Category Archives: An Ignited Heart: On Family

Expectations as a stumbling block

Have you ever had someone give you advice and it seemed so simple at the time and then hit you with a wallup much later? I had such an experience recently and it has changed my outlook to such a degree that … Continue reading

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My Grandma Dottie…March 1,1927-October 23, 2012

My Grandma Dottie and Grandpa Wes! My Grandma Dottie died October 23, 2012.  I was in Turin, Italy..feeling like a million miles away.  The call was expected JUST NOT NOW!  I wanted time to come home, time to re-group, time … Continue reading

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Humor gets us through

There’s nothing funny about your daughter breaking two bones in her leg. There’s definitely no humor in being a parent who is in another state when this trauma occurs. There isn’t room for laughter when dealing with extreme pain as … Continue reading

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Stopped in my tracks…

Sometimes some trauma in our lives smacks us right back to where God wants us to be. He asks us to pay attention… To fall in line with wonderful little details that get lost in our days. Through my daughter’s … Continue reading

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Diagnosed N.E.T.C.

I am dripping with sweat!  My lungs are burning and I have a grin from ear to ear.  Another song starts…I can’t do it, my legs are jello..but it’s Meringue…I love meringue and I can’t resist!  As I lean against … Continue reading

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My Grandma…The Rockstar!

My dad recently wrote a heartfelt letter about his mom after getting a negative report about her cancer from a negative doctor.  Grandma’s reaction was as feisty and spirited as I expected.  She retorted over the phone…”Who does this guy … Continue reading

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Fears of a creative mother

“Gold Stars” ~Lara Blair * * * In the interest of exposing our lies here on our little ignited planet, I’ve been doing some thinking about my own whopper. I am a creative creature from the top of my head … Continue reading

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Vintage airstreams and other transformation catalysts

I believe the quest for living an ignited life has a lot to do with not conforming to the world as we know it. It involves an attempt to avoid bowing down to old, familiar ways of doing things. What … Continue reading

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