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- Mea Culpa November 18, 2020
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Tag Archives: Celebrate
Decorating For Christmas
Last Sunday was the first Sunday in Advent, and it dawned on me yesterday that I better get busy. It helps that it has snowed since yesterday morning, and there is NO WAY that I am going out. I did … Continue reading
The Day After Thanksgiving
Let me begin by hoping that you and yours have had a blessed Thanksgiving. In my book, that includes these hopes: no one choked on a turkey bone no one got in an accident driving to or from the location … Continue reading
An Excellent Evening
Some weeks ago, I wrote a post about visiting long time friends on their farm. You can read about that here: When the River Won’t Flow: A Delightful Getaway While visiting, I saw a picture in the Tractor Supply Catalog … Continue reading
This Woman’s Heart
Anyone who has loitered on my blogsite — When the River Won’t Flow — within the last eight months, knows that the death of my dearest love has broken my heart. grief is a hard taskmaster my tears flow too … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Love
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Children, God, Grief, Love, Thanksgiving
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Taming the Wild Kingdom
In the months since my husband’s death, our home has been pretty much a wreck. Neither the dining room nor kitchen tables were usable for their designated purpose, i.e., meals. Instead, I turned them into gross warehouses of paperwork, files, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in these times, Love
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Children, Love, Prayer, Thanksgiving
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Mischief in Public
It is odd to discover all the things that change when your spouse dies. Particularly, when your spouse was your best friend, the one you could talk to about anything, the one who was deliciously amorous and humorously wicked. My … Continue reading
Many Reasons to Give Thanks
Road trips, adventures, and fantastic friends and family are some of the many things for which to give thanks. On the day my husband died, I gave thanks that I was able to be with him. I had sprung him … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Family, Friendship, Love, Marriage
Tagged Blessings, Celebrate, Death, Friendship, Love, Marriage, Memories, Picnic
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The Color of Grief
June 24th marked three months since my husband died. I am doing better. The country is divided and embroiled in attacks, mobs, destruction, death, all manner of hateful things. All I seem able to do is try to get through … Continue reading
Our Dreams and The Rialto Theatre
Ron and I were able to celebrate eleven wedding anniversaries. I am thankful for every one of those years, but I must confess that we had plans for many more. Ron and I dreamed about many things we wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Celebrate, Love, Marriage, Memories, Movies, Our choices
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A Hitchcock Love Story
Every once in a while – you just need to chill. I find that news, personal grief, and filing five months’ worth of papers, primarily regarding my husband’s sickness and death, have given me ample reason to want to chill. … Continue reading