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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 23, 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...
Apr 16, 2018


The Orphanage: A Place I Once Called Home
I have done the dishes, folded laundry, baked a casserole, opened and closed the door for the dogs umpteen times. I am Queen Busy. I do...
Apr 9, 2018


When Women "Do Lunch"
What is this about? I probably go to lunch with one of my friends twice a month. I couldn’t care less about where we go, how fancy it is,...
Apr 2, 2018


Computer Class
Racing across the parking lot at the public library, I look up and see broken clouds. I’ve seen them before, but today I really see them....
Mar 26, 2018


Goodness
She was probably in her seventies. Salt-and-pepper hair. Her cart was stalled, and she was looking at vases in an aisle in the Dollar...
Mar 19, 2018


Dementia and Alzheimer’s
I’m sharing a poem today. It was written by Bob Hicok. I came across it days before my support group met. (I facilitate a support group...
Mar 12, 2018


A Tribute to Billy Graham
A beautiful day. A flock of robins in the yard, daffodils opening, the maple budding. Everything, mutely speaking of new birth. Changes,...
Mar 5, 2018


Quiet Grief
All I know to do is wait. Wait, pray, ask for help, and hold these feelings. I messed up on the computer. It means my pictures,...
Feb 26, 2018


“Why Do You Write?”
“Good question. I write because I must.” Later, when I am alone, I ponder the question. Why do I write? Writing certainly gobbles up my...
Feb 19, 2018
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