Category: CHATTER
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The Empty Chairs
Friday night was the third Friday we played pinochle without my dad sitting across the table from me. Someone was sitting in his chair, but it did not matter who occupied his seat. The emptiness permiated the entire house, as did the smell of all of the flowers from his funeral. My sister and I…
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A tender mercy
My thoughts are all over the place. Not sure where they will land. My parents have lived in the same house for 56 years. It is the same house where my sister, brother, and I were raised. Lying here alone, waiting for sleep to overtake my overactive thoughts, in the same room where I was…
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Thanks Dad!
The one my dad surprised me with when I was seventeen! It was a rainy fall day. I remember my parents leaving to go run an errand. When they returned, I was sitting in the living room. My parents walked through the door. My dad smiled at me and said go look in the driveway.…
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Operation Santa!
After three years, of writing his annual Christmas letter to Santa, it finally happened…. On a cold winter afternoon, three days ago, there came a knock at our daughter and son-in-law’s front door. Our daughter opened the door, her eyes widening with wonder and a feeling of disbelief at the tall moving-box-sized box she saw…
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A New Phase of Life
The phone call came before 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday. My mom was sobbing as she told me she thought my dad was having a stroke. He would not let her call 911 because he “would rather die than go to that hospital.” I said I would be right there. I kissed my husband goodbye and…
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Saturday, A Busy Day
Doing the mundane Saturday morning chores: get gas, buy groceries, and pick up prescriptions. Today is going to be cleaning day while the homemade dough for hamburger buns does its rising thing. Have you ever made homemade buns? It is super easy and delicious, plus no preservatives. Try this recipe on Pintrest here. We stopped…
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Benefits of Writing Your Life Story
Writing your life story can be a therapeutic tool that can help you gain insight into your past and present self, understand how your experiences have influenced the path you chose in life, and become aware of ambitions or dreams that you have not yet realized. It can also help you overcome unresolved trauma by documenting…
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Both
Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? My husband and I discussed this just last week. We both agree that we like mountains and beach for different reasons. At the beach near the ocean, the sound of the waves crashing on the shoreline is calming and peaceful in a way that causes deep reflection.…
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MFP
Who are your current most favorite people? I try not to have favorites. But, if I do, they know who they are! LOL! 😉 All of our daughters think they are the favorite. All of our grandchildren think they are the favorite. Wisdom has taught us well.
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Unshaken
What podcasts are you listening to? Unshaken Saints | a podcast by Jared Halversonhttps://unshaken.podbean.com/ Jared is intelligent and educated… outside of Utah. Give him a listen. Actually, I often forget to listen to podcasts. Plus, time is not most plentiful in my life these days. Working full-time, spending quality time with my husband every day,…
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Hobby? Too Much of a Good Thing? Or Escape From Reality?
Geocaching is something new to me that I only recently learned about. My daughter and son-in-law found one when out hiking an easy trail while out camping near a lake last year. This week, a friend was talking about her husband and that he likes to hunt for geocaches. He has been involved with this…
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Makenna’s Post
SPiNNiNG ViSiONS is one of my favorite blogs. The way this 21-year-old blogger weaves her words together to form beautiful descriptions of deep thoughts, feelings, and opinions has me looking forward to the next post, again and again. The wisdom if her words is far beyond her years. Thanks, Makenna, for creating a blog that…
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