Mercies in Disquise
The year 2003 felt more like a hurricane that would never end rather than a storm that would eventually lose steam and drift off. It started with a routine mammogram in March that suddenly was
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Is Fear in Your Future?
We all have fears. When we are little there was the fear of falling as we attempted our first steps. The first day of school, our first job, monetary concerns, raising our children, medical issues
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God Trumps our Health Care
Remember the good old days when you call the doctor’s office and get a live person who answered your call without going through the Artificial Intelligence Robo sequence? You could explain the reason for the
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Is 2024 a New Beginning?
“Years end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” – Hal Borland. There are some years where we cannot wait for
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The Value of Resilience
How often during your struggles with medical mayhem have you wanted to just give up? How often did you say the words “I’m done! I can’t do it anymore!” And when we do manage to
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Navigating Emotional Memories
I am a storyteller and while I love to regale those I meet with my stories I also enjoy revisiting them as well. Hopefully those that hear them enjoy them as much as I do.
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Hurting During the Holidays
I recently attended a funeral for a young woman whose life was cut short leaving a grieving husband and two children and a plethora of family and friends dreading the thought of facing the holidays
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This Thanksgiving
As I prepare for Thanksgiving this year, it is with a heavy heart that I think of the pain, suffering, and destruction that is taking place in the middle east. As my table runneth over
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When They Tell You To Give Up
There are time when a writer finds that their words are inadequate to express a story when someone can share a message stronger than the words on a page. Such is this message. Please take
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You Were Never Meant To Be Alone
There is a story about a man who falls in a hole and calls out to multiple people up above for help. Several people simply pass on by. One passersby briefly offers some unhelpful solutions
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What Year are You?
I am driving a 1955 vehicle. Gosh, in 1955 she was a beaut! Shiny, new, pristine – not a blemish on her. Ran without a hiccup and seemed to get better as it ran –
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A Lesson from Dexter
Dexter is a reminder that you never know where life is going to take you and that one must be willing to adapt so as to continue living the best life you can possibly live.
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