DJ Devine is on Air??? Do what??? lol…

Was it four weeks of DJing that just passed?
Am I really on my 5th week of DJing now???
Wow!!!!
It hardly seems that soooo much time as passed when I am having sooo much fun learning about the world of DJing.
So many good things are happening.  I am having musicians wanting me to air their music and [...]

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Making Lists…

Making lists doesn’t always put our world in order, but it certainly helps us to feel more orderly.
~ Anonymous
lol..
I don’t know how many lists that I have written over the years, but it has certainly made me rest better at nights very often so that I could have a renewed perspective of the upcoming day, [...]

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Bee Farmers

Wow!  One of the men on a social site similar to MySpace (called Fubar) put 2 and 2 together about a small town that we both had family connections to.  It so happened that his aunt and uncle were bee farmers in that town and had died in the 80’s.  I couldn’t help but respond [...]

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I wish you enough….

Just something inspirational to share with you today:
“I Wish You Enough
Recently, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at a regional airport. They had announced her departure and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, “I love you. I wish you enough.” She in turn said, “Daddy, our [...]

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Well, first off, I am going to have to learn a bit more about it before becoming an Internet DJ — lol…

One of the social sites that I go to has some lounges. They are pretty fun to get lost in, chat a bit, and listen to tunes from all eras (depending on the lounge that you are lounging around in).
There is one that I have been checking out lately and the owner has offered to [...]

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Katrina Victims or Survivors — after all of these years???

On January 9th of this year, a posting was made by Timmy called “You want what?”.   In the posting he states:  
Today’s Kick in the Ass goes to an anonymous person, or asshat, who filed a claim against the federal government for of $3 quadrillion for over damage from the failure of levees and flood [...]

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Do you ever feel like you have one of these days???? :)

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Victim Advocacy

Life isn’t perfect — it never really is. A man lost his wife tonight who he had been married to for 14 years, dated for 10, and known each other as children growing up.
I have been on many victim bereavement calls after the death of a person. They all take you back in a certain [...]

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Scarlet Letter?

Today I awakened at my Alzhiemer’s client’s home to find that she is distraught over her cat.   She threw her cat out the door after the cat appearing to have changed colors (say what?). She said that the cat turned pink.  After seeing the cat last night myself and wondering if the cat were pregnant [...]

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No joy stolen today!

Just had a bump in some plans… lol.
While I didn’t get the FT position that I was vying for, I did get a raise finally that I really should have received back in October.  I am just thankful that I did get that much good news today.
Just took of the 9th quote for the month [...]

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The Most Wonderful of all Things in Life…

In reading some profiles on Fubar (much like MySpace), I ran across one that had this written on it (by “Lonewolf”)…..

The most wonderful of all things in life,
I believe, is the discovery of another human being
with whom one’s relationship has a glowing depth,
beauty, and joy as the years increase.
This inner progressiveness of love between two [...]

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No Stealing the Joy!!

This is the first morning that I have felt half way awake since I woke up on Saturday afternoon b/c I then left Saturday night to work a shift from 6pm Saturday night until 2pm Sunday with an Alzhiemers client.  When I arrived her, there was a new shift person that was there for the [...]

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I believe — do you???

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Remaining Positive?

(Actually written 1/2/08:)
I saw a bumper sticker the other day and was puzzled slightly by what it said — “Those who abandon their dreams, will discourage others.”  Although I wrote it on my hand, and later on in my datebook journal I received as a Christmas gift, it just didn’t make sense to me until [...]

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No Guts, No Glory!

Although I have run across this blogger, known as “Midnight Dancer”, on another social site (currently called Fubar and fka Cherry Tap & fka Lost Cherry), his blog entitled “Let’s Dance Through Life: Love, Honestly, and the Internet” has a posting called “No Guts, No Glory” and poignantly states:
It has been said many ways: [...]

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Possible Goal for the New Year?

Received Oprah’s “Today’s Mission Calendar Inspiration” email today wherein in the first paragraph it states about the January issue, “Let the hot air out of the self-esteem balloon–and find a more stable basis for carrying yourself through the world.”  What a great quote!
Wow!  Isn’t that a formidable quest at times???  A more stable basis for carrying [...]

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Merry Christmas!!

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As Families Grow and Expand,

so do the family traditions.
It is time for my daughter to develop new traditions with her new family with the onset of their baby girl this past June.  They are quickly learning how to adjust to meeting each sides’ family to continue Christmas family traditions.
Because I have to work today and tomorrow, I got to [...]

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A Different Kind of Christmas Poem

I, honestly, cannot remember if this was also circulated around last year or not in our emails as well; whatever the case though, it certainly would bear repeating….enjoy!!

A Different Christmas Poem
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my [...]

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Old Fashioned Caroling???

Gone seem to be the days when the neighbors would gather at someone’s home, practice some caroling songs that they would be singing, have hot chocolate and goodies to warm themselves up, put on their scarves and mittens, and head out the door to sing from house to house in their neighborhood.  Why would that [...]

