To visit my main website with information about my books, other blogs, and email newsletters, go to: www.SimpleMom.com
I previously had contact information listed here on my blog, but then I removed it awhile back. I guess that was a mistake — suddenly I found myself receiving messages from people who wished to drop me a note, send a card, or just generally make contact via old-fashioned snail mail.
So, here’s my assorted contact information for anyone who’s interested (and don’t worry, that’s not my house address).
Postal Address:
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Deborah Taylor-Hough3840 “A” Street SE, #105-119Auburn Washington 98002USA
Email/Paypal: DSimple@aol.com
PS: My kids collect picture postcards (hint, hint). lol ;-)
Someone had asked me awhile back to put information here on my blog for people who wanted to help out in some sort of way during this current crisis.
Here’s the information that was asked for:
Direct Gifts:
- Wish List – http://tinyurl.com/wishlistdebi/
- Donations – http://tinyurl.com/donate2debi
My Books:
- My Books – http://thesimplemom.wordpress.com/my-books/
- My New Lulu Books – http://stores.lulu.com/dsimple
My Sales:
- Tupperware® – http://snurl.com/DebiTupperware
I was also thinking that even if people are just doing their regular Christmas and holiday shopping online at Amazon this year, if someone entered the Amazon site through one of my “Amazon stores,” I’d get a small affiiliate referral fee from things that might be purchased anyway (click on the “Powered by Amazon.com” button in the upper lefthand corner of any of my stores). Just a thought.
My Amazon Stores:
- Gluten-Free Zone – http://astore.amazon.com/glutenfreezone-20
- Books & Gifts – http://astore.amazon.com/christianbooksandgifts-20
- Deborah’s Kitchen – http://astore.amazon.com/deborahskitchen-20
- Simple Times Bookstore – http://astore.amazon.com/simpletimes-20
- Nature Study - http://astore.amazon.com/naturestudy-20/
- Charlotte Mason – http://astore.amazon.com/charlottemason-20
- Kids’ Books – http://snurl.com/books4kids
- Seattle Stuff - http://astore.amazon.com/seattlestuff-20
Debi, this is a first for me. I usually read stuff, keep people in my heart, and then go on. Not letting people know how much they have affected my life, no matter how close, or the distant stranger I may never meet. However through web searching, your path has crossed onto mine, and I have very much enjoyed reading about you, your tips and your life. Whenever Simple times show up in my e-mail, I’m excited to read the “next installment”, to learn something new, and to basically “catch up”. My prayers are with you and your family and I have rejoiced upon all of the small positive steps and happenings that have come your way. I have just read your blog for the first time in what seems like forever and I was saddened from what you wrote the first week of December. I am glad that I am able to leave this comment, to let you know how I feel, and would have understood (sadly) if I was not able to. I don’t know what to say, I would hate for a few bad apples to spoil the barrell. You have been unknowingly a source of inspiration, hope and strenght for me, and I would not like to have that end. I realize that this is a one sided relationship, and not very fair that I take what you offer and not recipicate. I only pray that i have that affect on others as you do me, and that the things I do may be appreiciated as much as I appreciate your selfless sharing of your life with me and others who read you. Thank you and may I say do what you need to do to protect yourself. God Bless you and yours.
Rhonda
Hi-
Today is March 9, 2009. I ran across your article by following it from another one… don’t remember just what.
I don’t know when the article I just read was written; whether today or some time ago…”Life as it stands today” I think is the one where you tell about your husband being ill and moving so you could create 2 households.
My husband and I have been married about 33 years or so., …; however, we have had some health and/or other issues.
He got clean and sober roughly maybe some 20 years ago? we had some really wonderful times together while he was working at jobs he enjoyed during that time-
he’s had chronic back pain and had a nervous breakdown /medicate withdrawal /new med terrible thing that happened app. 10 years ago, spent about 2 weeks in a hospital; he had been hallucinating, imagining that I was on the radio, I was afraid of him. He was yelling and saying terrible things, telling his friend that I was out to get everything…..the Lord has been so faithful to protect me. I’ve made “get-aways” I think 3 times so far; thank the Lord for people (family mostly) willing to take me in for a while…..I’d been afraid of his driving for a long time and he also spent a very long time in bed with back pain and depression; I prayed that the Lord would give him an interest in something… he decided to go fix up his mothers old “homeplace” where she grew up but hit and tree and spent 8 days in the trama unit and almost 3 weeks in a rehab hospital; (the Lord spared him; althought he had blood on the brain and various other injures, he didn’t seem to me to be much different than he was following the breakdown and medication side effects; Praise God he is able, Amen.) I felt the Lord carrying me through this time, it wasn’t my own strenght. this was about 2002, I think. now he is disabled, and we are in the same home for some years now; he walks with a shuffle much of the time, has balance problems, we’ve seen several neurologists, some think it is psy med side effects called (puesdo) parkinsonism….goes for long periods not wanting to bathe, has several specialists.. some times we have some nice times, some times his anger really upsets me. Seems I try to fight fatigue, I still work, and take him to his various specialists. Our home if running down. Love
The Lord just opened my eyes to the difference between happiness and the Joy of the Lord. wow! Now I wonder how many people are confusing the two like I did for years. I had thought I had lost my Joy , and the Lord showed me that I was just unhappy with my relationship with Him and that if He is in my heart and mind ,that where He is there also is my joy. I can be sad and still have joy . which is also my strength. I plan on sharing this great lesson with all my friends and everyone that will listen. This kind of confusion is the stuff the enemy uses to cause feelings of hopelessness and depression. My Load is so much lighter just by understanding this simple difference. His way of confirming the lesson was to send me here to get confirmation. Praise the Lord!
Debbie,
Am I making contact?
I have read your email for about a year, I think, and enjoy it so much even though I don’t yet apply most of it. I love your sensable way of looking at life and its challenges.
I am sorry to hear of the rough waters in life at this moment and I would be appreciative if you can give out the newsletter as much as possible. Weekly is best of course, but I would appreciate it monthly or bi-monthly if that is how it must be right now. Just please do not stop it coming. I especially enjoy your words for encouragement when life is tough. And I send my words of encouragement to you – “it will be okay in time” – “just hang on a little longer, the Lords time frame is not necessarily set by our time frame”. And keep spreading your love.
Thanks, Debbie
Suzanne
Hi there! I just stumbled across your blog and want to tell you how cool it is! Thanks! I’m going to forward it along to those folks who might enjoy it as well.