Author Archives: Fran Hart

About Fran Hart

Disciple of Christ, earning a living as the director of US-based operations for a Taiwanese company, managing an engineering organization while carving out time to write. Wife, Mother, Grandmother.

God-given gifts

Happy Veteran’s Day! I’m grateful for all who have served and/or are currently serving our country. No matter how you feel about our recent election, I hope you voted. As much hooplah as I heard about setting records, in the … Continue reading

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M called

M called tonight. I missed the “why” – it didn’t matter. I was glad to hear from her again and I had some new parenting advice, shared by a young mother at our church. When your infant has a cold … Continue reading

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Another Alabaster story: the tale of the critter

If you read my last post, you might be left wondering if the killer cat knows no bounds. I’ve wondered about it myself. I can tell you that there are limits to the critters he will tackle. Here’s the story: … Continue reading

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I’m a winner! Proximidade!

Thank you, Jeanette! “This blog invests and believes, in proximity”: As a proud recipient, I post the following message regarding my “Pay it Forward” nominees: These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They … Continue reading

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My curiousity got the better of me…

…and my geek-within stepped up to the plate. I’ve figured out the ‘link police’ tracking system (or at least one of them) which alerts bloggers to the links I’ve included in my posts. How awesome is that?!? E- let me … Continue reading

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Discipline: If it was easy, everyone would do it

dis·ci·pline n. – activity, exercise, or a regimen that develops or improves a skill; training: A daily stint at the typewriter is excellent discipline for a writer. It’s not easy. It takes conscious, deliberate effort. From Wikipedia: In its most … Continue reading

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One Photo Op I’m glad to have missed

In case you haven’t met him, this is Alabaster. Alabaster, aka Al, has many nicknames. I often refer to him as my lapdog because of his tendency to follow me around and to want to sit on my lap, no … Continue reading

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"Hi! My name is Fran, and I’m a Bible thumper"**

**I do not wish to remain anonymous. I boldly declare my party affiliation. I’ve been thinking a lot about motivation and discipline. What drives us? What makes our habits compelling? I have an addictive nature. Bad habits come easily. I’ve … Continue reading

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It’s not whether you win or lose

Family night. We played Sorry! T won the first round. Darling hubby won the 2nd round. and Uno Stacko… 3 rounds of hubby tipping the tower. Good times! The guys tend to get competitive, but I try to remember that … Continue reading

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I wish I could take a picture

There have been many times (since I’ve begun to post regularly) that I’ve thought “I wish I could take a picture of that.” When we were in PA, there was a street sign that said “High DUI Crash Area”. That … Continue reading

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