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‘Pink Ladies’ Form Friendship Late in Life

It's never too late to make a new friend, or to visit someone you love and make lasting memories, or so I learned. It might seem that by the time you've landed in a senior residence facility you might have made all the friends you're going to make in this life. But this wasn't true for Elaine and ...

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· In: Motherhood

Pulling Tire

As I pulled into the parking lot of my pediatrician's office, I paused as three women doing fitness training were pulling tires across my path. I've stopped for ducks to cross the road, I've slowed down for wild turkeys and squirrels, but I've never had to put on the brakes for three women pulling ...

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· In: Poems

Forever Changed

Written for my sister when she had her first child, this poem captures - for me - the incredible change I felt when I became a mother for the first time: Perfect feet, curled in position Newborn smell, you capture me. ...

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Stand Still

There are no minutes There are no days Time etches on lengthening, stayed. Can't get it back No clutch and release Hold tight, run through Sandy grains, indeed. ...

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your plans, my plans, and God's plans, ocean with clouds

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Your Plans, My Plans, and God’s Plans

Everyone makes plans they set out to accomplish - from small daily goals on up to career-long desires that take years of planning to execute. ...

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Peacemakers [Poem]

Peace is a big deal. When I don't have peace about something, I'm in a state of unrest. My heart--and sometimes my stomach--are in a knot. I can't sleep. I'm distracted. I'm worried. Years back, I had been reading through the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 and the verse, "Blessed are the ...

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Friendship, Motherhood, and Dog Years

You know how dog years work, right? For every one year they are alive, it equals about seven years in human years. I often think of this truth in reverse as it applies to my “mom friends,” as I lovingly refer to them. ...

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Constant Guide

My heart is staid and true unwavering, constant. Set on track course marked out-- no straying. ...

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Summer, I’ll Miss You

For most of us mothers, as the school year edges on, weariness sets in. Christmas comes, then Easter along with the onslaught of spring activities, shows, sports, teacher gifts, and vacation planning. ...

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which path will you take, two paths in the woods diverge

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A Crossroads

In the dark hours of the night I won’t give up on you, Even if there's no light To penetrate the blue. ...

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Margin

I shared this poem I wrote with my Bible study group this past year. Do you have any margin in your life? Are you good at saying no and leaving space in your life? (I'm not terribly good at leaving margin in my life, hence the poem.) ...

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· In: Motherhood

Brown Rice and Baked Potatoes

My family bought its first Litton microwave in the early-80s. My childhood is fraught with memories of microwave experimental cooking such as monkey bread, spam, and macaroni and cheese in that wonderful large humming contraption that even had its own stand in the far corner of our kitchen. ...

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I'm a freelance writer, author, coach, and musician who loves exploring the big picture of the journey we are all on together.  I'm the author of two books: Leaving Christian Science: 10 Stories of New Faith in Jesus Christ and Write Your Journey: A Step-by-Step Guide to Write Your Life Story Fast.

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