother (18) is doing great academically in his senior year, keeping his GPA up while being involved in our church’s youth group, in his school’s music club, and as a captain on his school’s Ultimate Frisbee team. He surprises me sometimes with his wisdom and thoughtfulness in approaching decisions. Now if we can only figure out how to manage finances for college next year…

    My wife and I are in our 25th year of marriage and I still feel so privileged that I get to be her husband. She spent a good part of the year helping with medical testing and appointments, first for our daughter, and more recently for her mother.

    Mom (my mother-in-law) turned 90 this year and enjoyed her surprise extended family birthday party. While she’s had a few injuries and minor surgeries, she remains alert and good-natured, and still lives on her own. She needs more help, so we all get to spend more time with her.

    I had an extensive cardiology workup early in the year. One doctor says I need another major heart surgery (I had two as a child), another says I don’t. They agreed that taking better care of myself and watchful waiting is okay for now. So we’ll see what the new year brings.

    I’ve been happy to be back among you after a year-long hiatus, and look forward to keeping in touch in 2016.

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  53. Thanks for the welcome back. Not sure how much I’ll be around once Christmas break is over. I have a lot less time for the internet than I did a few years ago, largely due to having a 42-mile commute instead of 5 miles. Plus more competition for the computers at home since my husband and both sons like to play online role-playing games together.

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  54. Kim, I have prime (love it, have had it for several years now) — just signed up for the music the other day as well, but I’ve made use of their video library. Probably not as extensive as Netflix (which I don’t have), but it’s coming along.

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  55. Prime is our only TV viewing. I sat through, literally, 900 movie titles the other night–100 pages with nine movies on a page–and saw maybe half a dozen worth viewing.

    My husband pointed out this is an excellent opportunity to see what most of America likes to watch, since they’re basically in order of what is ordered.

    And that, folks, is depressing.

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  58. I think health and rest sum up 2015 for me. I started the year still very run down from a difficult term on the field and a busy time of reporting to churches. January began a time when I was able to be at home and not traveling and speaking every weekend. At the end of January is when the number on the scale at the doctor’s office shocked me to the point of deciding then and there that things had to change. Then of course the addition of more months of mandatory rest and weight loss finished off most of the rest of the year. I’m happy to report that my energy levels are higher than they have been in years. I still have to be careful to pace myself, but I’m not on the edge of collapse all the time now.

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  59. From a link Guess Who (I don’t know) posted on the Politics Thread.

    ◾Hospitals across Britain are dealing with at least 15 new cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) every day. Although FGM has been illegal in Britain since 1984, there has not been a single conviction.

    I predict it will take less than 10 years for that to come to America.
    The Supreme Court will say it’s a religious observance.

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  60. Guess Who is always me away from home. Oh wait. this post won’t help, will it? DJ 🙂

    Grumbling since I got stuck doing a story about a new study that shows that teenagers like to fight to settle differences.

    Hasn’t that always been the case?

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  61. Somehow my last comment got lost. Oh, well, lost comments must float around somewhere.

    As for spiritual goals, in most recent years I tend to get an impression of a theme to focus on, and this year it is the word ‘hope’.
    Today my bible reading included the verses in Hebrews 6:19-20: “This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain of God’s inner sanctuary. Jesus has already gone in there for us. He has become our eternal High Priest in the order of Melchizedeck. ” Reading that today added confirmation that hope is my word for this year. It is always a special thought to recognize that Jesus prays for me.

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  62. Other spiritual goals include trying to find others to engage in workbook study during Sunday school time in the church media center. Also, continue reading and reviewing Christian books to grow in understanding of viewpoints of other Christians. I hope to engage more with Christian Library International and commit to going through a Bible study as a grader and mentor to someone going through the CLI study on the inside of the prison. Those are some hopes, but I will be available to God if He has better ideas.

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  63. There was a letter to the editor in our paper a couple of days ago. They were acknowledging Christians and their work in the prisons with Bible Study, Church service, one on one, etc, but they really needed help with Islam and Wicca and Native American and other religious leanings.

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  69. Peter L,
    Music, preferably high school vocal music. He’s certified for both vocal and instrumental, K-12, but he’d prefer vocal, and middle school/high school rather than elementary.

