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Joie, a Walk ‘N Roll Dog Ready for More School Visits!

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on Friday May 17th, 2013 at 06:08 PM

Joie content and happy as the kids from Trinity Lutheran School lined up to pet her after our presentation. More photos on Facebook.
Kim, a teacher at Trinity Lutheran sent me some pictures she took while I was at their school last Friday with Joie for our first presentation. As I wrote last week, the visit went well and Joie seemed to do very well with all the kids full of energy.
I dont know why, but I never imagined that Id do this type of work again after Frankie passed away. While I was...

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Forward March to 50: Owning My Sensitivity.

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on Thursday May 16th, 2013 at 08:16 PM

Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month until July 18th I will be sharing my thoughts about turning 50 which I will celebrate on July 18th. And yes, I said, celebrate!
Joie snug in her papas sweatshirt
Im a sensitive person. This was not always easy for me (sometimes still isnt). Saying this, I feel like I should have really started out by saying, Hi. Im Barbara Techel and Im sensitive. It, at times, has felt like a curse. I feel things deeply. So deeply I find it hard to sometimes express...

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Living Simply. I Fail Miserably in One Category.

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on Wednesday May 15th, 2013 at 02:14 PM

This past weekend John installed our closet organizer in our master bedroom. Wow, I can hardly believe what a difference this had made. We have lived in our home for 25 years and the same closet of just two long poles and a shelf above each was in place.
Now mind you, I could have continued to be okay with what we had. But as I wrote in an earlier post about honoring each other in marriage, this was something John felt the need to do (along with a few other projects) in making our home more...

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Meet Sophie & Abby– Dachshund in Wheelchair With Special Mom– My Interview on their Blog

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on Tuesday May 14th, 2013 at 02:35 PM

It is such a sweet honor to share with you Abby and her Dachshund on wheels, Sophie. Can you believe how much Sophie looks like Frankie?
On Abbys blog today over at, Our Dachshund Sophie, she shares an interview she did with me as part of my continued Joyful Paws Jaunt blog tour for Through Frankies Eyes.
I discovered Abby and Sophie a few months ago but for the life of me I cant seem to remember how I came across them. It is likely synchronicity, no doubt! I feel like Abby and I are kindred...

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It’s a Dachshund Thing.

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on Monday May 13th, 2013 at 05:56 PM

Joie, my best bud, my working companion. As I am working on an interview I am doing for an upcoming post end of this month on, Peggys Pet Place, I looked down to see sweet Joie curled in her blanket. Mind you, she is not in her bed right behind her. Have blanket. Will snuggle. Anywhere. Its a Dachshund thing.

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Your Inside Home as Your Center

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on Monday May 13th, 2013 at 02:38 PM

I hope you will enjoy todays audio clip. Sorry that it sounds a little fuzzy. I may have been a little too close to the microphone but Im learning we are all a work in progress, right?

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Happy Mother’s Day! A Poem for Mine.

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on Sunday May 12th, 2013 at 01:46 PM

Happy Mothers Day to all the moms out there who give of themselves selflessly everyday. And of course, a very special Happy Mothers Day to my special mom
My mom who gave me wings to fly as high as I want to fly.
Who catches me if I fall,
then gently brushes me off and with a gentle nudge pushes me on my way again.
Who tucks my hair behind my ear in real or thought,
when I feel discouraged or not feeling well, even at my age of 49.
My mom who cheers me on every step of the way,
on this journey called...

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Joie’s First School Visit a Success!

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on Friday May 10th, 2013 at 05:33 PM

Joie and I are back home after our visit to Trinity Lutheran School! She did very well and as you can imagine, she was a big hit. The gymnasium was lined with posters of Frankie the Walk N Roll Dog and posters announcing meet the author, May 10th which were done by the older students.
At the end of the presentation, Mrs. K presented Joie with a gift from the students. And what you see Joie wearing in the photo is the very special and sweet gift. It is Trinity Lutheran Schools t-shirt and all...

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