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More Care-Free Lessons from the Birds

I’ve written 2,816 blogs. And I know my most written about subjects (other than my grandchildren) are birds. I’ve written about how annoying they can be like those who kept making nests on my front porch and their droppings were everywhere. I’ve written about the treasured cardinals who made their homes in trees outside my…

By Donna Wuerch October 3, 2021 Off

Persevere AND Stand Firm

PPERSEVERE is defined as: carry on, keep going, be persistent, follow through, keep at it, but it also means to stand one’s ground, STAND FIRM, stay the course, unmovable, and hold on. Persevere AND stand firm — almost sound like contradictions to each other. Keep going, but unmovable? In this photo is a little desk…

By Donna Wuerch January 18, 2018 Off

We Ran…..Because We Could!

My husband’s Memorial Service was on Friday, and on Sunday, we ran the Tulsa Route 66 Marathon in his honor. He was paralyzed during his final weeks of life, so we celebrated that we COULD run/walk. Over 25 of us showed up with our red “Run for Ron” t-shirts. It was the 5th marathon in…

By Donna Wuerch July 13, 2014 Off

What’s Your Excuse?

“All the world is full of suffering. It is also full of overcoming.” — Helen Keller Those excuses….. “Just too tired”, “Bad hair day”, “Couldn’t find a thing to wear”, “It’s just too hard”, “I’ve tried that and it just doesn’t work for me”, “It’s just too far to go”, “I can’t”, “I’m too old”,…

By Donna Wuerch April 1, 2014 Off