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@fear_2_freedom had an amazing 🕊Hour 2 Empower🕊 today at Williamsburg Community Chapel. So special! 🥰 Participants packed 100 F2F Kits for SV survivors.,💐 Event took place in 💜Woodward Hall💜 Papa & Mama must be smiling up above! 😇 Thank you WCC!! 🤗 @wcchapel757 #hope #bethechange #restorethejoy #inspiration #virginia #care #gratitude@fear_2_freedom had an amazing Hour2Empower @watersedgechurch in #yorktownva Monday night! Dedicated participants packed 290 F2F Kits for survivors of sexual violence. 💜💐A big thank you to Pastor Eddie & everyone there for #beingthechange 🕊 #restorethejoy #hope #virginia #inspiration- Follow Roses in the Rubble on WordPress.com
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Earth Day 2022 #InvestInOurPlanet
Faithful readers of this blog know that Virginia is a tree groupie, a waterfall groupie, and an avid groupie of mountains, beaches, forests, lakes, birds, oceans and flowers… Majestic trees @ Banff National Park (Canada) A tree & an ocean … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy Issues, Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged #investinourplanet, Earth Day, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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Wednesday Woody Inspiration…
The last few weeks haven’t seemed much like fall in these parts. Saturday temps hit 82 (28C) but Sunday temps dropped to 60F and Virginia had to pull out her blankets Sunday night. Fall is (finally) on the way here … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Autumn, Courage, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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HaPpY TREES!!
This week we celebrated Earth Day. Virginia has posted numerous times on the day (click here to read last year’s #EarthDay post) but today here’s a celebration of trees from this tree groupie to tree groupies around the world… “Be … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged #EarthDay2021, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel, trees
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Quickie Quote: Transformative Time Grooves
Encountered an inspirational quote on Instagram today that definitely deserves a share. And for some reason pink flamingos make Virginia happy, maybe these will have same effect on you… “You can’t give your life more time, so give the time … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged faith, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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PERSISTENCE GROOVES
Today Virginia is contemplating persistence. (Something certain impatient redheads are not very good at.) But dang it all, persistence pays (so they say.) Keep on going. Don’t give up. Fail. Fail. Fail. Get back up and try again. Not easy … Continue reading
Posted in Life (in general), SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Courage, failure, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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Snapshots & Whatnot: Seeking (waterfalls of) Beauty
With things looking grim here in the USA and around the world, Virginia thought a few doses of waterfall beauty might lift our hearts a bit. It may seem a little weird seeking beauty when times are tough, but that’s … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes, SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, love, nature, peace, Quotes, Travel, waterfalls
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#ADVENT: Conduits of God’s Grandeur
A part of Advent is opening our hearts and lives to God’s presence, to God’s glory. Amidst challenges the extent of God’s grandeur may be shrouded in mists of confusion and doubt. But, God’s glory – like God’s love – … Continue reading
#ADVENT: BE NOT AFRAID!
God tells us many times in Scriptures “fear not” and “do not be afraid.” Angel Gabriel also told Mary, “Do not be afraid, Mary…” (Luke 1:30) Be not afraid! But there’s so much (so very much) to be afraid of … Continue reading
Fall (Gasp-Gorgeous) TREES and LEAVES!
Last week Virginia and her brother Dwight enjoyed another staycation daytripping close to home. We had plotted driving several hours to the mountains to see fall leaves, but found plenty of fall colors right outside our front door. One of … Continue reading
Posted in SNAPSHOTS & WHATNOTS
Tagged Autumn, faith, hope, inspiration, joy, lifestyle, nature, Travel, Virginia
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
“The eternal refrain of decision is: Today, today.” Søren Kierkegaard Sometimes indecisiveness throttles our forward momentum. We can’t decide what to do, so we dither about on the edge of possibility. When my brother and I recently visited Windsor Castle Park … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, Courage, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, nature, Quotes, Travel
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