Bereaved and Blessed

Rewind 2012

December 31, 2012

Last year I participated in a year-end blog meme, Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. As luck would have it, I even got to meet the woman/fellow blogger (from Ups and Downs of a Yoga Mom), who introduced me to the meme […]

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Perfect Moment Monday: Les Mis

December 30, 2012

It’s (almost) the last Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from December with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. I look forward to participating in this blog hop/writing exercise hosted by my friend, and soon to be published author, every month and this month is no exception! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On October 6th […]

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Thursday’s Voice: Weeks Twenty-Five & Twenty-Six

December 27, 2012

It’s Thursday, which means my latest post is up over at The Today Voice. This week actually marks the half-way point for me as “Thursday’s Voice” and for our year-long writing project. I appreciate your support and feedback about my posts and am especially grateful to those who have taken time to comment on my posts over […]

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Merry Christmas from the Bensons!

December 24, 2012

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Coca-Cola Balanced Living Workshop: Take-aways

December 21, 2012

I was compensated for my participation in Coca-Cola’s Balanced Living Workshop, but my thoughts and views are my own. “Mothers of the world are the biggest healthcare system in the world, so we really hold a lot of power and responsibility.” ~ Coca-Cola Balanced Living Workshop There were many things that struck me throughout Coca-Cola’s Balanced […]

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I Will Remember Catherine Hubbard

December 18, 2012

Tonight I have insomnia and was catching up on some blog reading when I read Mel’s post, which in turn drew my attention to Julya’s post about making a conscious effort to remember someone’s name, other than the shooter, who died on Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. I love this idea. Thank you Julya and Mel. […]