"Where the Sidewalk Ends" - Encouragement from Shel Silverstein on the topic of "disability"
An unlikely connection between the beloved humor of famous author Shel Silverstein and what one of his poems can teach us about how to...
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Jenny Foster
Aug 2, 20239 min read
It's a Bug's Life (cont'd): Courage the size of a mustard seed
(PART II of “Seattle girl's harrowing move to Southeast Texas” blog post) If you read Part I of this two-part blog series, you likely...
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Jenny Foster
Jul 16, 20237 min read
Seattle girl's harrowing move to Southeast Texas
From trauma to triumph in a world of creepy critters Photo courtesy of The Source https://www.the-source.net/baldfaced-hornet-dangerous-b...
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Jenny Foster
Jul 1, 20234 min read
"What would Jesus Brew?"
Credit for this phrase goes to HeBrews Coffeehouse Magnolia, TX Do you have a favorite place? Perhaps it's a vacation spot, a scenic...
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Jenny Foster
May 25, 20235 min read
It's what you do AFTER the pity party
Hey, friend. Ever thrown yourself a pity party? "Ha! No, of course not," you might reply. Pity parties seem reserved for dramatic...
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Jenny Foster
Jun 15, 20226 min read
Facing my fear of COVID...2 years in (straight talk)
THIS POST IS WORTH THE READ AND IS NOT POLITICAL OR POLARIZED. I've had enough of COVID; have you? COVID with asthma (and/or other lung...
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Jenny Foster
Jun 7, 20221 min read
Author Kathy Collard Miller BOOK GIVEAWAY
I'm truly honored to have Kathy, a prolific writer and author, endorse Natty's Pond with a book giveaway this month. Follow the link to...
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Jenny Foster
Jun 1, 20224 min read
Welcome Guest Blogger, Sheila Harper, Founder & President of SaveOne
THIS IS HER STORY... No little girl ever dreams of the day she can grow up and have an abortion. Yet, on March 29, 1985 that was me. I...
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Jenny Foster
Mar 30, 20223 min read
We've got to go through the hard to get to the good: A lesson from the gooseberry
Have you ever picked gooseberries? If not, here's what you missed —sore and bloody fingertips! I had never heard about these unique...
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Jenny Foster
Feb 4, 20223 min read
When doing "nothin'" is good for your health
"Thank God it's Friday!" At the risk of sounding a bit like the character Cliff Clavin from the television show Cheers, I looked up the...
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Jenny Foster
Jan 29, 20222 min read
The 120,000 finally speak
There is a group of people around the world who to date have rarely spoken. They grieve, they act like everything's fine, but it's not....
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Jenny Foster
Nov 29, 20211 min read
In Recognition of Perinatal Hospice
There is a tremendous organization and ministry called Isaiah’s Promise that reaches out to parents facing a life-limiting prenatal...
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Jenny Foster
Nov 8, 20211 min read
Chapter Reading from Natty's Pond
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Jenny Foster
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Love can build a bridge
I hope the title of this blog post piqued your interest, and that you can hear the beautiful vocals of The Judds in your mind singing the...
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Jenny Foster
Oct 19, 20211 min read
What is Natty's Pond about? (click in the space for video)
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Jenny Foster
Oct 8, 20212 min read
"The End" is just the beginning
Why do some of the best stories finish with the words "the end?" Depending on your upbringing or country of origin, many children's...
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Jenny Foster
Sep 18, 20212 min read
In the waiting...
Would you agree that the hardest part is the waiting? Waiting in line at the grocery store, waiting in traffic, or waiting for medical...
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Jenny Foster
Jan 3, 20211 min read
There is a place...
If you've loved and lost a baby, there is a place. In 2020 I discovered a special place in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It's called The...
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Jenny Foster
Jan 2, 20214 min read
A New Kind of Sandwich
You may have heard of it – the “sandwich generation.” Let’s define the concept loosely as someone essentially trapped between two things,...
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Jenny Foster
Dec 22, 20202 min read
First Fruits
Every year for Mother's Day my husband takes me to a local nursery. He knows that all I want is to go to church and then pick out my...
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