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Marriage and the Striped Horse

This week’s Supreme Court decisions regarding gay marriages and equality concerned me, but they did not surprise me. I haven’t read the full decisions as yet, but from the commentaries I have read and watched — both liberal and conservative … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — In Between

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task at hand is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. And it’s not always easy! The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/06/five-minute-friday-in-between/) who … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday (Makeup) — Fall

Here’s a second installment of Five Minute Friday. I missed the exercise a couple of weeks ago on FALL since I was in Illinois at my granddaughter’s graduation. I could have just skipped it, but I felt like I had … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Rhythm

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task at hand is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/06/five-minute-friday-rhythm/) who thought about writing and how … Continue reading

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My Dad

When I stopped in to see Dad my first question was how he felt. For the past few months he invariably would say, “Lousy.” I would press him but he never had any aches or pains … he just felt … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Listen

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. I missed last week’s exercise on FALL (in Illinois at my granddaughter’s graduation … another story), although I might post it independently. Anyway, you might remember the task at hand is to … Continue reading

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Wednesday Writing — The End

It’s Wednesday and I’ve been contributing so long to our story, I just sort of wound up here. Seriously, I wanted to bring the story full circle with an epilogue. And I have a request for anyone still reading. I’ll … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Song

Here’s this week’s installment of Five Minute Friday. You might remember the task is to write for five minutes on a specific prompt word. The initiative was started by Lisa-Jo Baker (http://lisajobaker.com/2013/05/five-minute-friday-song/) who thought about writing and how often our … Continue reading

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Mothers and Other Musings

For Mother’s Day I intended on posting a homily I gave a few years back. Instead, I spent the day flat on my back trying to get some relief from sciatic pain. As I’ve nursed myself back — holistically and … Continue reading

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Wednesday Writing XXIII

It’s Wednesday so let’s wrap up our story. Here’s where we left off. “Okay, Monday I’m calling Dr. Gibson. I need to know how you’re doing and what you’re being treated for,” I told her. Sheepishly, she responded, “Whatever…” Mother’s … Continue reading

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