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What? That’s Not Our Surname?

I have one foot in the genealogy world and one foot in the “family passed this along” world. What is one of the biggest challenges to both? Organization.  And for more reasons than the obvious one. For genealogy-focus folks — did you just make a trip to a library with a family history focus?  You

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Who Do You Trust?

Let’s go at this a bit differently, ok?  At first glance, when you see “who do you trust”, you may start searching through your list of “mom” “dad” “close friend” “attorney” etc., evaluating each one. But let me re-direct you for a moment.  Back to when someone you thought you could trust actually failed you. 

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Motion is Lotion

I was recently with a friend whose mother is 90 years old, still drives, is active and is mentally sharp.  Her mother’s favorite saying about activity is “motion is lotion”.  I loved that!   And I so agreed with her as I had recently discovered some back & hip pain relief exercises that were really helping

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The #1 Mistake We Make With Photos

What is the number one mistake we see people make with their photos? This might surprise you — NOT DIGITIZING THEM. Right now, your photographs are subject to flood, fire, and the general damage old age can cause. Think about it – how many fires and floods have occurred either impacting you or people you

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Biblical HR

No—this is not an oxymoron!  And yes, the “HR” stands for Human Resources, as in the department in our organizations that handles the difficult personnel management issues. The book which inspired this blog is Biblical HR:  Applying Eternal Truths to Everyday Work by Brett Billups.  All I can say is you MUST buy this book

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What’s So Sweet About Honey

Sweet!  A word used in the U.S. to show that you approve of something.  Like saying “cool”.   Both of which approval words my grandkids say are not used any more.  Sorry, I still like to use them. So this week as I learned about the medicinal qualities of honey, I gave it my full approval

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Who’s Your Reprover?

What the heck is a reprover? And why am I implying everyone needs one? Good questions – same ones I had as I read Brian Noble’s devotional from “Daily Wisdom for Peacemaking”.  His scripture from Proverbs seemed rather obscure to me: “Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to

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Antibiotics:  Nature’s Way

When I think of antibiotics, I think of the ones you get with a prescription.  They are lab-synthesized, chemically-based and specifically target bacteria.  And in my experience, can have some really unwanted side effects.   I can’t tell you how many years it has been since I have had an antibiotic.  And if a doctor wants

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STOP Adding Names to Your Family Tree

What?  STOP adding names to my family tree?   I thought that was the point of genealogy work, isn’t it?   Aren’t we all trying to find out if we have descended from a European King or have some link to royalty somewhere?  Why should I STOP? When I was in my 20’s, pre-kids, living in

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How Now Shall We Live?

OK, New Year’s resolutions, and the month of January have passed.  More frequently this year I heard people saying they don’t even set those types of resolutions anymore — and certainly heard lots of speculation about the average amount of time a New Year’s resolution is actually kept. Sure enough, Mick at his blog at

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I'm Candy.

A lawyer by trade, and a Sherpa by choice; I draw upon my professional experience and combine valuable insight from others to help you REVITALIZE YOUR LIFE story.