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Jun 18, 2018
The House Is Quiet
I am sick. It changes the routine of everyone. Grandboys upstairs with games, husband rests on the sofa, grandgirl naps in a bedroom, me...
Jun 11, 2018
While I Was Waiting...
Sister, you have been sick for weeks. Sicker than I’ve ever known you to be. I keep looking back over my shoulder, remembering our youth...
Jun 4, 2018
The Death of a Parent
I remember when working toward becoming a mental health counselor, I heard a professor say, “You can only go as deep with a client as you...
May 28, 2018
When You Love Someone Who Has Dementia
A little headache. I’m wondering if it’s barometric pressure. A sunny day, then boom! a cloud and sudden splats of rain, then the...
May 21, 2018
Our Town
Pioneer Days in Norfork, Arkansas, population 511. The town stretches a mile or so down the main street with post office, grocery store,...
May 14, 2018
Facing Old Age Takes Courage
No one tells you when you get there. No one says: You are now entering the gate of Old Age. I guess we’re just supposed to figure it out...
May 7, 2018
A Strange Time for This Mom
We were living in emotional turmoil. My first husband and I were separated at the time. I was busy being a mom and teaching sons to sit...
Apr 30, 2018
Sharing My Pecan Pie Recipe
Pecan pie is part of celebration or a happy time for me. I know it’s full of sugar, but a small slice once a month won’t undo my life....
Apr 23, 2018
Dogwoods
This one tree is symbolic for many people of the resurrection of the Christ. A cross is in the blossom. It usually blooms in early April,...
Apr 16, 2018
This Cancer Thing!
Again, here I am, seven years later, asking myself: What was this cancer thing about? I was a mental health counselor for 20 years, so I...
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