Tag: life
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The Messengers in Manzanita
Read more…: The Messengers in ManzanitaHave you ever met someone “out in the wild” that was delivering a message to you at just the right time and place? I remember sitting with my parents in church on Sundays and wondering if my mom told the pastor about my teenage shenanigans because I thought the sermon was a direct message from…
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The Lasts
Read more…: The LastsToday is a hard day but it won’t be the last. Some days I just let the heartache bubble up like I am sitting in a hot tub of grief. Just soaking in the loss of my husband and sinking in a simmering brew of self pity and pain. These days used to scare me…
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You Hurt My Feelings
Read more…: You Hurt My FeelingsDo you remember the songs of your childhood? The ones your mom played in the kitchen while she cooked on Sundays and the songs that played on the radio while you were in the car? This will give away my age…I went to the Bee Gees tribute band concert this weekend in Atlanta. In full…
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The Good Stuff
Read more…: The Good StuffI love meeting new people. I love learning the stories and perspectives of others. I will conduct an interview for prime time TV just standing with you in the grocery store line. I learned that from having two very outgoing parents and a sister I refer to as “the mayor” because she knows everyone in…
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The Worst Day of Your Life
Read more…: The Worst Day of Your LifeWhat if you knew you already had the worst day of your life? You may not know this, but the police process death by suicide like a crime scene. I was sitting alone in the aftermath of my husband’s death last year with two strangers, the policeman and the chaplain. My sister was 6 hours…
Comfort Food & the Dying Part 