Inspirations

Reflections
The Day After

The Day After

November 7, 2024 12:05 a.m. Yesterday morning the sun rose. Like it always does. I got out of bed about 1/2 hour before sunrise and looked out the window, the first weather report. Like I always do. The sky was lit up in brilliant rich shades of orange. I went...

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Uncategorized
The Names We Use

The Names We Use

These days I call myself Sabrinajoy. Why you might ask if you are one of the many who knew me prior to 2005. Here is the story. My birth name is Sabrina, and my birth middle name is Joy. I grew up with everyone calling me Sabrina except for my sister; she calls me...

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Waiting for Spring
Beauty Maker

Beauty Maker

I have a friend who is an artist, producing what I used to think of when talking about someone being an artist. She uses paint and pastels, paper and walls and fabric to create colorful, inspirational works of art. She is the one who designed the logo for Just...

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Summer
Turning 60

Turning 60

On my 50th birthday my Mom gave me the necklace and earrings she wore on the day she married my Dad. Today is my 60th birthday and my first one without my mother in my life. She did not mail me a card. She will not call me. Her gift to me this year is learning to...

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Spring
Being a farm woman

Being a farm woman

Peter Miller said, there is a humanity in the way farm women relate to other people through what they produce. Agriculture is more of a calling to these women than a way of making a living." These words resonate with me. Yes, I am a farm woman. I do not grow food...

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Waiting for Spring
Saying Yes

Saying Yes

Dessert Night, a fun evening of fabulous singing, instrumentals and fine art served with yummy desserts and beverages. It is an opportunity for the community to see what amazing talent our young people have and it is a fund raiser for the music and fine arts...

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