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The Forgotten Holiday
How do we jump from Halloween to Christmas? Is there nothing in November to celebrate? I seem to remember… Ahh. Yes, the fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving. Sometimes the forgotten holiday, at least by commercial standards. Perhaps its understated presence is what makes Thanksgiving so special. Unlike other holidays that demand extravagant spending on…
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Echos of Earth
Broken and Lost.A silent scream of confusion in the empty darkness.A shiver in the storm, the soul is gray and lonely.A melancholy dread of the midnight shadow collapses into unknown mystery.The World is in pain. The dawn will soon appear erasing darkness with light and joy!So, make a wish on the spirit moon,And a gentle…
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Identity
in utero…..the baby girlafter birth…..daughter, sisterafter baptism…..precious child of God in adolescence…..struggling child of an alcoholicduring marriage…..wife, lover and companionafter pregnancy…..mother with a child of God during illness…..caretaker, anxious wife and motherafter death…..grieving widow, single motherduring heartache……..precious children of God while mourning…uncertain future, angry childrenafter tears and distress…..a new beginning ALWAYS…A CHILD OF GOD Karen…
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NineEleven
Every year the news media reminds us how long it has been. It’s been one year since…five-year anniversary…twenty years since…I KNOW I KNOW!! September 11, 2001, was supposed to be a back-to-normal day, a time for a fresh start. My sons were headed back to school, and I was faced with the heavy decision of…
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My Hummingbird Story
All my life, I’ve struggled to fit in. As a child and even as an adult, I knew my way of thinking was different. I saw people and events in ways others did not. Growing up, I was often in the clouds, a rare bird in the flock searching for my own tree or nest,…