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Change Of Plans
In 2009 my husband and I realized time was running out for taking a family vacation –at least for our existing family unit. Both kids were seriously involved with their significant others and we knew...
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From Estrangement to Reconciliation
Estrangement stories cross my path often lately. It’s a painful and sensitive topic, for both sides. Some people are hurting because they’ve chosen to estrange themselves, others because they don’t...
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Lessons From Dad
His lessons about life taught me no one is trustworthy. His lessons about love taught me to control or be controlled. His lessons about tolerance taught me no one is smart enough, good enough, or fast...
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The Difference Between Feeling Better and Getting Better
Feeling better seems to be a universal goal of humankind. When we’re experiencing physical, emotional, or spiritual pain, the instinct to feel better can take on a life of its own. Most of us don’t...
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PCT Hike Update
My daughter’s hike on the Pacific Crest Trail continues…and I am more amazed at her tenacity every day. I’m so grateful she has a GPS device that allows her to send messages in addition to ‘pinging’...
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Throwing Stones
It would be easy to make a poster-child of Adrian Peterson. A powerful man hitting a defenseless child? What a lowlife, coward, and disgrace. Let’s all throw stones at him. But wait. What if… What if...
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PCT -Bears, Canada & Back to Reality
My daughter’s epic summer journey on the PCT ended on September 9th. She hiked from the Columbia River, at the Bridge of the Gods, to Manning Provincial Park in British Columbia. It was done in...
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Exposing Skeletons in the Closet
With Halloween around the corner, ghoulish decorations are beginning to pop up alongside gargantuan pumpkins, bumpy gourds, and colorful leaves. A plastic skeleton swinging in the wind recently...
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Birthdays of My Dad and My Father
Dad’s birthday is today; gone now nearly 5 years, he would be turning 92. He hated Christmas. Apparently his birthday was forgotten every year in the midst of Christmas preparations when he was...
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Me, and A Lady in France
It’s satisfying to know I reached my goal of reading 24 books this year. I like saying goodbye to 2014 with a tidy check-mark on my list. Some of the books were ones I’d meant to get to over a long...
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