"Leave a legacy of life. Be an organ donor."Among several other National Days of, today is National Donate Life Blue and Green Day. The purpose of this day is to bring awareness to the importance of organ donations. Apparently, at any given time, there are around 124,000 people waiting for org...

04/13/2018

Throwback Thursday: What Makes A House A Home?

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"A house is made of bricks and beams. A home is made of love and dreams."On May 20, 2007 I wrote the following post. It might have been for an AR Challenge. It brought back a lot of memories so thought I'd share for this week's Throwback Thursday:* * * * *Do you live in a HOUSE or a HOME? When...

04/12/2018

Happy National Pet Day 2018

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"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." -Immanuel KantThat goes for women too, of course. :-) Due to my mobile lifestyle, I don't have any pets but I do enjoy going to visit friends who have pets. This weekend I had the opportunity to visit my best friend and have time t...

04/11/2018

Happy Siblings Day 2018!

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"Having a sibling is like having a friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there."Today is National Siblings Day. This is my brother, Clair, and me from only a few years ago. :-) My Mother's maiden name was St.Clair, so my brother was named after her family.Grow...

04/10/2018

Weekly Round-up: April 1 - 7, 2018

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Here is a round-up of all my posts from last week, in case you want to catch up on some you missed:Happy Easter 2018 "On Easter we celebrate love..." Gratitude Challenge: Update #3 "Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it." Cancelled BlogPost "How do...

04/09/2018

Second Chance Saturday: Week 63

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"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."-Carol Williams Does getting Featured here in The Rain sometimes feel like a roll of the dice? Not anymore. I'm always ...

04/07/2018

Birthday Weekend Away

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"Best friends are the people you can do anything or nothing with and still have a good time."Today I am leaving town to spend my birthday weekend in Spokane with my best friend. At this point we have golf, wine and food on the agenda. If the weather doesn't cooperate (rain in the forecast) wine a...

04/06/2018

Throwback Thursday: If Only Walls & Ceilings Could Talk

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"Life's problems wouldn't be called hurdles if there wasn't a way to get over them."On May 13, 2007 I wrote the following blog. It deals with the subject of home inspections. I'm wondering what has changed in the 11 years since.* * * * * For some unexplained astrological reason, I've had a numb...

04/05/2018

Cancelled Blog Post

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"How do you truly know when a blogpost is finished? I don't know. But, I do know when a post isn't finished, because it keeps calling me to come back and work on it some more."-Carol WilliamsHave you ever written a blog post, scheduled it, and then woken up in the middle of the night with the ...

04/04/2018

Gratitude Challenge: Update #3

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"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it."As many of you know I'm doing a Gratitude Challenge. On December 28, 2017, I posted Leaping Into And Through 2018 With Gratitude. I invited you to join me in writing down (at least) 3 things every day that you a...

04/03/2018