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    Silence the Shame
    Stephanie Valentine
    • Jun 13, 2017
    • 3 min

    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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    Happy Birthday Exalted Dark Warrior!
    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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    Caring for Jo
    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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    I have a friend…
    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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    Open Letter to the Next Husband
    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...
    177 views0 comments
    Letter to My Future Daughter-in-Love
    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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    Sunday Respite
    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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    The Morning Race
    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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    Yearning for Normal
    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...
    102 views0 comments
    Star Trek State of Mind
    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...
    21 views0 comments
    A Lady of my Experience
    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...
    86 views0 comments
    The Tango with Tenacity
    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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    You Sweeten Me
    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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    Loving Someone You Haven't Known
    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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    1200 months of life
    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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    Necessity is the Mother of Invention
    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...
    11 views0 comments
    Who would ever want to be a Pastor?
    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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    My Dynamic Duo
    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...
    8 views0 comments
    Kindness and Compassion
    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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    Welcome Home, Again
    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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