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Happy ” genesis”!!!
Dear Reader: Yesterday I went looking for a new word or expression to start the New Year and its “beginning ” off today. Out of many ” tried but true” familiar greetings… one word popped up that hit...
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It’s the New Year and the Sky is Falling… or is it?
Dear Reader: Had an unsolved mystery Saturday … when I thought my roof had gotten hit by a large branch or the sky was falling. Help Henny Penny! I heard a loud thump ( or thud) and ran outside into...
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” Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering , ” It will...
Dear Reader: I know some of you yesterday got different excerpts… after the original post. Anne asked if it was ” ghosties” popping up. I told her it was some weird fever that hit me early yesterday...
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Making a List on ” The Bright Side”
Dear Reader: It is very easy to to get down when we don’t feel well. From what I have been reading… there are a lot of varied ” bugs” floating around right now. First we had that record-breaking cold...
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Magic Medicine… A Perfect Line
Dear Reader: I think part of my problem with my recent illness was my ego got damaged. You see I don’t get sick. I know this sounds bizarre to say from a long-term ( on-going cancer patient) but I can...
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Let’s Start the New Year Right … with A Long Overdue Apology to January
If January Looks Sad… it deserves to… Adored one day and welcomed by One and All with Rejoicing and Total Embracement… then only to be Bad Mouthed by us the Rest of the Month!!!!!! Dear Reader: Don’t...
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Listening isn’t Always about Sound
Dear Reader: I have a habit of pulling colorful modern mantras up when I see one that has the potential to teach me something new. I immediately begin researching the diversified thoughts behind the...
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We Are All Part of the Christmas Story…
Dear Reader: I don’t think I am alone in visualizing ( as an imaginative child) that I was in the manger with the Baby Jesus. Didn’t you ever transfer yourself there… staring up at the star… and then...
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January.. The Detective Mystery Month… Searching for Life…
Dear Reader: Yesterday as I walked slowly around the yard… it was pretty depressing… the extreme cold , over Christmas, had left once beautiful hanging vines and flowering pots moldy, black, lying all...
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God’s Best Gifts Don’t Come in Boxes with Bows
Dear Reader: A sweet Christmas Godwink story in Squire Rushnell’s book ( God Wink Christmas Stories) touched me since my whole family is very dog loving… especially Tommy and Kaitlyn who donate time...
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Old Screen Doors Slamming… Best Memory Sound
Dear Reader: When I came across this picture …if was as if I had been transported back to Grandmother Wilson’s kitchen and her back screen door… it looks just like it! What nostalgic memories it...
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What is your definition of love?
Dear Reader: It is hard for me to believe that it has been almost two years since I finished my story to pass down to my family. It took 52 weeks to complete … answering 52 of the most difficult...
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Detailing Cars and People
Dear Reader: The past two days have been a blur… but happy ones. My nephew , Lee, texted me Tuesday to let me know he would be playing at Wellmore Assisted Living ( Ben’s home) in case if I would like...
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Daybreak… Breaking the Mists of Gloom and Doom
Dear Reader: Writers insert many different names for the first peek of the first rays of the morning sun… this daily miracle goes by sunrise, dawn, daylight and in today’s story… daybreak. There are...
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Let it Be…Let it Go
Dear Reader: The day I retired from teaching and administration… I remember… carrying all my gifts and personal belongings to the car, along with a huge bouquet of balloons from my surprise retirement...
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Turning Stories into Stories for Every Season…
Dear Reader: Since I taught history through storytelling… I was always on the lookout for children and young adult writers who wrote historical fiction and non-fiction for my students. It didn’t take...
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The Importance of Letter Writing…
Dear Reader: I know my grandchildren must run when I get on my platform and start lamenting the loss of written letters and cursive writing… but it breaks my heart when I hand a birthday card to one...
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Fill in the Future With Surprises…By Surprising Yourself…
Dear Reader: Yesterday was my scheduled oncology appointment… you would think by now I would be used to it after all these years… but when you are living with cancer … one knows that things can turn...
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It’s a Small, Small World … and Getting Smaller…
Dear Reader: I remember the last time I rode through the “It’s a Small Small World” Disney ride… I left with tears in my eyes… there is something so touching about listening to the children sing while...
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Becoming a Member of the ” No Matter What” Club
Dear Reader: The other day I walked into my den as a young actress was telling her ” American Dream” story of going from rags to riches … and when asked how she kept her dream alive ( against all...
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