Category: Family
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The 3rd Edition: The Hands of My Fathers
One never knows if they will have a grandparent in their lives or not or how long. After the loss of Grandpa Arla and Leo in a short span of time I made a personal decision. Time is precious so it became a mission of mine to spend time with my elders. I remember hearing…
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Mowing Chronicles: Thoughts
What comes to your mind when you mow? Do you think about what you want to eat later? Maybe about a disagreement with someone? Your to-do list for the rest of the day or week? Mowing. This was a time to forget about problems. A time to just observe my surroundings and keep aware of…
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The 2nd Edition: The Hands of My Fathers
Ironically, I had about the same amount of time with Great-Grandpa Arla as I did Grandpa Leo. There was only about a month, give or take a few days up to a week, in between their deaths. It seems that I remember his death just about 10 days after my birthday which would be somewhere…
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Play Time Files
It’s funny how my niece says she doesn’t like the color pink. As you can see most of her stuff ends up being easily found due to the color! Don’t those goggles look pink to you? We only had Selena’s sisters with us for a few hours, but boy can they find all her treasures.…
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Play Time Files
You may think this is just an innocuous child’s toy. That is so untrue! Yesterday I was inoculated for every shot known to man. These young girls are meticulous. They were certain I needed a shot in my head, arms, stomach and feet and don’t think for one moment it was just one for each…
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The Hands of My Fathers
Sunday Afternoons for the longest time would be in his living room. Grandma Doris and Uncle Bob; they would welcome this deluge of Bishop’s as we filled their entire room. Great-Grandpa Arlie as some called him or the newspaper would misspell his name as Arle; was an intriguing man. The Lord has blessed me over…
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Sunday Night Thoughts
June has been quite a month. I have already created the articles ‘June’ and ‘1936’ which meant a lot to me. For 12 years a special little girl has brought such intense love into my family. We prayed for her before she became a possibility so really we prayed for her for 14 years. Yesterday…
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A Week of Thoughts
Do you still have moments where the loss of someone hits you hard? Spending as much time as I have through the past decade has given me an outlet to feel secure in sharing with others the bittersweet memories of losing my loved ones. This week seemed a fitting time to share this meticulous Series…
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Describe one of your favorite moments?-Writing Prompt
Out of so many moments how do you pick just one. My niece is about to turn 11 years old. When I was asked her actual birthday thoughts came to mind. Sunday evening, the night she was born was incredible. There was such a euphoria, we could see her but she was so tiny no…
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Mowing Chronicles
Do you have any usual routines when you mow? Are there certain areas you tackle first? Or after a recent rain? How many times have you gotten stuck? For years mom and I mowed my Grandma Betty’s and Aunt Dorothy’s yards. These ladies houses were adjacent to each other and on opposite sides of a…
Jewells of Thought 