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Tag Archives: Writing
Prayers Answered
As some of you may know, I have been married twice. I excel at guilt, and the breakup of my first marriage after multiple decades together still can weigh heavily on my heart. Ron worked for a time in the … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Family, Friendship, Heaven, Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Aging, Blessings, Death, Friendship, God, Grief, Love, Marriage, Writing
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A Literary Wedding Anniversary
It is perhaps a character flaw, but I am a keeper of lists. Among other things, I have a roster on my computer of important birthdays and anniversaries. It is updated regularly, and it reminded me that today is the … Continue reading
Yesterday’s Mail
I received a package yesterday in a small padded envelope. There was a handwritten note on a flowered memo pad, and a tiny box wrapped up in tissue paper covered with pansies. I knew the sender — but this was … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Love, Marriage, Movies, Writing
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Coffee
My husband and I both loved our morning brew but noticed that our mug collection was aging. In some ways, it seemed to be growing exponentially, but the hard truth was that while we got a very few new mugs … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Life in these times, Love, Marriage
Tagged Love, Marriage, Movies, Writing
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Wisdom From My Elders
Sometimes when you least expect it, you get sage advice from the unlikeliest places, in this case — from two people dear to me — who have been long dead. My sweet maternal grandmother who died when I was but … Continue reading
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
Learning to Keep My Mouth Shut – Asking Your Advice
My confession: I am a reformed horrible speller and still struggle with grammar and syntax. I have improved a great deal, but I am still very conscious of those liabilities. I have worked hard over the years to overcome those … Continue reading
When You Can’t Fix It, It Won’t Go Away, and Some Days it is Crushingly Painful
Despite what other people’s lives look like on the surface, I would say that probably all of us, at some time or another have been overwhelmed by fear, loneliness, pain, sorrow, or loss that is so overwhelming we don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Books, Friendship, Marriage, Mental Health
Tagged Blessings, Changing hearts, Faith, Friendship, God, Grief, Humility, Prayer, Trial, Waiting, Writing
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In Time of Trial: On Hobbits and Narnians
I started writing this post prior to Christmas when the recent events in Paris and California reminded me that we do not live in tranquil times. Life intervened and I hadn’t the time to finish it. Since then there have … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Books, Friendship, Heaven, Life in these times, Politics, Responsibility, War
Tagged Blessings, Children, Christian witness, Faith, Forgiveness, Friendship, Genocide, God, History, Our choices, Persecution, Sin, Trial, War, Writing
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A Rebel in the Wrong Century
In a season colored by my impatience with job and debt, and frustration with the quick passing of the nano seconds between receiving my paycheck and applying it to digging out from under, I take time every day to give … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Life in these times
Tagged Blessings, Children, Counter-cultural, Friendship, Love, Memories, Thoughtfulness, Writing
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