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Deana Landers
MorningCoffeeBeans.com
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I am passionate about writing stories and love to share them with readers. I am happy to share my life with my readers. 😀
Deana Landers
MorningCoffeeBeans.com
A few months ago, I read a quote that said, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood.” It made me stop and think.
Recently I bought a yellow rose bush. I am working on creating a small rose garden in front of our house since we removed all the Juniper bushes.
The yellow rose bush reminds me of when m...
Read MoreOne minute I was a Super Nana, the next minute, I was lying on the tennis court floor trying to breathe.
When our grandchildren come for the holidays, it is fantastic, fun, and exhausting. But, unfortunately, the exhausting part has nothing to do with how much we enjoy them.
It is what my husband says to me all the time. “Hon...
Read MoreOur daughter, Carol, died on July 3rd, 1980. She was 19 months old. It was devastating for us.
We adorned her small casket with beautiful white daisies. Our family and friends filled the church with arrangements and lots of daisies.
When we were married, we decorated the church with daisies, my favorite flower. Our niece an...
Read MoreThings can change quickly. Palm Sunday starts with people laying palm branches, a symbol of victory, triumph, and peace, for Jesus as he rode a donkey into Jerusalem.
It was an exciting day. Jewish people from all over the world came to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. They were crying ‘Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the n...
Read MoreI grew up on a farm. At the end of each summer or harvest year, my dad set fire to the fields to prepare them for seeding the following spring. My brothers and I helped him by containing the fire in our corner of the fields. We didn’t have vast fields, but this was a low-cost alternative to tilling in the previous year’s crops, and m...
Read MoreSince the pandemic began, I've seen and felt all sorts of emotions from confusion, fear, anger, panic to love, laughter, and peace.
Just like all disasters in our life, there is always confusion, "Is this happening? Is what they are saying is true?" And then the fear begins to creep into our hearts and minds; "What should we do?"
It only took 40 years for my husband to realize that bringing me coffee in bed was one of the ways that I felt loved. But, of course, he’s not a coffee drinker, so the smell and taste of freshly brewed coffee in the morning is not a big deal for him.
After we retired, we bought a 26 foot RV and traveled out West to Alaska. I...
Read MoreThe flight attendant stood at the front of the plane mechanically, giving safety instructions for the flight. It was apparent that she could probably give those same instructions in her sleep because she had done it many times.
I had heard them many times before, but something she said caught my attention this time. “In the event o...
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