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Hidden pain

“Give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he or she sees all day.” - Shannon Kephart She was young, smart, beautiful, professional, happily married and had what most would...

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The watch

“Living is painful. Without pain, reality would escape us and the lessons the world has for us will go untaught.” ― Jamie Magee One of my favorite movies is “Somewhere in Time” with Jane Seymour and...

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Gratitude

This was shared at church on Sunday. Being grateful is a choice. May we all remember this as we celebrate Thanksgiving this week. Blessings. https://www.dropbox.com/s/uexaiqlnpkmgp6e/GRATEFULNESS.mov

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Christmas in heaven

Christmas in Heaven 1. We remember Christmas when you were here We hung the ornaments, shared hugs and tears We opened the presents and laughed and prayed Trying to enjoy a special Christmas Day We...

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Ah Tucson

(I wrote this during the week following the Jan. 8th tragedy. Friends were shot. Friends lost loved ones. I heard about the shooting as my son and I left Phoenix after attending a tremendous Arizona...

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So many questions

I lost a friend this past week. He was my age. None of us saw it coming. There are so many questions. “Why didn’t we see his level of despair? What could we have done to help “pull him back from the...

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Two years later

Well, it’s hard to believe it has been two years But now I smile at things that used to bring tears The memories of many cherished times together Clinging to each other in sun & stormy weather...

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Sigh

Sigh. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. Well, it was true. And deep down, I had known it for some time. When we had gone to Oregon for a college weekend, someone had broken into our mobile...

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Mixed emotions

Today is a day of mixed emotions.  I began the day sorting through some boxes and bags of items (that had been in storage) for a Salvation Army pick-up scheduled later today. As I went through some of...

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Bud or bloom

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin A rose in the bud shows some of its color, but its true potential can’t be seen...

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