Author: Julie Cadman
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Bowling Pins and Rest
Have you ever heard about bowling pins and the importance of rest? A few years ago, our pastor gave a message about the importance of rest and correlated this message to bowling pins. He told us how it’s common knowledge in the bowling industry that your bowling pins need time to rest if you want…
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Murder Mystery Birthday Weekend: When Reality Inspires Fiction
Imagine planning a special birthday weekend at a charming castle, complete with a Murder Mystery event, only to find yourself caught in a real-life drama right outside your window. That’s exactly what happened to my husband and I on what was supposed to be a romantic getaway filled with adventure and celebration. As we settled…
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Change Your Thoughts and You Can Change Your World
I love this quote from Norman Vincent Peele – “Change Your Thoughts and You Can Change Your World.” It sounds simple enough – and yet, so many struggle with negative thoughts or anxiety and have a hard time changing their thoughts. As a parent, when I suggest to our kids the need to “change their…
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Crossing the Finish Line!
It’s December – Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and a Blessed and Healthy New Year to everyone! As 2023 comes to a close, I wanted to share how my daughter’s real-life photography project inspired the ending of “UnMasked.” Our middle daughter was enrolled in a high school photography class and had an outdoor photography…
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November is NaNoWriMo
This month I’m participating in a writing challenge called The National Novel Writing Month or “NaNoWriMo.” The goal is to write 50,000 words during the month of November. There are many ways to get ready for the writing challenge, and since this was my first NaNoWrimo, I wanted to set myself up for a successful completion.…
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When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed
Earlier today, one of our key volunteers who makes things beautiful called to say they couldn’t come on Friday to put our gift baskets together for an upcoming event. My talents don’t run toward putting together beautiful gift baskets and the two people that normally help were both indisposed. One is out of the state…
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Someday’s Here
Like many people, I dreamed “someday” I would write a book. Someday I would have the luxury of time and the ability to completely focus and lose myself in amazing story-lines. I dreamed of creating characters and locations so realistic and authentic that you wanted to befriend them and live in their warm and inviting…
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It’s OK To Unplug Yourself
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamont I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had technical difficulties with my computer or some equipment and my techno-savvy husband has asked, “Did you unplug it, did you reboot it, just turn it off and restart it.” …
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Enjoy the Sparkly Joy Filled Moments
This morning I woke up, feeling kind of blah. My To Do list seemed endless and the beautiful fall weather was beckoning, encouraging me to go outside and enjoy the day. As I dressed, I noticed a sparkly chemise carefully folded and put away in my closet. It was exactly what was needed. Instead of…
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Zombies = Self-Care
Zombies = self-care!! What?? Zombies and self-care go hand and hand for me and some of my family members….WHY?? I know that sounds intriguing or even a little bizarre. But here me out. One of the big areas that keep coming up with Warrior Moms is the need to strengthen their relationships with friends and…