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Journeying in His Grace

June 21, 2023 jjranson

What a food pantry taught me Earlier this year, my church sent an email plea for its Food Pantry ministry.…

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Posted in: Faith Life Filed under: #writinglife, Godly living, Learning, personal growth

Escaping The Hurry

May 28, 2023 jjranson

Can I ask you a personal question? Promise me you’ll answer honestly. Are you in a hurry? By that, I…

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Posted in: Life Skills Filed under: #amwriting, #slowdown, #writinglife, minimalism, personal growth

Navigation for the Fearful

May 20, 2023 jjranson

Writing Prompt #30: Decisions, decisions I’ve had trouble deciding much of anything this past year. So, I may not be…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #decisions, #writinglife

An Abbreviated Tale of a Happy Retiree

December 13, 2020 jjranson 1 Comment

Just the thought of retiring can send an individual into a tailspin. Questions about money, fears about boredom, lack of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #writinglife, Planner, Planning, Productivity, Retiree, Retirement, Writer, Writing

This Quitting Habit Can’t Sabotage My Writing Life

September 26, 2020 jjranson

No longer shall I be the queen of unfinished things Standing in front of a wall of yarn at Michael’s,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #amwriting, #perfectionism, #planning, #writinglife

Rock-ing the Neighborhood: There Were No Rules

June 9, 2020 jjranson

How I learned to let go of “my art” There’s a sign at my neighborhood entrance requesting painted rocks. The instructions…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #writinglife, amwriting, good neighbor, personal growth, share joy

Goodbye, Unrealistic Expectations

May 23, 2020 jjranson

Decades ago, when my oldest daughter was still a toddler, I decided that I didn’t have it in me to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #amwriting, #celebraterecovery, #writinglife, healing, perfectionism, personal growth

Belief

January 3, 2020 jjranson 12 Comments

This gift was his way to push me a little to get serious about this life and, maybe, tell the world more about where I am going.

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #amwriting, #writinglife, belief, encouragement, gifts
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