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The Junk Gypsies and Me
A little over a month ago I told you that I had been selected to be on the Junk Gypsy Book Launch Team. I received a digital watermarked copy of their new book, Junk Gypsy: Designing a Life at the Crossroads of Wonder & Wander by Amie and Jolie Sikes, published by Touchstone Books…
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Junk Gypsy, a Book, and Me
Ever heard of the Junk Gypsy Company? Who hasn’t heard of these two beautiful sisters who turned their backs on college-degreed careers and made a life for themselves out of hunting, repurposing, and selling junk? From selling their wares in a booth at First Monday Trade Days in Canton, Texas to hosting their own HGTV…
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Small Town, Big Impact
“Everybody dies famous in a small town,” sings Miranda Lambert in her hit tune. Small towns dot the landscape of Texas and every other state, and rarely get the attention they deserve. You won’t hear names like Van, Lindale, Mineola, Gladewater, Big Sandy, Mabank, etc. as often as you hear Dallas, Houston, and Austin, but…
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For My Girl Miranda
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have heard about Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton’s divorce after only four years of marriage. As one of Miranda’s former high school teachers and one of the two teachers she chose for the Teachers Count poster campaign and invited to the sold-out Nashville Rising flood relief concert…
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Waiting your turn. . .
The other day on the way to work I had to stop for a red light. Only the red light wasn’t working. It wasn’t even blinking. Something had caused a power outage on that road and none of the lights were working. But amazingly, all the drivers on that four-lane intersection were able to…
April Coker, Author 