Our world seems as though it has come to a halt. So much of our everyday-ness has been redefined. Who would have ever thought of …
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Best Friend Wish List
Small town life always seemed ordinary to me. I had lived in a town of less than 35,000 people since I was three years old. …
Read More »Surgery For My Feet and Heart
Jumping over couches, climbing trees and wrestling my siblings filled my childhood. I doubt I ever sat still. So as I marched into my teenage …
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It was Sunday. It was raining. I had two jars of homemade spaghetti sauce left from last summer’s bounty. A perfect day as any to …
Read More »Forgetting to Remember
An obituary picture of Norman’s smiling face stared back at me, and I gulped. One thought kept invading my mind; “How could I not have known about …
Read More »My Real Enemy
Julie O’Connell was my very first nemesis. I met Julie on the first day of second grade. We were both new students at our school, …
Read More »I’ve Got Friends
And they said that the worst is over. Boy, were they wrong! After having defended my dissertation, I am now going to embark on the …
Read More »The Gift of Friends
Dear God: Several years ago my seven and three-year-old grandsons and I went to a friend’s house for a bonfire. The three-year-old was the youngest …
Read More »Caring Til It Hurts
Do you ever read or watch social media and get overwhelmed by bad news? Late last week I happened to find two friends facing surgery, …
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