Believe in the Magic Traci Diary

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  • Refreshing my Kitchen

    In March, right before the self imposed quarantine, we made a decision to use some of my inheritance money from my mom to refresh our kitchen. Then the quarantine occurred and the idea was stalled. Early May, everything started to… Continue reading

    Refreshing my Kitchen

  • Oakes Quarry

    One of our favorite places to walk is Oakes Quarry. It’s a reclaimed limestone quarry that has the most interesting landscape. Last night, the Scouts decided to meet there for a social distance walk / get together after not seeing… Continue reading

  • Mom, What’s for dinner? – Week of may 25, 2020

    Happy Memorial Day! We are going to have hamburgers, pasta salad, corn on the cob, watermelon, and peach crisp for dinner. Salsa Chicken (chicken tenderloins cooked all day in pineapple salsa), tortilla chips, queso dip, seasoned black beans Trader Joe’s… Continue reading

    Mom, What’s for dinner? – Week of may 25, 2020

  • Philly Cheese Steak

    I left this blog back in November. It had been a month and a half after my mom passed away. Since then, we’ve had quarantine and my mom’s estate is out of probate. Yeah! Right before the quarantine, Hubby and… Continue reading

    Philly Cheese Steak

  • Purpose in Life

                Your palms are sweating. Your heart is beating out of your chest. Your stomach is doing flip flops.             “Sit down,” demanded your professor.             Your professor has asked you to come to his office to speak to you.… Continue reading

  • Kindness Matters

    Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 On the morning/early afternoon, I found my mom had died, I went on my weekly grocery shopping trip. I needed… Continue reading

  • Deidre Hall (TBT)

    Today I was talking to someone about seeing the cast of Boy Meets World while on the Disney College Program. I’ve been binge watching the last season of the show. Can you believe that the last season was 20 years… Continue reading

  • Fight On, Fighter

    Fight On, Fighter for KING & COUNTRY I was there on the day that you were changedYou were scared and prepared for the heartbreakEverything you knew faded out of viewStole a piece of you If I could, oh, I would… Continue reading

  • What is Forgiveness?

    So, what is it? When I looked it up in the dictionary, the definition states that it is the “act of forgiving” or “state of being forgiven.” This is so broad and just reuses the word in the definition. So,… Continue reading

  • Mom’s 50 Boyfriends

    Imagine driving through the mountains. You have no choice but to keep looking outside. Most of the view lacks significant scenery, but occasionally, you can catch sight of some landscapes. There are hardly any places to stop since the exits… Continue reading