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That which LASTS
In August, my mother died. Just uttering those words can cause me to catch my breath. I can hardly believe that I won’t see her sweet face again, won’t hear that wonderful laugh, won’t share another cup of tea or enjoy another conversation. But believe it I do and while my grief has at times […]
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Also tagged love, peace, dying, Grace, family, death, lessons
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It takes a CHILD….to raise a village
Many of us are familiar with the traditional African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child”. We acknowledge that it cannot be done alone or in isolation, it takes many to provide an open and inclusive, well rounded and well grounded, balanced approach to raising them UP. Well, for the past five months, […]
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Also tagged raising children, children, wisdom, teaching, learning, growing, expanding
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Making Every Marble COUNT~ Finding Gratitude in Grief
As published in Island Gals Magazine, 2013 A glance into the corner of my living room reveals marbles, about 1480 marbles to be exact. They fill almost half of a tall glass cylinder and are meant to represent approximately how many weeks I may have left, if I live to 81 years old, the average age […]
Did you hear something…
Recently, while out walking with my husband, we encountered a friend heading in our direction. He stopped to talk, first taking out his ear buds, and then moments later having finished our chat, resumed his walk, ear buds firmly reinstated. I couldn’t help thinking that while he was probably listening to some great tunes; he […]
To Have and To Hold…
On a recent anniversary trip, my husband and I reflected on our 30 years of marriage and why we were still enjoying friendship and love. Having been only 19 and 20 when we wed, our chances of reaching 50 and still being together and happy, were slim. At 13 ½ years old, I had looked at […]
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Also tagged anniversary, love, marriage, friendship, young, marry, life, together, happy, years
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The Rhythm of an Ordinary Day
This morning, as I set out on my gratitude walk (I walk each morning before I sit down to a computer or laundry, or letter writing) I started thinking about my ordinary life and this ordinary day. A wise woman once told me that life for most is very ordinary and if you can find […]
Following Your Heart
That news is forever etched in my mind, no that one is stitched in – the moment when we found out we were going to have twins; our tiny family of three was quickly going to grow to five. In one of those quiet moments following the news (it was a long moment – we […]