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In the times of religious acknowledgment…

especially in the world of the media and politics which can often grey out some black and white viewpoints, leaving folks not knowing whether they stand for what they believe in or believe in what they stand for, an author comes forward and writes a book entitled, God’s Politics:  Why the Right gets it Wrong [...]

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Mike Huckabee on the “floating cross” image…

and the overreaction of the criticism of his message to wish everyone a Merry Christmas in one of his recent messages on tv.  This video is from the Today Show appearance…

It is such a shame that folks have to be intimidated by expressing a simple greeting based on their religious belief.  [...]

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A Naughty Balloon: Good Grief!

What happend to the giving of the lump of coal in the stocking???
Can you imagine the psychiatrist bill in overcoming a child’s potential emotional impact from being degraded and humiliated by carrying a balloon marked “Naughty!”???  Of course, on the other hand, if the child deserved it though, is it good to hold them accountable [...]

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Chris Taylor: Stay Wild…

Congrats, Chris, on your new marriage….

See Chris’ page on MySpace — http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54285664

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Powerful Speech by Evel Knievel on God!

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Not necessarily a “God Bless You!”,

but it was a very kind note that I received from a scheduler today,
“Just taking a moment to say hellow and thank you for all the wonderful work you do for our clients and FE. Thank you for always brightening my day, and for puting up with my always being scatterbrained! We are very lucky [...]

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Counting “God Bless You!”s …

has become a way of my looking at life in the advocacy world when answering domestic violence calls on a daily basis… or in working with the elderly… or in my victim advocacies….
It is a way of, essentially, looking at the glass half full rather than half empty. Instead of going home a bit exhausted [...]

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Still working on finding the Feng Shui…

in my apartment. It has a lot of good possibilities; however, I have been busy trying to make ends meet and have some for savings, that it never seems to find the way to the feng shui. lol…
Any ideas???
See more progress on: Finding feng shui

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“It’s Called Christmas with a Capital C” by Go Fish!

It’s about time…
bring back the jingle and the jangle back into Christmas!!
Make us proud of our beliefs…not having to hide them like many countries have to do in their countries.  After all, being proud of our beliefs and not having to hide our thoughts, dreams, and ambitions is part of what make Americans proud of [...]

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Reasons to be Thankful…

1.  I am alive and survived the 5th year after the death of my late husband!
2.  I have a beautiful daughter who has a loving hubby who both have a beautiful daughter (my first Granddaughter) born this year!
3.  I have parents who will share a 50th Wedding Anniversary this year!
4.  I have two adoring cats [...]

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While everything comes to a standstill during the holidays,

it is oftentimes that the social service industry is often at its busiest of times.
Pet sitters are needed for the pets while folks go on trips to visit relatives during the holidays.
Babysitters are needed so that the adults can go to their fabulously rocking, cheery holiday celebrations or just for some hassle free shopping.
Granny sitters [...]

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Announcing –

Check out the latest from Devine Texan’s Creations!!

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Verteran’s Day Thanks!

While I am presently at work this morning, I was up in the wee hours of the morning (besides increasing my inventories on eBay and Half) watching the news blurps about the Memorial Wall of the Vietnam soldiers who didn’t make it back to the States.  It made me teary eyed to think that so [...]

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A Woman is Beautiful at any Age…

“A woman is beautiful at any age, if she feels good about herself.”
–Rose Morgan

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“Grace Will Lead Me Home” – Robin Givins

“Grace will lead me home” – the title of the book she is promoting and speaking out about domestic violence, bringing home to a lot of victims of domestic exactly the fears, trials and tribulations that they have faced and feared.  Check out her story in these YouTube videos:
 
 

– Robin Givins Story, Pt 1
 
 
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Woodrow Landfair….

One leg of his life journey — the whole story yet to be unfolded before our eyes.  Are you reaching for your dreams??? or, are you willing to procrastinate your entire life away???
Kat

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We are shaped by…

“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Can you believe???

“Asabe Ladagu, a Christian widow in this capital city of Borno state in northern Nigeria, has survived without income the past 16 months. It was that long ago, the former librarian told Compass, that Muslim administrators at Ramat Polytechnic forced her into early retirement – without pay – after she and others requested land to [...]

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Happiness is like a butterfly???

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How Much are YOU Getting Paid to Blog???

Yuwie is quickly becoming a phenomena of this day and age.  There are many social sites out there, and there are many blogging sites out there….
but,
what if you could truly do both….
and
make money!!!
Yikes, can it really be true??? Yes…
Just check this out for yourself and Click Here>>>> for more information about the Yuwie phenomena!!
or, just [...]

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Censorship at the Capitol of the United States?

Received this in my email today.  It is amazing at what lengths people will go who “think” that they have the rights and authority to do so, when in fact they do not.  Will this guy be held accountable for his actions? What do you think????
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Religious words such as God, Lord banned by Architect of [...]

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Domestic Violence Awareness

 

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The Fern & The Bamboo

One day I decided to quit…. I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality.. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
“God”, I said. “Can you give me one good reason not to quit?”
His answer surprised me…
“Look around”, He said. “Do you see the fern [...]

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