Leslie Fowler Doyle

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Welcome to my blog! Living life in abundance thoughtfully, prayerfully, and purposefully.

  • Writeable Moments

    I have had the pleasure of working with students from kindergarten to college and beyond.  I have noticed in recent years that colleges and graduate schools want essays (read: narratives) to personalize otherwise common applications. Most candidates of these schools have outstanding credentials, grades, and standardized test scores. These admissions…

  • The Gifts from Guests

    Yesterday morning, our most recent guests left. I can still see my dear friend waving at me as they drove away, until I could see the last trace of their car. Although they were gone and there was a hole in my heart, they also left something very special with…

  • This Fabulous February

    Paying tribute to this year’s shortest, but maybe most impactful month of the year I simply love February. Being in February means that we are about to ease out of winter, despite what Phil might say and that we celebrate one of my favorite holidays of the year, Valentine’s Day.…

  • The Five Joys of January

    The Christmas decorations are being slowly packed away and we are all getting into the routine again after the holidays. Although the bustle and activities of the holidays are fun and I enjoy seeing friends and family and celebrating Christ’s birth, I really prefer the quiet gift of this winter…

  • Travel and Change

    Two weeks ago, my husband and I returned from a wonderful fall trip to the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. This was the first time we had been to that part of the country, and we traveled through Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.  We journeyed with a small tour by design…

  • The Feeling of Letting Go

     I am a reformed hoarder.  I was the child of sentimental and intentional, but beloved hoarders who incidentally were children of the Depression. My parents hung on to things for different reasons. Some of the reasons were that they wanted to save money and preserve resources. And save money, they…

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