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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Class of ’71

Posted on June 26, 2016 by peggylchambers

    I am grateful this week for reunions and the fact that I can still attend.  I always hated my senior picture.  My mom said, “Well, it looks just like you!”  I hated that even more. But I posted it … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 19, 2016 by peggylchambers

    The vintage picture of my parents was taken on their wedding day.  Dad was handsome and dashing (and a barnstorming dare devil), Mom the homebody.  They made a good pair.  I knew if I wanted my dad he would … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Writer’s Block

Posted on June 12, 2016 by peggylchambers

    I’m grateful this week to have talked with Jim Christina and Bobbie Jean Bell at L A Talk Radio’s The Writer’s Block. You can check out the interview at this link.   http://latalkradio.com/sites/default/files/audio/Writer-060916.mp3 Their enthusiasm was contagious and their ability … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: The Lovely Month of June

Posted on June 5, 2016 by peggylchambers

    Ah June.  Lying in freshly mown grass with a light breeze (okay, this is Oklahoma and the breeze is more than light).  My dog reminds me of what is important in life – we were put in this world to … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Bloom Where You Are Planted

Posted on May 30, 2016 by peggylchambers

    I fell in love on the Phillips University campus.  I remember it was fall, the sun was shining, and the monarchs were flying south.  Fresh out of high school and considered an adult for the first time in my … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Free Plants

Posted on May 22, 2016 by peggylchambers

    I’ve been gardening for a lot of years and if you counted up what I’ve spent at nurseries, it is a wonder I ever got to retire.  I know that a perennial plant comes back year after year from … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: OWFI Writers’ Conference

Posted on May 17, 2016 by peggylchambers

Another year and another OWFI conference has come and gone.  The Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, puts on a writing conference the first part of May every year.  This year’s keynote speaker was New York Times Bestselling Author, Steven James. His murder … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Being a Mother

Posted on May 8, 2016 by peggylchambers

    Happy Mother’s Day! I wanted today to pay homage to the woman who raised me.  I woke up thinking about her this morning and found this photo in some old ones.  I wanted to share.  This picture was taken … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Ecuador Relief Fund

Posted on May 1, 2016 by peggylchambers

    My friend, Cynthia Martinez and her husband Eduardo, grew up in Ecuador.  She still has friends and family there and the latest rounds of earthquakes were too real for her.  She had to do something to help out the … Continue reading →

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2016 Cultivating Gratitude: Grateful for Crazy Weekends

Posted on April 25, 2016 by peggylchambers

    I’m exhausted and very happy this morning.  It occurred to me I had not put out the weekly blog because my weekend was a whirlwind of activity.  I drove to Oklahoma City both Saturday and Sunday and I think … Continue reading →

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