Cancer Allowed Me to Embrace Life
Cure Magazine recently published my article on "Embracing Life." It's been 27 years since I heard the words "you have breast cancer." I'm...
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Living Life Passionately
We're all told to "live our lives to the fullest" and I'm here to help you do just that. Through my tragedy, pain and loss, I discovered my passion for writing, speaking, and photography. It's my desire that you live the best version of yourself and do it with joy and passion.
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conniepombo
- Oct 23
- 1 min
A New Home for Hermy the Hermit Crab
I don't consider myself a children's writer, but I wrote and illustrated a book for children last week. The story has been in my head for...
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conniepombo
- Mar 14
- 2 min
The Power of A Thank-You Note
Today the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice That Changed My Life goes on sale in bookstores and online. My story "The Power of a...
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conniepombo
- Feb 11
- 1 min
Love is a Choice
Just in case you're not familiar with Gary Chapman's Love Languages, you'll be delightfully surprised by this new spin on an old book. I...
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conniepombo
- Dec 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Day After Christmas
If you're like me, you heave a sigh of relief the day after Christmas! After a month of trips, church activities, shopping, cooking and...
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conniepombo
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Month of Pink
I have a confession: I don't like the color pink. I'm not sure how it got associated with breast cancer, but after all these years of...
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conniepombo
- Sep 28, 2022
- 3 min
Hurricane Ian
If this photo looks a little blurry, I apologize. I wasn't brave enough to open the sliding glass door that opens up to the lanai. Today...
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conniepombo
- Sep 12, 2022
- 1 min
Praying for Strangers!
I'm not sure if you've ever done this, but it's something I do all the time: Pray for strangers. It could be a homeless person on the...
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conniepombo
- May 1, 2022
- 1 min
World Laughter Day!
If there's something the world needs now, it's World Laughter Day (May 1, 2022).And what better gift to give your mom on Mother's Day --...
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conniepombo
- Apr 19, 2022
- 1 min
In the Soup Again!
On sale in stores today (April 19) is Chicken Soup for the Soul: Too Funny! After two years of a pandemic and constant news of the war in...
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conniepombo
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
He is Risen
As I sat in church this Easter Sunday, I couldn't help but think of the war in Ukraine. We're celebrating the risen Christ and rejoicing...
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conniepombo
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Catch of the Day!
Junonia and Alphabet Cone On January 27 (my father-in-law's birthday), I found these two beauties on Anna Maria Island. The one on the...
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conniepombo
- Dec 24, 2021
- 5 min
Kiss the Cook
Pix by Connie (Anna Maria Island, Florida) Trapped by reality, freed by imagination. ~Nicolas Manetta “How are we ever going to buy...
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conniepombo
- Sep 17, 2021
- 1 min
Sandbars and Seashells
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen Hebrews 11:1 Sandbars are an interesting phenomenon and I...
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conniepombo
- Sep 11, 2021
- 1 min
Where were you on 9/11?
It's impossible to forget that beautiful September day in Pennsylvania twenty years ago. I had just gotten to work and was grabbing a cup...
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conniepombo
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
World Travel Anyone?
There was a time when I couldn't wait to get on a plane and travel the world. In 2009, I visited Europe three times in six months. I went...
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conniepombo
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
A Treasure Chest of Shells
Our granddaughter, Clara, turns six on August 17th and as promised, I made her a treasure chest of shells in her favorite color -- teal!...
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conniepombo
- Jul 27, 2021
- 1 min
Paradise Found!
We have friends visiting us this week on Anna Maria Island. We worked with them on the island of Sicily for six years and we remember...
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conniepombo
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
Snapshot of the Personalities
When Mark and I were on San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands (September 2018), we enjoyed playing with the Galapagos Sea Lions. They...
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conniepombo
- Jul 11, 2021
- 1 min
This Too Shall Pass
One of my mom's favorite sayings is "this too shall pass." It always gave me comfort while growing up, whether it was a failing grade or...
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