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Time to believe?
I don’t believe in much. I question just about everything and tend toward pessimism in most circumstances. And yet, in the still of early mornings, I think I can believe in the mysteries of the...
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There are times….
when your world shifts and realigns to some perspective you never considered before…. when you have no answers to the questions posed by young minds in search of certainty… when you can’t remember...
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In Support of Team Lucy!
Few things are more exhilarating than a walk in crisp fall air. If you’re going to be doing it, why not do it for a great cause? Dust off your sneakers and join hundreds of other walkers on October...
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An overdue vacation with many winding roads
Ray and I were married in October 2000 — 11 years ago. Because I was a teacher, we took our honeymoon the following spring when I was on break, a wonderful week-long cruise through the Caribbean. We...
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Turning into your mother? Why the inevitable is not so bad, after all.
Far more than wrinkles, sagging boobs and loss of flexibility, it seems women everywhere have one giant fear: turning into their mother. You know you’ve heard the words from your friends, or uttered...
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My dad died. And I’m still waiting to cry for real.
I didn’t cry very much at the funeral. I didn’t cry very much in the days before, either, but that was due to busyness. There were plans to make, flowers to choose, a Mass to plan, a scurry to find an...
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This was the Summer Dad Died, and it’s over.
Tomorrow school starts and no matter the official calendar, summer is over. It wasn’t the best summer for me, for my siblings, my mom, my family. Not by a long shot. Not in the vicinity of any kind of...
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Beyond Folklore — When a 13 Year Old Googles Family History
It never occurred to me that any of my kids would reach beyond family folklore to learn about their history, but I guess in this age of technology and immediacy it was inevitable. This past weekend,...
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