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MJ Rodriguez
- Mar 14, 2020
- 2 min
Where the river goes, it will bring life
There is just something about a body of water that intrigues me. A small creek runs across the property where I was raised, and as a...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Mar 7, 2020
- 3 min
Do hard things.
Sometimes life is hard, and I feel like I need a break. But sometimes life is hard because I refuse to do the hard things I need to do to...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
Offenses will come!
Offences. We have them. Everyone has them. We are all offended by something or someone. Someone says something or does something we don’t...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Feb 22, 2020
- 2 min
Perception: your reality
Your perception is your reality. That’s what I’ve always heard, and I believe it to be true. How important is it, then, that we strive to...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Feb 20, 2020
- 3 min
Mama loved her flowers
Mama loved her flowers. No matter where we lived or how busy she was (with cleaning, laundry, cooking, nursing, and teaching twelve...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Feb 15, 2020
- 4 min
Is Respect a dying trait?
One thing I was taught as a child was respect. Respect other people. Respect their property. Respect their feelings. Respect their...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Feb 8, 2020
- 4 min
Opinions are just that--opinions.
Do you have an opinion? Well, yeah, who doesn’t? Opinions are important, and we actually need them. Without opinions, how could we make...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Feb 1, 2020
- 4 min
Who needs conflict?
Whether it’s family, friends, co-workers, or complete strangers, we all face conflict sometimes—or quite often—in our lives. If you’re...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Jan 25, 2020
- 3 min
Are you pliable or hardened?
In comparing wounded souls to disfigured wire in my blog Apology, I started to wonder how wire is made. Whether pliable or hardened, wire...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Jan 21, 2020
- 3 min
Apologize, for goodness sake!
When I accidentally bump into someone, I apologize. When I am unintentionally rude to someone, I say I’m sorry. There are many reasons we...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
Have you complimented someone today?
Have you paid a compliment today? We can do so much good for others when we recognize their importance, even if we don't know them. For...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Jan 4, 2020
- 2 min
Are you a Dandelion yet?
Considered a curse in the lawns, gardens and flower beds of many people, the bright little Dandelion preservers regardless of its...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Oct 5, 2019
- 1 min
Body Language Lists
One of the most beneficial lists I use is the list of body language. When I want to show the emotions my characters feel, this list is...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Aug 28, 2019
- 1 min
New book: Who am I?
I wrote this book over a period of years and taught some of it at the church I attend. In today's world we as Christians face so much...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Aug 17, 2019
- 2 min
Can you say Indie?
I’ve been debating the issue of traditional publishing versus independent publishing (self-publishing). I’ve read several articles about...
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MJ Rodriguez
- May 19, 2019
- 1 min
Contest writing
I've been doing some writing to enter contests, and I'm finding it challenging because the entries are so specific. For instance, one...
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MJ Rodriguez
- May 15, 2019
- 1 min
Change a life--promote reading
My hero is the mother of Ben Carson. Why? Because she changed the future of her sons by making them read. They were failing at school and...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Apr 19, 2019
- 1 min
Love when children love my books.
I love that these sweet children enjoy my books. What a joy to share my stories with others.
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MJ Rodriguez
- Apr 17, 2019
- 1 min
Reading my books to students
I love reading my children's books to students! This week I visited two kindergarten and a first grade class to read and was blown away...
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MJ Rodriguez
- Apr 4, 2019
- 1 min
Ever been in a slump?
I’m in a slump. I don’t know how I got there. I finished my novel, Where the River Goes, and my beta readers have it. That’s a little...
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