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A Letter to My Mom

Dear Mom, If I lived nearer to where you are, I’d take this letter to your gravesite. They say that everything people leave at the National Cemetery, letters, mementos, photographs, all get saved. It helps to write, to share emotions. … Continue reading

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Here for the Long Haul

Cancer survivors are here for the long haul, living each day and counting. At a Relay for Life last weekend, their names were announced and the time they’ve been cancer free – one month, one year, five years, 20 years. … Continue reading

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Live in the Moment

Annie is an All-American breed. Dog trainer Letty Towles coined that term. Annie is Golden Retriever/terrier/the rest unknown. Adopted from the Humane Society she lounges in the living room one morning with Suzi, another All-American, a Boxer-Golden Retriever mix. “I … Continue reading

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Down and Dirty with Earthworms

Dear Mother Earth,Sorry I haven’t written sooner. It is a little nuts around here trying to keep up with everything, but you understand that. I added another title to my job descriptions: worm rescuer. Some days I step out the … Continue reading

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The Story of Grace

I’d rather eat ten penny nails than go to a victim’s impact panel and listen to a lineup of broken people tell the story of how their life was forever changed by a drunk driver. But a friend of mine … Continue reading

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