Stephanie Valentine
Silence the Shame
"There’s something about being broken at various times in your life, that makes you a more complete person.” - J. Iron Word May was...
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Stephanie Valentine
- May 25, 2017
- 3 min
Happy Birthday Exalted Dark Warrior!
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. -Voltaire This has to be one of my favorite...
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Stephanie Valentine
- May 9, 2017
- 4 min
Caring for Jo
“The phrase 'Love one another' is so wise. By loving one another, we invest in each other and in ourselves. Perhaps someday, when we need...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Apr 16, 2017
- 3 min
I have a friend…
True friends, never apart maybe in distance but never in heart. -Helen Keller We have been together since high school. I don’t remember...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Feb 25, 2017
- 4 min
Open Letter to the Next Husband
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu Let me clearly state, I am very...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Feb 13, 2017
- 3 min
Letter to My Future Daughter-in-Love
Dear Daughter-in-Love, I'm definitely looking forward to meeting and loving you. You undoubtedly had to survive a stringent vetting...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Jan 7, 2017
- 3 min
Sunday Respite
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Dec 31, 2016
- 3 min
The Morning Race
We're involved in racing because there's that element of competition. But there's that desire to push yourself beyond the natural comfort...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Dec 3, 2016
- 3 min
Yearning for Normal
I have so much chaos in my life, it's become normal. You become used to it. You have to just relax, calm down, take a deep breath and try...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Oct 15, 2016
- 3 min
Star Trek State of Mind
'Live long and prosper' is an abbreviated version of a traditional Jewish religious blessing. It came to a wider public in the Star Trek...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Oct 1, 2016
- 2 min
A Lady of my Experience
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Dr. Seuss Birthday time. Certainly a time to...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Sep 3, 2016
- 4 min
The Tango with Tenacity
Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Let me just plainly state...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Aug 22, 2016
- 3 min
You Sweeten Me
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect,...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Jul 29, 2016
- 4 min
Loving Someone You Haven't Known
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu My paternal grandmother came to...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Jul 15, 2016
- 3 min
1200 months of life
Motherhood – all love begins and ends there. Robert Browning Do you see this darling, precious woman? She will be celebrating a major...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Jun 9, 2016
- 3 min
Necessity is the Mother of Invention
When you are watching every penny and becoming a pro at making a dollar out of 15 cents, you learn how to acquire skills you never had...
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Stephanie Valentine
- May 16, 2016
- 4 min
Who would ever want to be a Pastor?
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance. Gary Hamel Since I have already told you about my...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Apr 16, 2016
- 4 min
My Dynamic Duo
To be memorable and to have dramatic impact, informational detail must function actively within the dynamic of a story. Tim O'Brien Have...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Apr 6, 2016
- 4 min
Kindness and Compassion
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and...
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Stephanie Valentine
- Mar 25, 2016
- 4 min
Welcome Home, Again
I'm never sure what's coming next, but I'm an open minded person and I welcome any challenge. Sarah Polley While he is the youngest of my...
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