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Category Archives: gratitude
Take Lots of Photos
Certainly, take photos of food and flowers. Even if you never do anything with them, unless for some reason you need them. Those are a record of memories of times you have enjoyed. But if you don’t have those photos, … Continue reading
Posted in family, gratitude, love
Tagged Camp Merrie-Woode, family, Fralix, Happy Mother's Day, It's a good day to have a good day!, love, memories, missing, MoMo, Mother's Day, mothers, Nana, Patti Fralix, photographs, photos, pictures, take photos often, The Fralix Group
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You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Till It’s Gone
Joni Mitchell’s words were made for this time. There is so much about our normal lives that is gone since Covid-19 arrived on the scene. What we do not yet know is how much of it will return, either because … Continue reading
Posted in family, gratitude, life, thankful
Tagged changes, cooking, coronavirus, Covid-19, cream cheese pound cake, current reality, Easter, Face Time, family, Fralix, Happy Place, missing people, normal lives, oatmeal, Patti Fralix, routine, schedule, social distancing, Spinach-mushroom salad, stablility, stress, Talladega Junior Welfare League Talladega Alabama, The Fralix Group, walking two miles a day, working at home, Zoom
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Thanksgiving 2019
Another Fralix Thanksgiving is in the history books. The last family members left Saturday. The turkey plates and other Thanksgiving items are packed away, and Mike and I are left with wonderful memories. Our gathering was smaller this year; 45 … Continue reading
Posted in family, gratitude, traditions
Tagged breakfast, family, food, Fralix, grateful, Patti Fralix, Raleigh, Raleigh NC, Sawmill Tap Room, table settings, thankful, Thanksgiving, The Fralix Group, tradition, Turkey Day, village
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Making a Difference
This wasn’t the blog that I planned to post this week. I wrote this week’s (intended) blog yesterday, but today I decided to post something else. I am not exactly sure why other than the bookmark I found from Ruth’s … Continue reading
The Second Anniversary of Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten
As Hurricane Dorian heads up the coast of the Eastern United States after decimating the Bahamas, Mike and I are in St. Maarten, remembering Hurricane Irma’s wrath here two years ago today. While Hurricane Dorian wiped out much of the … Continue reading
Posted in change, gratitude, life
Tagged 36 beaches, Bigwood, Cherie's Cafe at Maho, damage, Dorian's wrath, Fralix, Grand Case, Hurricane, Hurricane Dorian, Hurricane Irma, island, Joe's Jewelry, Kakao, La Plage, La Vie en Rose, Marigot, Mike Fralix, Mullet Bay, Orient Beach, Patti Fralix, personal experience, Philipsburg, rebuilding, remembering, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Sonesta, St. Maarten, The Fralix Group, The Royal Islander Club
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An Angel in My Midst
I went into a laboratory to have blood drawn, never expecting to receive a blessing. I left crying, not from the blood stick, but from the blessing I received from the technician, Tina.
Posted in best self, gratitude, hope
Tagged addict, addicted to drugs, an angel in my midst, authentic, blessing, blessings, choose to be happy, Fralix, God, happiness, happy, inspiring, life experiences, losing a son, memorable moments, opioid addiction, Patti Fralix, plan, positivity, thank you, The Fralix Group, therapy, trauma
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A Life Well Lived
She called me on my birthday last November and sang “Happy Birthday” to me on my voicemail. I saved it, so I can still hear her voice. I found her last handwritten “Thank You” note this morning, thanking me for … Continue reading
Posted in gratitude, life, love
Tagged Bernadette Hession, big hat, Canada, celebration of life, death, gifts, grace, happy memories, hat, joy, life well lived, love, memories, no guilt, no regrets, no troubled relationships, Patti Fralix, The Fralix Group, visit
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Mothers and Mother’s Day
Everyone reading this shares a common experience. All have, or have had, a mother. This is true even if you and your mother were separated at birth. Who mothered you may be the woman who adopted you, or a grandmother … Continue reading
Posted in family, gratitude, Relationships
Tagged Becoming, book club, Changing Me from the Inside Out, compassion, good mother, independent woman, Laura Bush, love, Michelle Obama, Mother's Day, mothering, mothers, not condemnation, Patti Fralix, Spoken from the Heart, stay at home mom, The Fralix Group, women, working
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Sometimes Words Will Not Come
There are times that our well is dry, and words won’t come. This is problematic for a writer committed to a weekly blog! Although I have few of these times, this is one of them. Beauty can stand alone and … Continue reading
Posted in gratitude, life, thankful
Tagged beauty, Capital Hilton, cherry blossoms, DC, Fralix, MGM National Harbor, Patti Fralix, photos, The Fralix Group
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