For the past 30 years I have been traveling to various locations with my in-laws. During these trips, my father-in-law, Ron, regularly went missing. You can imagine how the hunt for Ron was exacerbated by the absence of cell phones in the earlier days. Without them, how exactly does one find a missing Ron atContinue reading “Where’s Ron?”
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Intermingled
I have decided that Thanksgiving is probably my most favorite holiday. I am 49 years old and just realized this. Some of us like to take our sweet time when it comes to self-reflection. š Besides the obvious āblessingā of a holiday celebrated mainly by gorging oneself on a flood of carbs and high-fructose cornContinue reading “Intermingled”
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Tangled
This is not one of my favorite memories, but it certainly is one of my most vivid. When I went in to the hospital with Leukemia, to say I had a lot of hair would be an understatement. I had an enormous amount of long, blond hair. Most of the time I kept it onContinue reading “Tangled”
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Me Too
I was driving down the street, worrying, fretting and feeling overwhelmed with life in general, when out of nowhere I heard a voice. I was pretty sure it wasn’t God’s voice because the message wasn’t very nice. I heard it loud and clear: “I liked you better when you had cancer.” Before I could answer,Continue reading “Me Too”
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Nostalgia Therapy
I haven’t written in a few days and as a result, I have “back-log-blog-brain.” I Lots of ideas whirling around in my brain and am having trouble deciding which one to focus on. Even as I sit down to write, I realize that what I am supposed to share today is a result of somethingContinue reading “Nostalgia Therapy”
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Moving On
Today I learned that one of my very favorite friends is moving 6 hours away. While I am very happy for her and her family, I admit I am having a private pity party. I’ve had a few words with God on the matter, but so far I haven’t received a phone call from herContinue reading “Moving On”
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Wide Open Like a Lake
Several years ago, before my life as i knew it unraveled, I was on a vacation. I remember, very distinctly, sitting poolside, listening to music on my ipod. A song came on called, “Like a Lake”, by Sarah Groves. It was beautiful, and as I listened, I realized I had no earthly idea what sheContinue reading “Wide Open Like a Lake”
