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surviving or thriving on a socially distant mother’s day

May 9, 2020 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

A socially distant Mother’s Day? While on a recent video meeting, I found myself reminiscing with one of my sons about the Mother’s Day gardens we sowed, games we played, and the stories we shared.

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The warmth of winter and all its wonders

January 10, 2020 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

Stories by the fireside… We didn’t have a fireplace in our New York City apartment, although my dad continued his fireside storytelling tradition throughout the winter months—minus the crackling fire of course. I remember many

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The Most Glorious Christmas Day

December 13, 2019 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

December 2019 ~ Central Florida. Most northerners know winter takes on a whole new meaning in Florida. There’s no snow. No sleet. No winter coats and hats—and sometimes no temps below hot. That means we

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Ghosts of Golden Autumns Past

November 8, 2019 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

Autumn 2008 ~ Western North Carolina. A whispering wind shook the trees as if to announce her arrival. Amber, orange, and crimson leaves glided down and carpeted the ground. Autumn had arrived in all her

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Hope Has a name

September 13, 2019 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

Everyone is thirsty… When scorching temperatures make me weary or superstorms threaten to consume my tiny piece of a gigantic puzzle, it’s good to know the magical seasons of harvest and joy, are right around

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Friends till no end

August 9, 2019 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

A friend who loves at all times? I believe there’s only one man who knew the way to love. He walked the earth many years ago, leaving gifts of selflessness, wonder, grace, and mercy in

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The Mystery of Nature’s Peaceful Song

April 12, 2019 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

Nature’s call A screech owl’s trills, calls, and hoots might calm the weary traveler, like the lone Whitetail who forages in the forest near my cabin. I press my face against the glass slider to

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Love Hurts

February 8, 2019 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

I love storybook endings. Sparks fly. Love conquers all. A lonely beauty finally marries her knight in shining armor. Those blissful scenes still give me goosebumps. Go on and laugh. But now that you’re smiling

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The Birth Of Hope

December 14, 2018 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

The man, Jesus. I love the visual of Jesus reaching out to His disciples. With outstretched arms, He called them by name. “John. Peter. Paul. Come, follow Me.” And one by one they ran—with reckless

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In All Things

November 9, 2018 Joann Claypoole Culture, Home, Inspiration

I may have bitten off more than I can chew and it’s not even Thanksgiving yet. While I believe the abundance of my favorite season’s harvest means more than picking apples in North Carolina, baking

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