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Everyday Moments
That we almost miss: morning light across the kitchen table, a familiar voice on the phone, flowers gathered from the garden, clouds moving across the sky, a friend who knows…
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Some Thoughts from others…
What are some of your favorite quotes, sayings, lyrics, prayers, passages … My brothers, nephews and my son, on an Amaro boys weekend. My Godmother from years ago. Sacred silence…
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Marty, Mathew, Mark, Zane and Me
When I was home last month visiting my mom and the rest of my family, I went through a bunch of old photographs and came across this one of my…
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A Problem with the Plane
The plane backed away from the gate, rolled for a bit, and then stopped. A few minutes later, the pilot came on the intercom and said there was a problem…
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Hellos and Goodbyes
The leaving. It asks more of me now- this goodbye pierced heavier, and deeper. This time, something happened that caught me off guard. I cried uncontrollably at the airport. I…
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Family and Faith
In the wooden pews In the candlelight.In the slow ribbon of incense rising Faces I have loved since childhood.Hands reaching.Nods across the aisle. A sacred silence. Every word finding its place.…
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The Cookie Maker
My mother has always been a baker. There were pies cooling on the counter, cakes with candles, popcorn balls wrapped for little hands, and cookies— The recipe begins the way…
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The Pickles Adventure
Zip lining is one of those experiences that makes children feel like they’re flying, and their parents wide eyed on their every move. Safely secured by a harness to a…
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