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Winner – Tell us what you like for a chance to win!

Changes are happening

We have a winner! Thanks to everyone who stopped in to take our survey! We learned some interesting stuff from this and it will help us steer a proper course with our new store and on the blog. We appreciate the feedback. We promised a winner announcement today, so here we go! {{{drumroll please...}}} The winner of the Starbucks giftcard and surprise goodie bag from Lexie laRue … [Read more...]

To Hell with New Year’s Resolutions!

Say NO to resolutions

Well, it’s four days into those “New Year’s Resolutions”. Already want to quit? I know I used to. I say “to hell with resolutions!” The problem with resolutions isn’t the resolution itself, it’s us. We set our expectations way too high. I’m like a crazy person, right? Bucking a tradition that’s been going on forever? Not really. I do believe in changing for the … [Read more...]

A few minor changes

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  As many of you know, I am in the US Army. Some of you also know that I will be deploying again very soon. For those who didn’t know this; my wife can attest that I don’t talk about the military a lot, mostly because it always ends up the same---several ‘thank you’ comments, even more ‘what’s your opinion’ questions, and more ‘why’s’ than I can shake a stick at. I have … [Read more...]

It takes a tribe

Family/Tribe in Louisiana

  Many of my readers know I am fairly active on Twitter and connect with a wide variety of people. If you have ever used it, you know that there is a small bio section to describe whatever to potential followers and there are suggestions in a couple different areas that look at who you’re following and show you more like them. A few days ago, I had a couple very interesting experiences … [Read more...]

A Necessary Re-connection

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  Ever have that not-so-fresh feeling? NO! Not THAT! I mean with your significant other. Unless you are just exceptional, there comes a time in every relationship, be it a marriage, dating, partnership, whatever, where you just aren’t firing on all cylinders anymore. Things start to get too comfortable. The butterflies don’t make an appearance as often (or at all.) The lines of … [Read more...]