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I am a contributor to the chicken soup for the soul series. Below you will find the content of my published stories.<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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\n \n Check out my Story in Chicken Soup for the Soul! <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n Just me and the book I’m published in!\u00a0 So excited!\u00a0 Pick up Chicken Soup for the Soul: Young at Heart at your local bookstore or get the ebook.\u00a0 Thank you… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Bittersweet <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can\u00a0choose to live in joy. ~Joseph Campbell \u00a0I had been saying goodbye to my mom for ten years. That was how… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n Every snack you make, every meal you bake, every bite you take\u2026 I\u2019ll be watching you. ~Author Unknown It was the end of a typical busy workday, and I was… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n A Grandparent’s Job <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n When you look into your mother\u2019s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth. ~Mitch Albom While my daughter did not have any grandfathers,… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Christmas Eve Dinner Plus One: The Christmas Gift <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n Good news from heaven the angels bring, Glad tidings to the earth they sing: To us this\u00a0day a child is given, To crown us with the joy of heaven. ~Martin… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Showing the Way <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n Fun fact: Dogs\u2019 hair may turn white as they age, especially around the eyes and muzzle. Heidi came into our lives as an abused, frightened Miniature Dachshund who had been… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Vanity and a Toilet Toupee! <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n And why do you worry about clothes?\u00a0 See how the lilies of the field grow.\u00a0 They do not labor or spin. \u2013 Matthew 6:28 My mother had cancer and underwent… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n In God’s Hands <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n We went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance \u2013 Psalm 66:12 My daughter, Francesca, developed an eating disorder.\u00a0 The need to control coupled… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n The “Gucci” Bag <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n Therefore we do not lose heart.\u00a0 Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.\u00a0 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n The Unwanted Guest <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man be perfected without trials. ~Danish Proverb \u00a0I came from a family where food was always at the center of our lives.… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Living in the State of Joy <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n The average dog has one request to all humankind.\u00a0 Love me.\u00a0 \u2013 Helen Exley Tara was the family dog during my childhood.\u00a0 We lived in Huntington, Long Island in New… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Humor, 100 mg Daily, as Needed <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs \u2013 jolted by every pebble in the road.\u00a0 \u2013 Henry Ward Beecher My husband, Thad, was first… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Healing the Trinity: Mind – Body – Soul <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n \u201cIn your anger do not sin\u201d: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.\u00a0 \u2013 Ephesians 4:26 I had been sporting what Christian author Patsy Clairmont… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n
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\n \n Worth More Than a Cart Full of Costco Products <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n
\n My mother loved going to Costco, but cancer was slowly destroying her body, and she became dependent on a wheelchair for mobility. Regardless, she was determined to stay active for… <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Read more<\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/a>\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/article>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/main>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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