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Purpose Archives - Linda Condolora https://blog.lindacondolora.com/category/purpose/ the joy of inspired living... Sun, 25 Jun 2023 03:46:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Who Do You Look Like? https://blog.lindacondolora.com/who-do-you-look-like/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/who-do-you-look-like/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:58:06 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=1005 Who do you like? It’s a question often heard when looking at a newborn. The question most often refers to physical resemblance, as in “Who does she look like?” There are usually differing opinions as to whether the child looks more like the mother or father. This question applies to us as well. As Christians, […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/who-do-you-look-like/feed/ 3 How to Open a Gift On Christmas and All Year Round https://blog.lindacondolora.com/how-to-open-a-gift/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/how-to-open-a-gift/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2019 21:08:26 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=888 Have you ever thought about how to open a gift? With Christmas only two days away, I’ve been thinking about Christmases past. One Christmas memory, in particular, stands out in my mind. It was many Christmases ago — when my son was three years old. I learned a few things about gifts that year. It […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/how-to-open-a-gift/feed/ 0 Christmas Preparations – The Perfect Gift https://blog.lindacondolora.com/christmas-preparations-the-perfect-gift/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/christmas-preparations-the-perfect-gift/#comments Wed, 18 Dec 2019 21:58:39 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=882 Christmas preparations are keeping me busy. There’s the cards, shopping, wrapping, and baking, not to mention the decorating. And I still have to get what I need for Christmas dinner. There are so many details to think about and things to accomplish. “I’m so stressed! I’m behind on everything. I don’t know how I’ll get it […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/christmas-preparations-the-perfect-gift/feed/ 4 Dress Up for the Ultimate Party https://blog.lindacondolora.com/dress-up-for-the-ultimate-party/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/dress-up-for-the-ultimate-party/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:17:43 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=875 Can you feel it? It’s in the air and on the airwaves. Another holiday season has begun and with it, party after party. How many parties will you attend this year? I have three at the moment, but that could change. Of course, each party requires that I dress up, which means I need to […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/dress-up-for-the-ultimate-party/feed/ 4 Breathing New Life into the Routine https://blog.lindacondolora.com/breathing-new-life-into-the-routine/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/breathing-new-life-into-the-routine/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2019 02:37:23 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=834 Today is just another day for me, nothing special. I’m going about my routine, performing tasks I’ve performed thousands, if not millions, of times before. Most of them don’t require a lot of thought. But today, as I prepare yet another load of laundry, applying stain stick to the collar of my husband’s dress shirt, […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/breathing-new-life-into-the-routine/feed/ 3 Passing Down What Matters: The Best Legacy https://blog.lindacondolora.com/passing-down-what-matters/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/passing-down-what-matters/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:38:49 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=817 We pass down many things to others as we travel this journey called life. I passed down my love for reading to my children. My husband passed down his love for running and hiking to them. In fact, while they were growing up, they called themselves “The Mighty Hikers.” My daughter, now married with children […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/passing-down-what-matters/feed/ 7 Time for Dreams https://blog.lindacondolora.com/timefordreams/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/timefordreams/#respond Wed, 29 May 2019 15:16:58 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=789 “There’s plenty of time.” How many times have you heard that or even thought it yourself? Another birthday has come and gone, and it has made me realize that the reality is, time is getting short. The years have gone by so quickly, but my dreams still remain in my heart. Some of these dreams […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/timefordreams/feed/ 0 Prepared to Answer https://blog.lindacondolora.com/prepared-to-answer-2/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/prepared-to-answer-2/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:08:28 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=730 My grandson, James, is growing up much too quickly for my liking. It seems like just yesterday I was holding him in my arms for the very first time, now he’s getting ready to enter kindergarten. He may be ready, but I’m not. People say it all the time, but I really don’t know where […]

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]]> https://blog.lindacondolora.com/prepared-to-answer-2/feed/ 4 Conform or Transform—the Choice is Yours https://blog.lindacondolora.com/conform-or-transform-the-choice-is-yours/ https://blog.lindacondolora.com/conform-or-transform-the-choice-is-yours/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:24:37 +0000 https://blog.lindacondolora.com/?p=141 I have a relative who grew up in the same area as myself. As an adult, she took a job that required her to live in many different parts of the United States. She would spend three to six months in each location before moving on to the next. Everywhere she lived, she would pick […]

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