Comfort and Joy - I’m experiencing that right now as I am cozied up on the couch with our little dachshund in a blanket, a cup of hot coffee, and watching the snow fall lightly through our french doors into our tree covered backyard.
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As the holiday season amps up, the weather turns colder, and our schedules start to get even busier with more activities, it does seems like a good month to stop and give thanks.
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I was just in our local coffee shop this morning and a fellow customer and barista were chatting about how they had both been to Philadelphia recently and how they both were so surprised about how great the city was.
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Apple picking, hot spiced cider or mulled wine, pumpkins on the front porch, roasted pumpkin seeds, football games, crunchy leave piles…when you think of this season a lot of great things come to mind if you live in the northern part of our country.
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Grand Rapids is a wonderful little city that has an amazing arts scene and growing food and microbrew presence that is constantly changing.
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The mornings start cool and the first few leaves crunch on the sidewalk as the kids walk to school. Fall is in the air and after such a humid summer, we all seem to gravitate towards pumpkins, apple picking, cider and donuts, and football.
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I grew up in metro-Detroit, and throughout junior high school I competed in public speaking competitions held on the campus of U of M.
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This past weekend my husband and I found ourselves alone for dinner. Both teenagers had work and friend commitments, so we decided spur of the moment to have a date night.
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The lakeside town of South Haven celebrates it’s favorite local crop each August with their National Blueberry Festival. My family was in town camping at the local state park and enjoying some beach time on Lake Michigan.
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