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I've had a few recent requests to repost, so here it is... On August 19th, I gave the following speech at NOVA's (National Organization For Victim's Assistance) Annual Conference. Since
Continue ReadingTalk to the woman in the tiny remote Nepalese village who has no education and no teeth, who has never seen a car or electricity or running water, who doesn’t
Continue ReadingSome time ago, in a phase of life when listing New Year’s resolutions on a page relieved anxiety about living, I wrote this: A Year of Celebration: Life is short.
Continue ReadingA post from October that was deleted....just adding it back. :) Wooo eee, no hands! Last week was full of drama, two little theatrical grenades in the peaceful waters of
Continue ReadingAt 2:30am this morning, Kalvin cried as he sometimes does. All he wants is for Dan or me to go in and tell him to go back to sleep. Sometimes he
Continue ReadingMy last day of the gratitude challenge from Lindsay Mead: Dan, Kalvin & Grace, Gratitude 1. Dan. My beautiful, courageous, smart, generous, funny husband. Wow. There is just so much here,
Continue ReadingLindsey Mead tagged me to write about three things for which I am grateful, five days in a row. Today's three: people who love my kids, Woody, teachers. 1. People who
Continue ReadingLindsey Mead tagged me to write about three things for which I’m grateful five days in a row. Oh how I love this. Gratitude is my spirit’s elixir, I swear. Today’s
Continue ReadingLindsey Mead tagged me to share three things I'm grateful for on five consecutive days. Thank you again Lindsey, I'm happy to be back writing. Today's three: the itch, parmesan
Continue ReadingOh my, nothing like my thoughtful, authentic, strangely close for having only met once, sister writer friend Lindsey Mead to get me back to blogging. And on gratitude, my favorite of topics.
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