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  71. Paul’s new dog was just sitting on his chest, rolled over on her back and put her head under his chin. Today I heard him lean over and tell her to “come to Daddy”. Have I mentioned that she is a 5 lb foo foo Pomeranian?????

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  73. When an elderly neighbor died some years ago she left behind her 2 Poms — which I said I’d find new homes for. It wasn’t easy, and ultimately they had to be separated as they fought horribly. But with the help of a local rescue group, we finally got both of them placed.

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  74. Well it just goes to prove the bigger they are the harder they fall…it is funny to see this big man and this tiny dog. Cracks me up. She has definitely staked her claim to him. She got him up at 3 this morning to let her out. Lulabelle and Amos know better. I have taken to calling Mr. P, Dr. Doolittle

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  75. I’ll be happy when 2015 is over. It has been a year, largely, of perseverance. Our extended family has seen some health challenges (some now resolved); my husband has had major amounts of work for church (entailing much continuing patience), my side of the family saw its first divorce in maybe 50 years (the most recent before that being back before my mother was born, more than 90 years ago), and overall it has been a hard year in many ways.

    I never did finish my Christmas letter, simply because some things that were obvious points to include remain unresolved weeks later.

    We’ve had a lot of good things, too, including some milestone growth steps for our children, the best year in freelance I’ve had in years and probably the most consistent workload that I’ve had in a dozen years of doing freelance. (Even now, heading into January when I often have nothing, I have several projects that are / may be coming my way in the next couple of months.)

    And it has been a hard year for many I love and care about in the matter of choices their teen and young adult daughters have made–that includes some of you.

    There’s no magic in putting up a new calendar, but there is a fresh start, and I’ll be happy enough for this one.

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  76. …then there are times that I am more therapist than Realtor. I sold a couple a house several years ago. He killed himself this summer. She just called me to ask my advice. Her family is pressuring her to sell the house and rent something. I explained that for some people renting does make sense because you don’t have the maintenance and upkeep to pay for. I suggested she call around and see what was available to rent. Her payment is only $900 per month because they bought it out of foreclosure. So I know she has equity in it. She could sell take the equity, put part in savings, and put part down on another house. She can also talk to the mortgage company to see if the will either refinance and make her payment even lower if that makes sense or if they will transfer the mortgage into her name.
    This is complicated because her family lives in another city but her husband had children from another marriage and their mother is an alcoholic and she has occasionally had to go pick them up from their mother’s when she was drunk, so she doesn’t want to leave them with no safe adult.
    I am flattered that she trusts me enough for advice and didn’t hesitate to call on New Year’s Eve 😉

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  79. Ahh….2015…I will say it has been good. I went back to work (outside of the home) in March…it has been challenging and rewarding. I enjoy it….most of the time.
    Walking the path of losing our sweet Babe was by far the most heart wrenching of all….we still miss her…I still get all teary eyed when I see photos of her sweet self.
    Getting a puppy has been fun….and challenging….we just need to get through this puppy stage of chewing…and lots of energy….but she is sweet 🙂
    The Lord has definitely been revealing to me some weaknesses….I do need to be more disciplined in some areas of my walk…and with His help, I am growing in those areas of my life…..oh to be more like Him….
    A most blessed New Year to you dear fellow blogging brothers and sisters….you are loved and cherished ❤

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  84. Lots of Hawkeye fans out here — they were lined up deep to attend a pep rally at the battleship in preparation for tomorrow’s Rose Bowl.

    I’m watching a scary movie tonight, Aliens. Fireworks have already started.

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  86. Just wanted to say I enjoyed the responses to the QoD. You guys are an interesting bunch. 🙂

    I can describe our year in two words. Roller coaster.

    This year’s been all over the map. Not sure if that’s a 🙂 or 😦 thing. Both I guess.

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  88. OK. You now have 40 minutes to get 12 posts. If so, someone can claim the last 100! of 2015. 🙂

    At 12:00 AM EST I’m posting tomorrow’s thread and going to bed. I plan to sleep in. My plans rarely work, but I press on anyway. 🙂

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  98. Younger daughter just got home from work all giddy and wondering why no one’s partying yet.

    It’s because no party can be a party without her. 🙂

    She’s 21 and gets to have champagne with us this year.

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