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Tag Archives: Picnic
Looking Forward to Two Dear Friends Visiting
The last three blog posts have been about the drama of my damaged house being repaired. Now I want to switch gears and talk about something cheering that cheers me and might cheer you. This week I have two college … Continue reading
A Gift with Some Memories
My Dad’s birthday was March 5th. He died when his youngest grandchild, my daughter, was a year old. I am looking forward to celebrating her thirtieth birthday later this year. This is the second time that I have posted what … Continue reading
Death and Life, Loss and Gain
Pondering a challenging response to a friend today, I realize that I am, at times, just barely holding on. In nearly every way, life has gotten harder since the death of my amazingly loving husband. Concerning life in general, I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Heaven, Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Art, Blessings, Death, Desert, Faith, Friendship, God, Grief, Heaven, Love, Marriage, Memories, Picnic
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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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Live Life and Love
Imagine that your spouse or someone dear to you has died, and you worry whether that person knew you loved them. My Dad told me that he knew several people who were eaten up by that worry after someone had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Love, Marriage
Tagged Blessings, Children, Death, Friendship, God, Love, Marriage, Memories, Music, Our choices, Picnic, Prayer
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After Midnight
After midnight, in the wee hours of Friday morning, I find that I can neither sleep nor write a blog post. Yesterday, I accomplished a respectable amount. I thanked another doctor, wrote a few more notes, and paid some bills. … Continue reading
A Diversion
Every once in a while you just need to play hooky. You need to take a break from the hard stuff, from the irritating, bothersome or looming issues facing you and escape. Frankly, the stuff facing us is primarily medical … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day for this High Maintenance Woman
Written while living in Arizona: A friend of mine asked me what we would be doing to celebrate Valentine’s Day. She hasn’t known us for all that long, nor does she know us too well. I got to thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Friendship, Love, Marriage
Tagged Celebrate, Creation, Desert, Love, Marriage, Our choices, Picnic, Thoughtfulness
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A Gift with Some Memories
The other day a friend from our former church in Arizona posted this on Facebook: “Name one thing that you learned from your father.” As I regularly don’t follow directions, I wrote two things, but they were woefully inadequate. Then … Continue reading
Take Two — A Bit of an Edge
My husband has yielded to my twisting of his arm — and you are my witnesses. I am laying aside some other projects for the time being, as I have coerced my Navy Veteran husband to share some of his … Continue reading