Karen Andrews
My Son Plays Guitar
My son is a musician, and plays guitar. I say that way because not every musician is a guitar player, just like not every guitar player...
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Karen Andrews
- Sep 8, 2021
- 3 min
It's not YOU...IT'S ME. It Always Has Been
It’s been a while, almost 30 years to the day…almost. I never forgot you, or ever completely understood. But, I get it now. Based on our...
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Karen Andrews
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Loved and Lost: Nuts and Bolts?
I’m sure everyone has heard the quote, “'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”, by Alfred Lord Tennyson. To...
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Karen Andrews
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Was that a Fleeting GLIMMER of CONFIDENCE?
Sometimes you feel a confidence around you. You don’t know why, it is just there. It can be so fleeting, and disappear so quickly. In...
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Karen Andrews
- Aug 11, 2021
- 6 min
Life and LOVE is Unpredictable, Unsure and Sometimes FICKLE
Love is a crazy and fickle thing. Some people chase after it, seek it, and don’t seem to be complete without it. As a Christian, I...
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Karen Andrews
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Baggage and Walls: They Mean You are Capable of Caring - A LOT
I’m going out on a limb, but I fully expect most people over the age of 50 to have some sort of emotional baggage. For those who don’t...
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Karen Andrews
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
I Think we FORGOT how to BE NICE
The country is slowly starting to open up after the COVID lockdowns. People are short tempered and, like me, didn’t realize it. The lack...
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Karen Andrews
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
I Get It. Your Storm WILL pass!
I get it. Times are tough, and we are all struggling. The struggle to stay on top of "life". But the good news? The clouds clear up and...
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Karen Andrews
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Yes, God is REAL...and Fear Does Not WIN!
In times like these, you count on your family and friends to get you through. There is fear on every corner…fear of disease, fear of...
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Karen Andrews
- Sep 9, 2020
- 5 min
Mom's World Class Example on How to Survive through Tough Times.
I think we can all admit that times today are challenging. We are being tossed around like a lost ship at sea by the news. Even the daily...
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Karen Andrews
- Aug 6, 2020
- 6 min
Here We Go Again, NOW WHAT?!
We’ve all had a “Now What” moment. You know that moment when reality falls from the sky and hits you upside the head, and you have no clue w
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Karen Andrews
- Jul 15, 2020
- 4 min
Mother's Plea: Help Me Be the Person My Son Believes I Am!
I’m sure you’ve seen the bumper sticker that reads, “Lord please help me to become the person my dog thinks I am.” Yea, that too, but I’d...
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Karen Andrews
- Jul 15, 2020
- 4 min
MOTHER’S CURSE: I hope you have kids one day, and when you do, I hope they are just like you!
Remember the “MOTHER’S CURSE”? You know, the one your mother blesses you with when you are about 13 years old? It goes something like...
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Karen Andrews
- Jul 12, 2020
- 3 min
Of Course YOUR LIFE MATTERS, it Always Has!
Everyone is upset about everything right now. There is a constant air of unrest in the news and social media and the sole purpose seems...
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Karen Andrews
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
How and Why This Dog is a Role Model!
To Ben, life is belly rubs and chasing ball. Life is everything he enjoys because that is what he focuses on daily. Like my dad said when
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Karen Andrews
- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
Of All of The Wonders & Accomplishments, Being DADDY was the BEST!
BEING DADDY When it comes my time to go And I look back on my years I know I will have no regrets No memories full of tears St. Peter's...
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Karen Andrews
- Jun 15, 2020
- 1 min
KISSES in the WIND from DADDY
My Dad wrote this in 2007. Difficult times hit the family, and Dad was over 1500 miles away. Nothing like a Daddy's kisses and hug!s...
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Karen Andrews
- Jun 14, 2020
- 4 min
Keep Your Face to the Sun, Weather that Storm, AND KEEP GROWING! You GOT This!
It is the time of year when everyone is planting flowers. We all enjoy looking at flowers, and if we have a choice, most will prefer...
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Karen Andrews
- Jun 14, 2020
- 5 min
Why SUPERMAN Hung Up His Cape To Ride In A Pink Wagon!
Every girl need a Superman, no matter how old we get. There needs to be someone who can make all the injustices in the world make sense....
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Karen Andrews
- Jun 7, 2020
- 1 min
Our Enemy
This was written by my dad, a few days after September 11, 2001. The message seems applicable today, too.. I hope you can appreciate it...
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Southern Maine
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