Posts byLinda Jo Martin

What Kind of Traveler Am I?

I just returned from a 17-day journey with the idea that I’m my own kind of traveler, not like anyone else, and I need to define what feels good to me when I travel. Like many others I’ve read many vanlife and RV travel sites, Facebook groups, and blogs. I’ve watched the videos. I’ve discovered
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My Favorite Big Mouse Pad – It is HUGE

I really love using this mouse pad, so I'm recommending it to you.

Have you considered an inexpensive BIG mouse pad for a gift? I got tired of having my mouse fall off the edge of the mouse pad I used (the standard size). It didn’t matter if I used the mouse pad horizontally or vertically, my mouse would fall off the edges.
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Largest Dreamcatcher in the World

You are looking at what may be the largest dreamcatcher in the world. It stands as a work of public art in Happy Camp, California. Created by artist and dreamer, Dennis Day. Hold tight to your dreams and watch them come alive! An interview with Dennis Day, creator of the largest dreamcatcher in the world.
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Basic Blogging Instructions

I’ve been blogging over fifteen years now, so it always surprises me how many people are still looking for information on how to get started with blogging. I’ve decided to start a blogging section on this site. Here you’ll find my basic blogging instructions for beginners.
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How to Overcome Fear of Cooking

Do you have cooking anxiety?

I don’t know of anyone who was as afraid to cook as I was when I was younger. I thought that if I cooked something it would probably turn out terrible, so I was paralyzed and afraid to try at all. This was very hard to overcome and produced many embarrassing and painful situations in
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When the Babysitter Needs a Babysitter

“I get scared sometimes when my mother isn’t home,” an eleven-year-old neighbor told me. She was in charge at home, a babysitter for her one-year-old brother while her mother was gone. “Sometimes I hear noises, and I’m afraid someone is trying to break in,” she said one night when she came to my door to
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Rosemary Herb Uses

Rosemary is fragrant and energizing Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) grows naturally and abundantly near the Mediterranean seashore in Spain, Portugal, Morocco and Tunisia. The name, ‘rosemary’ means “dew of the sea.” Rosemary is a favorite herb for gardeners. As a fragrant culinary spice, rosemary is used in many Mediterranean style dishes. This page focuses on the
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Rock Climbing Memoir and Jesus

Would you like to climb a cliff, hundreds or thousands of feet above safety? It requires a taste for the most adventurous aspects of life, and I wouldn’t do it, but Russell Fralick, a pastor in England, was hooked on rock climbing from his youth and tells about it in his highly readable rock climbing
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An Eye-Opening Narcolepsy Memoir

Narcolepsy is a serious neurological disorder that causes victims to fall down or fall asleep at inconvenient moments. It can be cruel, embarrassing, and heartbreaking. This memoir tells it all. Julie Flygare was only 22 and in her first year of law school when she noticed something very odd. Whenever she laughed, her knees lost
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Define Spirituality

What does spirituality mean to you? Can you define spirituality? What it means to one person is often very different than what it means to another. Dictionary definition of spirituality …define spirituality, spiritual, and spirit… The definition of spirituality is more than what the dictionary suggests. The Random House Dictionary defines spirituality as “the quality
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Vegetable Weight Loss Soup

My vegetable weight loss soup recipe… During the winter I have a habit of making vegan vegetable weight loss soup every week. When I started dieting and counting calories I soon realized that a cup of soup has almost no calories, even if potatoes are included. What a great deal! I can eat as much
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How to Develop a Life of Prosperity

You can develop a life of prosperity even though the economy is bad, and even though times are hard. You can do it if you set your mind to it! First let’s consider what prosperity means to you. Some people think it means having lots of money. But others see prosperity in having a lot
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How to Choose a Church

Elena’s once-friendly church became deeply divided by the actions of a man who tried to take it over, so she decided to leave and find a new church. There are dozens of churches in our area. Rather than choosing only one, she decided to take the time to visit every church in the county so
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Adopt Black Cats

Black cats – waiting for loving homes – waiting, because too few people will adopt black cats! Black cats are wonderful feline companions. Black cats are sweet, loving, compassionate, and precious in every way. So why are so many of them overlooked at shelters when other cats with variations in color catch the eye and
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