While I was pushing my cart in the frozen foods section of my grocery store, across the aisle from me a woman was looking into …
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Heart Attacks
A dear family in our church just lost a son, husband, dad, brother, and friend (same person) to a sudden heart attack. A man in …
Read More »All Alone
Many years ago, I read Admiral Byrd’s South Pole adventures in his book, Alone. I shiver now recalling his mind and body-numbing experience as he …
Read More »So Many Books
I am sorting through my books. That’s five bookcases, plus. I have grown tired of looking at crowded and overflowing shelves, besides stacks of books …
Read More »My Therapist
I don’t remember how I found her. At least 15 years ago I started going to a local private massage therapist. And that was perhaps …
Read More »Trash In My Life
My husband said that I should write this blog. A cloudburst of refuse defaces our streets, ponds and highways. My husband and I are in …
Read More »We Should Have a Party
I was only away for a week when my four-year-old grandson missed his usual Thursday Grandma Day with me. According to his father, when the …
Read More »Lessons from Cats
We have baby cats at our house again. It’s been more than 25 years since we’ve had kittens but we now own two darling little …
Read More »Losing Connection
Getting ready to travel, I usually arrange to have our physical mail held at the post office, and I cancel delivery of our newspaper. During …
Read More »Sticks and Stones . . .
My country is again in shock over a public violence tragedy. A lot of discussion is taking place in the media and Internet about the …
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