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And then there was one...
I was one of four kids - there were six around our dinner table. Daddy died in 1992, Mother 2002, Bill 2004, Rusty 2010, Karyn a year...
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Mar 4, 20229 min read
Write about a time everything changed in the blink of an eye.
In like a lion, out like a lamb. "Used to describe the weather in March in the northern hemisphere, where it tends to be very harsh and...
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Mar 2, 20223 min read
You’ve just been gifted a pet rock, name him and create his story.
As an Army brat, we were stationed in some places that were left much to be desired. In 1972, as he was finishing up his second tour in...
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Feb 23, 20222 min read
If this week had a theme to it, what would yours be?
Let’s get this party started. This is the week pitchers and catchers should report for Spring Training, the time when the Texas Rangers...
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Feb 16, 20222 min read
Remembering Snow Day - a year later
written February 18, 2021 Snow Day I have always loved snow days! It’s as if God says “hey! I think you could use a break. Here’s some...
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Feb 11, 20224 min read
Who do you think will win the Super Bowl?
Just a few days until Super Bowl Sunday featuring the unlikeliest of match-ups, the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. Even...
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Feb 9, 20223 min read
How do you celebrate Groundhog Day?
There are those who celebrate Groundhog Day? Who knew? The Celts celebrate February 1 as Imbolc, the halfway point between the winter...
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Feb 8, 20222 min read
If you found out you had a sibling you’d never been told about, how would that make you feel?
For Christmas 2017, my cousin RL received an Ancestry.com DNA test from his daughter Mandie, thinking it would be fun to find his ethnic...
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Jan 26, 20223 min read
Who was your first crush and what do you remember about them?
My very first crush was Roger Maris. Elvis was not far behind. But my real, in-person, knew-my-name crush was one of my sister’s junior...
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Jan 19, 20222 min read
Have you ever had a really bad day that ended really good? If so, what happened?
My Nammy used to tell the story of a man who found fault with everything his wife did. Seems no matter what, he was always unhappy. As...
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Jan 12, 20222 min read
New Year, New You, part 2
After numerous edits – truth be told, I should have used a whiteboard – I finally narrowed down my list of things I want to do in 2022 to...
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Jan 5, 20222 min read
New Year, New You?
It’s almost a new year. I’m finding the older I get, the quicker time passes and I wish for a pause button, or at least a slo-mo button...
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Dec 29, 20212 min read
Do you open presents Christmas Eve or Christmas morning?
Christmas morning. Our family is all about tradition year ‘round but especially during the holidays and do so many things the way my...
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Dec 22, 20213 min read
What is your favorite Christmas song?
I can remember the excitement when I was in elementary school, even junior high, of the Christmas concert. The clop-clop of the wooden...
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Dec 15, 20212 min read
Do you have an artificial or real Christmas tree?
When I was growing up, we always had cedar trees. They were my mom’s favorite – she would mix Lux flakes to carefully coat the branches,...
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Dec 1, 20213 min read
Thanksgiving Memories
Thanksgiving has long been my favorite holiday. As a single mom with two kids, Christmas was often (as in always) a struggle...
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Nov 25, 20213 min read
Does your family have a special recipe or dish that has been passed down for generations?
Boy, do we! I come from a long line of exceptional cooks, Southern cooks, the kind of cooks that prepare the best comfort food, the kind...
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Nov 17, 20213 min read
Veterans Day
Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day, “a celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and...
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Nov 10, 20213 min read
Where is your favorite place to seek guidance?
“I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses And the voice I hear falling on my ear The Son of God discloses. And He...
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Nov 3, 20212 min read
Write about a Halloween memory.
Halloween 1960. Each grade in Sylvan Hills Elementary School had a Halloween Queen, the student who sold the most candy/raised the most...
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Oct 27, 20212 min read
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