Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

I recently attended a retirement party, or rather, a Gratitude Gathering. The two honorees wanted to gather together the people they had met and been inspired by during their tremendous careers. When they wrote the next day, to continue to share their appreciation for all of those who attended, they passed along this quote from… Continue reading It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

Please join us in writing and sharing a slice of life story with the #TWTBlog community today!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

Please join us in writing and sharing a slice of life story with the #TWTBlog community today!

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

June is a magical month--full of stories! We invite you to write and share a slice of life with the #TWTBlog community today.

Slice of Life Story Challenge

It’s Tuesday! Welcome to Slice of Life on #TWTBlog!

It's the first Tuesday of June--what a perfect opportunity to write and share a slice of life story!

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