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    How do I add to my life?
    MJ Rodriguez
    • May 31
    • 2 min

    How do I add to my life?

    2 Peter 1:2-7 Having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust: God is above and beyond the corruption of this world. It...
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    Introvert Blues
    MJ Rodriguez
    • May 18
    • 2 min

    Introvert Blues

    Being somewhat of an introvert, I usually keep quiet when I’m in a group or around strangers. Maybe it’s because I have eleven brothers...
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    Do I have to plant things?
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Apr 19
    • 4 min

    Do I have to plant things?

    My mom always raised a garden, and when I became an adult, I thought I had to plant a garden and preserve vegetables for the winter...
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    Goal set for new book
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Apr 6
    • 1 min

    Goal set for new book

    I’m working hard on my book, Reluctant Queen, and have set a goal to finish it in time for the Harvest Craft Show in November. It’s...
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    Wanted Poster
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Mar 2
    • 0 min

    Wanted Poster

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    Inspired by students
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Feb 13
    • 2 min

    Inspired by students

    Recently I was subbing at a local high school, and some teenage boys were discussing work, jobs, careers, and plans for their futures....
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    Redeeming Love Movie Review (sort of)
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jan 25
    • 2 min

    Redeeming Love Movie Review (sort of)

    Have you read Francine Rivers’ Redeeming Love? That book lay at my house for a long time and I didn’t know where it came from or what it...
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    Writing for Senior Citizens
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jan 8
    • 1 min

    Writing for Senior Citizens

    Sorry I’ve been away for so long. I’d like to share something with you. I’ve been asked to speak to a group of senior citizens about my...
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    Ode to an Oil Lamp
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Nov 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Ode to an Oil Lamp

    O thou purposeful piece of art! How did you come about? I imagine you in a past life, serving in a humble abode, shedding light for a...
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    Mexican Cornbread
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Nov 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mexican Cornbread

    This recipe is a favorite with my family members. I used to bake it in a glass baking dish, but now I love making the mini-muffins. They...
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    Poem
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Poem

    Love from a Ruffled Face “Who gave you those?” My son’s chubby hands grasped a line of paper dolls. Laughter replaced tears. “The lady...
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    Remorse
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jun 28, 2021
    • 10 min

    Remorse

    Stutter Hawks walked toward the broken-down log building that sat in a grove of ash trees. His stomach was in knots and sweat beaded out...
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    The Missing Mini Cooper
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Missing Mini Cooper

    Zadie looked out the window and shrieked. Her car! Her new car was gone. She yelled at her mom before she remembered her parents had left...
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    Many Faces of Motherhood
    MJ Rodriguez
    • May 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Many Faces of Motherhood

    There are many faces of motherhood. Working moms are those who work every day, missing moments with their little one. The first tooth--...
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    Preservation
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    Preservation

    My mom believed in preservation. She believed in preserving sanity in our home, so when insanity threatened to creep in, she and Dad used...
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    Sisters!
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sisters!

    I am blessed to have been raised with sisters—four of them. Even though there was more age distance between us than between my brothers...
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    My Dad
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    My Dad

    My dad was seventeen when the Great Depression began and late twenties when it ended. That’s the time in one’s life when adulthood is...
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    Stupid Things
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jul 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Stupid Things

    Do you ever think about all the stupid things you’ve done? Or maybe you’re not like me and have never done anything stupid. I sure wish I...
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    Puppet fun
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Puppet fun

    I’m so blessed to have grown up with sisters. Even though they were older, we were close, and I remain close to the one sister I have...
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    The day of the inebriated animals
    MJ Rodriguez
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    The day of the inebriated animals

    Making sorghum is hot, hard work, and long days. My family worked together as a unit, each of us with a specific job. The boys ran the...
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