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Author Della's Blog, Inspiration for Love!

Are You a Prepper for LIFE? I Mean, the REAL LIFE?

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So, you may be wondering why I'm writing an inspirational, spiritual blog about prepping, food, virgins, and sickness, well, here goes...

Author Della's Blog, Happenings on the Homestead

Opie’s Last Stand

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It was a cool, star-lit night; shadows on the ground. We were unaware of impending danger. Opie went outside for his last "anointed" walk around the yard. A battle ensued that we were unaware of. Opie... We couldn't find him. Where was he?

Author Della's Blog, Inspiration for Love!

The night I tripped over my own throw-down-gauntlet, and fell into an ocean of power I never knew existed!

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That night I tripped over my own throw-down gauntlet to God and began to stumble headlong into an ocean of power I never knew existed.

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Christmas SnowFlakes: It’s Not What You Think

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A Christmas story from my heart and how Christmas and it's meaning changed how I celebrate it now because of grief and sorrow. And how the meaning is so much richer and meaningful because of Christmas' ultimate goal here on earth. That goal is as unique as the characters who created it all.

Author Della's Blog, Happenings on the Homestead

A Chicken in the House? No Way! Not me!

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Pecking Order? Do Hens Fight? I love cold, frosty mornings! I know it is Thanksgiving and all about turkeys, but I have a delightful chicken story that is funny! And it all started one cold, frosty morning... And it was a good one. Everything was glittering white, with new sunshine streaming through the backyard pines.… Continue reading A Chicken in the House? No Way! Not me!

Author Della's Blog, Inspiration for Love!

Do You Think Your Little Ray of Sunshine Could Change the World?

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I was with my daughter and son-in-law when our granddaughter was born. I saw her lifted up the minute she came into our world and the doctor laid her on her mommy’s tummy. When she was face to face with her mommy, she smiled.