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Category Archives: Thoughts

Death of a Love Letter

Kicking off my high-heels as I slumped down into what use to be my aunt’s favorite chair, I could nearly hear her voice ringing out from the kitchen, “Dear, would you like a glass of sweet tea?”  Oh, what I would give to see her come around the corner with a tall glass of tea …

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Monsters Amongst Us

Am I truly this naive or have things around me changed more than even I could realize?  I mean sure, back when I was a kid, we had bullies…but now it seems as though bullies have a whole other source to spread their evil.  They do it behind the darkness of the internet, like little …

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Sometimes You Just Have to Laugh

Sweat rolled off my brow as I tried desperately to finish mowing the lawn as quickly as I could.  Like most moms, my schedule was full of taxi cab duties, fixing boo-boos, cleaning, cooking, paying bills, doing laundry, and yes, mowing the yard.  Fortunately, my daughter was down for her nap and my other two children …

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Just Believe…

Just Believe…. Love can come when least expected and it can change your life forever!  This simple moment in time, when love is placed before you; reach out and take it!  Don’t spend your days questioning how that love came to be, because you may come to find that there is no explanation other than …

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A Strangers Words

Looking out my car window, I saw her there yet again.  So small and frail in stature, kneeling there in the grass, with her blond hair blowing in the wind.  She couldn’t have been more than seven years old.  Slowing down, I strained to see her face. There was something about this child that drew …

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