Month: April 2018
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Fiesta
This week I’m working out of town at a conference. It’s a neighboring city so I’m not too far from home which is really nice. Just our luck the city has its biggest festival at the same time this year. Fiesta 2018 is here! Where? Why San Antonio, Texas of course. Rich with Texas history […]
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Song
I don’t know about you but, have you ever been in an amazing place in your life where everything seems to be going incredibly well, meanwhile you have thoughts of, “Oh no, something bad is going to happen.“ or “This is too good to be true!“ ? If I am being completely transparent… I have […]
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Renewed
Some days you may feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders especially this time of year. And, in all fairness, maybe it truly is. Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington April showers fall. In some parts of the world it snows a heavy and wet Spring snow. The roads may become muddy […]
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Glimmer Traversing
Two thousand two hundred and sixty miles from home I stand in awe beneath a canopy of Ponderosa and Lodgepole pines surrounded by Cherry blossom trees exploding with blooms, and all on a carpet of rich green grass peppered with moss covered rocks. It is Spring in Washington State and it shows in the landscape […]
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Luminescent
Where do I begin? What do I say? Well, to be honest my friend, I’m not exactly sure but, I will give it my best effort. These are my first thoughts I’ve actually written down since Mom passed. Each minute, hour and day since she left my thoughts have been all consuming my mind and […]
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Unsettling
Across the hall from mom two chairs are pushed together to make a makeshift cot. A Spurs ball-cap pulled down over his eyes my husband attempts to catch some rest while his sister and niece stay with mom. The nursing home AC unit is set to a frigid temperature. It was comfortable when he closed […]
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Close to Heaven
Heaven is not so far away. She most likely will be with Jesus today. There’s no longer a need for her to explore. We wonder if she can hear Heaven roar. * A good, long life of over eighty-five years Memories, sarcasm, laughter, with a few tears Children, grandchildren and great-grands Says she’s ready for […]