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MJ Rodriguez
Oct 14, 20181 min read
My Goal
Someone said writers should set a goal, so I did. I know a lot of people do more, but since I work part time and do volunteer work, I set...
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MJ Rodriguez
Oct 9, 20181 min read
Surprise!
The funniest thing happened to me today. I read writing information often so I can become a better writer, and I take the writing advice...
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MJ Rodriguez
Sep 30, 20182 min read
Writing Issues
The novel I'm working on is set primarily on a river, which causes me some concern because I've never lived on a river. The main...
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MJ Rodriguez
Sep 25, 20181 min read
My Time
Since I retired, I love the time I have to write and do writing 'things'. My hubby, who is semi-retired, likes to run around when he...
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MJ Rodriguez
May 17, 20182 min read
Poem
Love that Grows I catch his eye across a myriad of faces, and he makes his way to me. We met in a distant state where I fell in love, but...
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MJ Rodriguez
Mar 26, 20181 min read
Gratitude
I'm so glad the Lord looks at my heart. He knows me better than I know myself, and loves me in spite of my failures and weaknesses. He is...
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MJ Rodriguez
Sep 8, 20171 min read
Mexican Cornbread
1 cup cornmeal (I use cornmeal mix) ½ tsp. salt ¾ tsp. baking soda 1 can cream corn ¼ cup oil 1 cup milk 1 small onion, chopped 3 hot or...
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MJ Rodriguez
Sep 7, 20171 min read
Cream Cheese Chicken Stuffed Peppers
2 cups cooked chicken 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature 4 oz cheddar, grated 4 oz Monterey jack, grated 1 jalapeno, minced 1 teaspoon...
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MJ Rodriguez
Mar 19, 20173 min read
No Child Left Behind?
Are our children being left behind? Working as an educator for more than twenty years has opened my eyes to the nitty-gritty, where you...
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MJ Rodriguez
Mar 2, 20172 min read
What's with America's love affair with celebrities?
I’m just curious—what is with the love affair America has with celebrities? Celebrities are just people doing a job, which happens to be...
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MJ Rodriguez
Jan 4, 20174 min read
Equal Opportunity in the Home?
When men and women both work outside the home to equally earn an income, should they equally share the household work and tend the...
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MJ Rodriguez
Dec 24, 20162 min read
Christmas is a Christian Holiday
What is it about the season of Christmas that causes so much controversy? There doesn’t seem to be the same kind of issues over any other...
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MJ Rodriguez
Oct 26, 20163 min read
Adventurous Heart
Do you ever look at an unfamiliar road and wonder where it leads? Have you ever taken off down that road just to find out? Today I did....
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MJ Rodriguez
May 31, 20162 min read
Are you Absorbing Life?
Are you absorbing life, or letting life absorb you? Some people I know are passively allowing life to pass them by, spending much of...
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MJ Rodriguez
Jan 18, 20162 min read
Dream On
I am a dreamer. I dream about a lot of things. And I have had some important dreams fulfilled. But not I’m not just a dreamer. I believe...
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