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A growing collection of gentle reflections.
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Historical Writing
Phenomenal Women: Celebrating the Power Within Every Woman
Celebrating all women this Mother's Day ... Every Women is Phenomenal When we think of a "phenomenal woman", many of us may instantly...
May 10, 20255 min read
Who Cares for the Caregiver?
Originally Published June 22, 2023 Caregiver Hands I've come to acknowledge I've been a caregiver for over 32 years. I've been...
Apr 21, 20253 min read
This is 60 and it fits perfectly!
Originally Published September 22, 2022 Me, Sparkling at 60! I just turned 60 and shared the following on my Facebook about my 60th year...
Apr 18, 20254 min read
These Hands ...
Originally Published July 1, 2022 Grandpa and Kaela ... Stories at the Cabin I came across this memory today. A rich memory. My ears...
Apr 18, 20252 min read
I Thought I'd be Okay ...
Originally Published September 12, 2021 Karma with her Jade Green Eyes I thought I'd be okay. I thought I was prepared. I wasn't. She...
Apr 18, 20252 min read
The Hardest Year ...
Originally Published July 31, 2021 July 31, 2015, Something Wonderful Today is our 6th anniversary of "Something Wonderful". The day we...
Apr 18, 20253 min read
Speak the words ... say the things ... and love
Originally Published July 1, 2021 My dad in a rowboat with his grandkids, my kids ... and his Island where he now rests easy July 1st -...
Apr 18, 20252 min read
I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye
Originally Published January 26, 2021 Aunty Pat My heart has been tender, and my mind blurry as I've navigated these past weeks. Sadness...
Apr 18, 20254 min read
Quantity or Quality ... What Matters Most?
Originally Published November 24, 2020 The Hands of a Grandmother and Her Granddaughter As I left a visit with my 85-year-old mom...
Apr 18, 20254 min read
Letting Go ... Still ... On this Thanksgiving
Originally Published October 10, 2020 Thanksgiving Dinner Last Thanksgiving I wrote a blog about the art of letting go and finding...
Apr 17, 20253 min read
This is 58
Originally Published September 21, 2020 Karen at 58 Fifty-eight. Where does the time go? So much has changed, yet so much has stayed...
Apr 17, 20253 min read
This Thing Called Life ...
Originally Published as a Blog August 31, 2020 Life is everywhere This was my very first blog post from August 2019. I never posted it...
Apr 17, 20254 min read
The Obituary ...
Originally Published July 30, 2020 The Newspaper Obituary We used to read them in the newspaper. The Obituaries. Always a week or two,...
Apr 17, 20254 min read
Start Close in ...
Originally Published May 15, 2020 Start Right Now, Take One Small Step I love these words from David Whyte. They align so much with my...
Apr 17, 20252 min read
Less Proving. More Living.
Originally Published April 2020 Less Proving. More Living. #TRUTHBOMB Danielle LaPorte Less Proving. More Living . What does this mean...
Apr 17, 20254 min read
These times ... a box of Kleenex
Originally Published March 24, 2020 Paul and a box of Kleenex These times. COVID-19, social distancing, self-isolation, stay home, only...
Apr 17, 20254 min read
Walking Each Other Home ...
Originally Published March 16, 2020 Just Walking Each Other Home "We are all just walking each other home." - Rumi Dass As you read this...
Apr 17, 20253 min read
Who Was He When We Weren't Looking?
Originally Published February 25, 2020 Ernest Gordon Turner September 28, 1956 - February 25, 1979 February 25, 1979 - the day my brother...
Apr 17, 20254 min read
Runaway Lane ...
Originally Published on February 3, 2020 Highway Runaway Lane In these past weeks, Paul and I have traveled the highways of British...
Apr 8, 20254 min read
Holding On...
Originally Published January 6, 2020 Today we're holding on. Debilitating disease teaches you how to let go, little by little, as the...
Apr 7, 20253 min read
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