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The Trouble with Buffets  By: Alison Loyd

The Trouble with Buffets By: Alison Loyd

As a child, Ryan's Steakhouse was a regular weekend dinner. That was buffet heaven! I could eat anything and as much as I wanted. Unlike when I ordered, I didn't have to answer for my choices until it...

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We All Need a Barnabas By: Harry Standley

We All Need a Barnabas By: Harry Standley

Each morning when I come to work I check my email for any overnight issues and then I head out to walk the floor in the data center and then move across to the main building to make sure everything...

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WATCH YOUR STEP! By Alison Loyd

WATCH YOUR STEP! By Alison Loyd

Have you ever seen a big puddle, but stepped in it before you could stop yourself? Or worse - dog poop? As someone who is legally blind, people are always warning me of these kinds of things....

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Boiling Like a Frog By: Alison Loyd

Boiling Like a Frog By: Alison Loyd

Fear, shame, anger, and heartbreak...all emotions I felt in one week. By Friday, I was exhausted. By Saturday, I was aware of how much better I was for them. The fear arose from a health scare of...

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Get a Buggy!  By: Alison Loyd

Get a Buggy! By: Alison Loyd

It was 5 days before Christmas. I decided to brave TJ Maxx HomeGoods for the last of my shopping. Two hours later, I'm in the rather long checkout line. Ten registers, one queue line, an aisle of...

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Doughnuts  By: Christina Loveless

Doughnuts By: Christina Loveless

Today I was at a breakfast potluck and there were doughnuts and they looked amazing. Because of a food allergy, I wasn’t able to eat one but my friend was so excited to get hers. She talked about it a...

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Resisting Change

Resisting Change

WHEW! You made it through Christmas! You know what comes next. That’s right – it’s time for New Year’s resolutions! That wonderful motivational time of year when we make all kinds of commitments to...

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Giving Gifts

Giving Gifts

Christmas! The most wonderful time of the year! A time filled with breaks from school, parties, shopping, pictures with Santa Claus, decorating the tree, hanging the stockings, family get-togethers,...

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Hard Boiled Eggs By: Christina Loveless

Hard Boiled Eggs By: Christina Loveless

When my husband and I were still dating, he asked me to make him deviled eggs because he was feeling homesick and it was one of the things his family always had at holidays. That turned into a...

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