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Walking Through
Originally posted on Laurie's Gentle Healing Notes:There is a quiet reconnection that comes out of necessity, out of the gathered up bits of courage and the decision to continue on no matter what –...
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journeying towards her best life…#18
This one’s for you, Pat. …and for all of us who need reminding. ………hugmamma. For the inspiration…thanks to https://kelzbelzphotography.wordpress.com/Filed under: inspiration, social networking Tagged:...
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michelle’s weekly pet share: update to grandkitty’s tale
Forgot to mention grampy’s contribution to the tale of our woebegone grandkitty. The kennel in which grandkitty had his smelly accident was exiled to the balcony. And thank goodness there was one....
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Journey – surprise, its not over yet
Originally posted on Roshan click's:Each of our lives’ is a separate and precious journey. No matter how happy, sad, painful, tragic or confusing it may by, it is unique and beautiful. No matter if we...
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tickle, tickle, tickle…
Discovered my “funny bone” while visiting friend Jo Bryant’s blog, Chronicles of Illusions… https://jobryantnz.wordpress.com/category/funny-stuff/ Hope she tickles your fancy as well. #1…The...
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nurturing thursdays: life in a…fortune cookie?
Never know what you’ll find when you break open a fortune cookie. Since I’m not usually a fan of this Chinese take-out dessert, I’m not likely to rush over to the bag to crack one open and see what it...
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calling all cows…???
Just when you think you’ve seen everything…another character pops up on youtube. In this case…a mid-west farmer…with a horn. Obviously the man’s got time on his hands. And hidden talent??? …a natural...
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rethinking the…good ole’ days
As with anything, there are probably advantages to joining sororities and fraternities. Unfortunately the disadvantages seem to be making front page news these days. Such elite groups never held much...
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living her best life #42: an outpouring of love
When I offered to chronicle her life as a cancer patient, I did so wanting to give Pat an outlet to vent, to get her feelings onto “paper” and out of her head. Blogging these last 5 years has been...
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living her best life: #49…hanging in there
It’s been some time since I’ve shared Pat’s journey toward better health. Chock it up to my daughter’s recent engagement…yyyeeeaaayyy!!!…and the current flurry of emails, phone calls and text messages...
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living her best life: #51…a little tough
The easy banter has subsided. A more somber tone replaces Pat’s heretofore lightheartedness. Can’t say I blame her. In fact, how she’s remained so cool, calm and collected until now is something I...
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living her best life: #52…in it together
Today I text Pat… Will post something today. Always thinking of you both, hoping you’re fine. God bless you for your strength and no nonsense ways. How are the boys? How’s Brad? How’s living been with...
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Homeless and Luckless, Piano Man Wows Internet and Gets New Start
Originally posted on The Feels:The city of Sarasota, Fla., has a project called “Sarasota Keys,” which installs lovely old upright pianos in public places where anyone can play. One day last week, a...
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living her best life: #53…feeling run over
…by a Mac Truck! Hi [hugmamma]… Don’t know if you’ve gotten any of my text responses…thought I’d just send a quick update. They say I’m doing well and I’m right where I should be. Even so, I still...
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…one breath…
A lovely, lovely video created by Livonne…in memory of her dad. We can all take away the message of love we hold dear in our hearts…in spite of the heartache that often accompanies it. You can read...
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For you ‘Mama’
Originally posted on The Passion Dew:hugmamma:…mother’s day…is every day… …as long as there’s a child…longing to be loved…and hugged. ………hugmamma. (To hear the beautiful music that accompanies these...
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living her best life: #55…can’t wait!!!
I text Pat today… How are you? Whatcha doing? I am headed to the antiques shop to put some stuff. [I sell antiques/collectibles at an antiques mall.] Armsful of hugs… And Pat text me right back…...
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living her best life: #57…pat’s new normal
Just the other day someone asked how my sister-in-law Pat was doing after her recent stem cell transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. It reminded me that I’d not posted about her ongoing battle...
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…not just my opinion…
Folks younger than me, some even decades my junior, agree that Donald Trump would make a very bad president. I’d go so far as to say they consider him totally laughable in his quest to become the most...
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our freedoms…at a price
For gun activists who refuse any and all efforts at having their rights to bear arms restricted, they must bear some of the burden for the mass killings that are taking innocent lives. Whether they...
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friday fictioneers: dulls-ville
Some days I’m so bored I feel like running off with the first guy who shows up at the door. And yet that mightn’t get me any further if he’s the milkman, since he lives a couple of streets away. The...
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nurturing thursdays: the dancer…
…my daughter. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen my daughter perform…probably 4 to 5 years. Memory-wrapped images are all that remain, and they get fuzzier as time passes. So I’m very grateful for...
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aren’t the stakes…too high???
The thought that Democrats are voting for Trump so that he’ll get elected, only to be trounced by Hillary Clinton in the general election is as foolhardy, I think, as gambling on…roosters…or pit...
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weekly photo challenge: harmony…
…surrounded by it… …oh… for harmony among…peoples. ………hugmamma. Filed under: inspiration, outdoors, photography, social networking, values Tagged: Chihuly, nature, photo challenges, postaday 2016,...
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nurturing Thursdays: …a star is born…
Thirty years ago I gave birth to a rising star. Today she is just that. My daughter was featured in the recent music video of singer and former American Idol contestant, Danny Gokey. In it he sings the...
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…”I pass”…
Something said during card games, like poker and Black Jack. Usually offered when the player feels he is pretty certain of a win. Anyone who has been following this presidential campaign can attest to...
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forever…
…friends. Laurie and I have known each other since our daughters were toddlers. She initiated the first ever playgroup in our small town of Redding, Connecticut. For that I will be forever grateful. It...
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Women against…
…Trump. My 30-year-old daughter, a millennial, joins me in my disdain for the candidate offered up to the American electorate by the Republican Party. Her outrage at Trump’s divisive racist and...
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…drive by information…
Contributing to America’s recent political Armageddon is the Internet, specifically Facebook and Twitter. Americans, particularly Millennials, get much, if not all, of their information from these...
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silver lining…
As a guest columnist for our local newspaper, my writing is featured under the heading…Sprinkled with Humor. Please enjoy my latest submission… Silver Lining For most of us, the White House is so far...
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