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Three Months Since...
The date looms on my calendar. More explanation below, but for now suffice it to say...last month I decided to head to the Black Hills...
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Nov 3, 20224 min read
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To Begin Again...
This lake received my family during the Great Recession, when it was an affordable getaway. And it took us in during the Pandemic, when...
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Oct 5, 20225 min read
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Haste to Be...
Around the parking ramp I drove, up and up and up. Past the urgent care floor, past the surgery floor...past patient drop-off spots. As...
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Sep 23, 20222 min read
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Announcing Our Place...
Eyes shut tight, sobs won't stop. Closed off, I exist deep within, not of this world. And into this distant place, some words come: Are...
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Aug 31, 20223 min read
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What is it like...
My fingers hung over the keyboard, typing the words: What not to say to an amputee. You see, lists have intrigued me lately. The ones...
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Aug 16, 20223 min read
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As Long As...
There is a saying that goes like this: it takes as long as it takes. Yup, I say to myself. It takes as long as it takes to learn to walk...
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Aug 7, 20222 min read
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Be Kind, Julie...
At each one I poke my finger in the soil, deciding whether to water it. I am a plant lover, my home filled with them, so this process...
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Jul 25, 20222 min read
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In My Prayer...
...I ask for many years on this planet, with my beloved people. More time. Years and years, to see what happens. To love better, to...
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Jul 11, 20223 min read
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A Whisper Says...
Time has been slippery for awhile. A sassy, funny friend, her laughter echoes round the corner. Down the street, across the room. Okay...
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Jul 1, 20222 min read
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Daydreams and Roses...
This is a hard story, with edges and tough parts. It's been that kind of week, chewy and biting. But you get to write the end.... ...a...
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Jun 25, 20223 min read
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Those Great Expectations...
A friend sent me the photo below from her daughter's graduation several days ago. My older son and me, blurry, like a dream. But I see...
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Jun 14, 20224 min read
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Shouting to the Moon...
There are gratitude journals, podcasts, poems. T-shirts with gratitude etched across, posters and quotes. We are inundated with the idea...
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Jun 9, 20222 min read
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Finding Our Place...
It was Friday, and my surgery had been four days before. I lay in bed, soaked in pain drugs, and my surgeon walked in. We debated about...
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May 28, 20222 min read
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Life of Charms...
My mother's hand reaches to open the powder blue box. And she begins...carefully pulling out this piece and that piece of jewelry......
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May 14, 20222 min read
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Start Every Day...
Dear Friends, Last week the Facebook memory popped up, with a quote urging me to start every day like it's my birthday. Well it was my...
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May 5, 20223 min read
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Chasing The Possible...
The question follows me, or I chase it perhaps. Scanning the horizon... ...what could happen, might happen, what is possible? And often...
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Apr 27, 20222 min read
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Running with China...
Fifteen minutes, four years ago, faster and faster. My mind ticked off....Ben must be picked up at the pool, I have a repair guy coming...
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
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I Feel Like a Fish...
The door swung open to steamy air. I hate to swim, my breath whispered to the pool. You see, I've built a narrative for years. It goes...
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Apr 9, 20223 min read
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Why Wait and Not Go...
The hairband snapped and my damp stringy hair fell. I looked in the rear view, squeaked a little sigh, late for an appointment. Limping...
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Apr 4, 20222 min read
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The Power of Creation...
It ended with a pink shelf, and started with some dishwater. One evening last week, I looked down at dishes in the sink. My breath blew...
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Mar 29, 20222 min read
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