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Polishing the Silver
I enjoy the work as a meditation of gratitude—which often begins around Thanksgiving week. It’s a reminder that our gifts—and talents—need to be polished so they shine brightly enough to be shared.
Posted in about issues of the heart, AHA Moments, Art and Entertainment, Authors, Connecting through books, Creativity, family history and genealogy, Family values, Finding treasures of the heart in books, Gifts, Gratitude, head and heart connection, head and heart connection, life's purpose, Live Your Best Life, Mara Purl, Metaphors, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, mission and core purpose in life, Mother, Mothers & Daughters, Nurturing the soul, power of the universe, self-growth, sychronicity of life, Women's Fiction
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Tagged family, legacy, Thanksgiving, Traditions, treasures of the past
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Why Do Words Count?
Words are the connective tissue between idea and expression. We tell ourselves about our ideas with words, using them to move from vague conjecture to clear concept.
Posted in American West, Authors, Book Marketing, Books, Colorado, community and transformation, Connecting through books, Editors, Heart and head connection in books, history, inspiring through fiction novels, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, life's purpose, Live Your Best Life, Louis L'amour, Love of Books, Mara Purl, Personal Essays, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing
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Tagged authors, Colorado, hall of fame, kudos, recognition
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Paternity Test
My father let us see that love really is reciprocal. I helped him walk when he was ninety-nine, reassured him his journey made sense, made a difference, and had value greater than the gold of kings. When it came to the real paternity test, he passed with flying colors. Read more
Posted in about issues of the heart, Acting, AHA Moments, Art and Entertainment, BBC Radio, Family, family history and genealogy, Family values, Heart and head connection in books, Integrating lifes purpose through art, Japan, life's purpose, Mara Purl, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, Mother, Writing
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The After Days
Projects have always been a way of life for the Purls. Sometimes a bane, sometimes a boon, projects define our time and express our various core purposes. That’s what I’ll miss the most, I think—that I won’t get to do the next project with Mom.
Posted in about issues of the heart, AHA Moments, Authors, Bellekeep Books, Creativity, familial history, Family, family history and genealogy, Family values, flow of life, head and heart connection, head and heart connection, Heart, Integrating lifes purpose through art, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, life's purpose, Love, Magical moments, Mara Purl, mission and core purpose in life, Mother, Mothers & Daughters, Nurturing the soul, Personal Essays, power of the universe, relationships, self-growth, sychronicity of life, synchronicity, Transformation, Uncategorized
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Tagged appreciation for mother-love, mother-daughter relationships, paranormal, passing, transition
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A Year for Mom: The Big Day

Posted in Acting, Art and Entertainment, authors and entertainment world, Family, family history and genealogy, Family values, Heart, Integrating lifes purpose through art, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, life's purpose, Magical moments, Mara Purl, Mara Purl, mission and core purpose in life, Nurturing the soul, Personal Essays, Public Speaking, Transformation, Women authors
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Step-Mothering is All Heart

Posted in about issues of the heart, Art and Entertainment, Books for Baby Boomers, Domestic Violence, Family values, forgiveness, Head & Heart, head and heart connection, Heart, Heart and head connection in books, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, life's purpose, Live Your Best Life, Mara Purl, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, Personal Essays, relationships, self-growth, sychronicity of life, transformation through AHA moments
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Tagged family, Mother's Day, parenting, personal fulfillment, personal growth, step children relationships, step-daughter, step-mother, step-parenting
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God-Mothering from the Heart

Posted in about issues of the heart, Books, Collaboration with other writers, E-Books, e-books by Mara Purl, Family values, Finding treasures of the heart in books, Head & Heart, life's purpose, Love of Books, Mara Purl, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, Personal Essays, self-growth, Women authors, Women's Fiction
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Tagged God-daughter, God-mother, God-parenting, heart lives, Mother's Day Gift, women's fiction
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Blog Tour #7 Novice Christian
Thanks for joining me on the 2012 MARA-thon! This includes a national blog tour, as well as a physical book tour through Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. During the entire MARA-thon, please be sure to download your FREE prequel short story, When Whales Watch at http://www.MaraPurl.com/downloads. As of January 1, you’ll be able to find purchase links for all e-readers here: When Whales Watch.
This is posted from the road during my All-Indie-Bookstore book tour titled MAPPING THE JOURNEY OF YOUR HEART. Revisit the entire tour at any time by visiting http://www.MaraPurl.com/calendar where you’ll see event details, links to the bookstores, and soon, photo archives.… Read more
Posted in about issues of the heart, AHA Moments, Art and Entertainment, Author Mara Purl on Blog Tour, Author Mara Purl on Book Tour, Authors, Blog tour of author Mara Purl, Blog Tours, Blogging, Connecting through blogs, Connecting through books, e-books by Mara Purl, Finding treasures of the heart in books, flow of life, Head & Heart, head and heart connection, head and heart connection, Heart and head connection in books, inspiring through fiction novels, Intuition, life's purpose, Love of Books, Mara Purl, Mara Purl, Mara Purl using new marketing methods for Books, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, mission and core purpose in life, Nurturing the soul, Power of the universe, Syncronicity between bloggers, Transformation, Virtual Book Tours, Where the Heart Lives by Mara Purl, Women authors, Women's Fiction
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Tagged blog tour, Melissa Clark
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Blog Tour Visit #4 – National Association of Baby Boomer Women
Mara Purl guests on the National Association of Baby Boomer Women blog site, where her conversation with Anne Holmes leads to recognition that NABBW issues and those of the characters in the Milford-Haven Novels both shed light on the lives of Boomer Women.
Posted in about issues of the heart, Author Mara Purl on Blog Tour, Authors, Blog Tours, Book Marketing, book marketing using websites enewsletters and blogs, Books for Baby Boomers, Connecting through books, Head & Heart, head and heart connection, Integrating lifes purpose through art, involvement in issues near and dear to heart, Life in Baby Boomer years for Women, life's purpose, Live Your Best Life, Mara Purl, Mara Purl using new marketing methods for Books, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, mission and core purpose in life, National Association of Baby Boomer Women, Of Baby Boomer Women, Virtual Book Tours, When Whales Watch by Mara Purl, Where the Heart Lives by Mara Purl, women and romance novels, Women authors, Women's Fiction
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Tagged author Mara Purl, The Milford-Haven Books, transformative fiction, transforming lives through books, women's fiction, www.marapurl.com
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Blog Tour Visit #3 – All Things Fulfilling
Fulfillment means fulfilling orders in the book world, but in a larger sense means complete manifestation. Mara Purl blogs-back to Sue Leonard of All Things Fulfilling.
Posted in Art and Entertainment, Author Mara Purl on Blog Tour, Author Mara Purl on Book Tour, Authors and Publishers Services, Blogging, Book Marketing, book marketing using websites enewsletters and blogs, Connecting through blogs, Connecting through books, Head & Heart, Innovative marketing, life's purpose, Live Your Best Life, Mara Purl, Mara Purl using new marketing methods for Books, Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, mission and core purpose in life, new methods of marketing books, Novel series, sychronicity of life, synchronicity, Syncronicity between bloggers, Uncategorized, Virtual Book Tours, Where the Heart Lives by Mara Purl, Women authors
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Tagged author Mara Purl, novel series by Mara Purl, transformative fiction, www.marapurl.com
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