Month: December 2020
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A Beautiful Form of Prayer
Thank you for your messages! I appreciate your loving support. My family is grateful, especially my brother Marty who is suffering. Thank you so much I wish I could respond to each of you individually please know that I am…
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My Mother’s Christmas Bouquet
This is courage. This is faith. This is love. This is my mom. To continue being true to life even when it isn't what you wish were true. My mother's example never fails. God, how did I get so lucky…
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My Brother Marty
In January my brother Marty discovered he had stage four pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to his liver. Since then has endured the severity of his illness. How does one hold the unbearable weight of such a prognosis? How…
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In Training
In training to be my antique business partner. So far waking up early and being outside are checked off on the positive side. Vocabulary is missing but I trust that will come with age. He is an asset when it…
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The First Time I Met Yann’s Uncle
Hanging above the old buffet in the dining room, was an oval frame with a black and white photo of a lovely young woman. When I asked who she was French Husband's Uncle told me it was his mother. "You…
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Gabriel: Christmas Wonder and the Christmas Tree
Are you ready for too many photos by a gushing (Vavie) Grandmother taken in the glow of the Christmas tree lights? Gabriel is our Christmas: A child is born bringing innocence, purity, holiness, life…