A Thanksgiving Prayer
Heavenly Father. We are so grateful for every beat of our hearts, every blink of our eyes, and every breath in our lungs. We are grateful for those times of adversity for you have shown
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Glitches in the Age of Smart
We live in the age of Smart. We have Smart Phones, Smart TV’s, Smart Houses. The only thing that apparently isn’t smart enough is me. My smart TV can go between live television and multiple
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Am I having Fun Yet?
My daughter and son in love are always telling us what busy lives we retirees have, that we are always coming and going. They envision us languishing in bed each morning, going out with friends
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The Rest of the Story
Thad and I like watching and reading mysteries whether it is science, romance, murder or medical – we spend most of our TV time watching “whodunits”. Recently I have had a personal medical mystery that
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Keeping Abreast of My Blessings
July 14, 2021 marks our 47th wedding anniversary. I started off the day with a mammogram and ultrasound. When I made the appointment I didn’t think much about it being our anniversary – just looking
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The Father’s in My Life
My biological father was an interesting, energetic, well-educated man with many God given talents. He was charismatic, had a talent for writing, acting and could sell you your least favorite car if you gave him
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The Cost of Health Care is Making Me Sick
I’ve been putting together the information I need to prepare our taxes for 2020. No, I don’t do my own taxes because if I did I would probably be spending time in prison for tax
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One More Conversation, Please
It had been a cool spring, a strong breeze was gently caressing our skin where the Florida sun had warmed us. Mom and I had settled on the back porch, her with her scotch and
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Mercies in Disguise
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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Rejoice! For Jesus is Born!
Rejoice! For Jesus is Born! “To those gathered with us and to those gathered without us, to those less fortunate and those with the wisdom to help; here’s to the light in each and every
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Wind the Cuckoo Clock of Life
Last night I got wonderful news about a friend of mine. The pathology from her recent surgery showed no spread of cancer and there is hope that the procedure is the cure. Weeks of worry
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It Only Happens to the Living
As I age I have become more fearful of all the things the world tells you to be worried about. And I am not talking about sagging breasts, crepe skin and droopy eyelids. What I
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