Category: Memories from Back Home
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Brother Mathew and Brother Mark’s Birthday
I bet they thought that since I was traveling I would forget to mention their birthday on my blog. Will guess what! Yeah two brothers on the same day. Though they were born two years apart. I am the oldest,…
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Willows on my Mind
Click on people’s faces in the photo to tag them. Photo by Chelsea, text by Corey Amaro Home. That is where my heart goes, That is where I find my roots that hold me in place, That is where…
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April 29, 2008
My father’s mother and father were standing at heaven’s gate with their arms outstretched, smiling, calling their son’s name, “George George come we have missed you!” Their faces full of light, their hearts bursting with joy! Behind them stood his…
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Haircutting at the Monastery
When I lived in a monastery, the Abbot asked who knew how to cut hair. I raised my hand; I had never cut anyone's hair. But being 19, in…
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French Rooster
An American Rooster sets up in France and starts cock-A-doodling in French! When my Mother was 13, she made this little yellow pot-holder rooster. The delicate black stitches have remained straight and even. The button eye has kept its twinkle;…
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A Gift my Mother Gave
My Mother and Aunt Marie used to go to the antique auctions when I was little. After dinner dishes were done, she would race off with a smile, high hopes written all over her face. A 1920s blue glass beaded…