Category: Family
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The Nuances of Life
Yesterday I ended up driving my Mom and brother to the podiatrist. Not quite 2 weeks since surgery and I’ve still got a couple more days with it on. Again I found myself sitting right in front of my former workplace. A distant memory came back to me. The church lady and friend Yvonne came…
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Sunday Morning of the 21st
Once Mom left my room and she and Dad headed towards Sullivan, I tried to go back to sleep. I had at least 3 alarms to make sure I woke up to prepare the Lasagna. Yet I had a heavy heart… I prayed over the situation and that help would be presented and somehow things…
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September 20th…
The night before this busy Sunday one of our prayers came true. My brother got his daughter for an extended time, longer than expected. He was excited and so were we that he got his girl for a bit longer for his birthday present. Due to that she got to eat some of Papaw’s Fried…
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Flowers & Food Create Smiles
Today is a week, since surgery. I’m itchy more than achy like I was at this stage back in March. The heat has been more irritating than anything besides my nausea the last few days. The nausea usually goes away by afternoon the itchiness and heat don’t. Still I’m just feeling blessed that this journey…
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September 21st…
Such a busy day for our family emotionally as it was physically. There are so many facets to this day like there were on Saturday, March 15th, the day after my earlier surgery this spring. Part of being a journalist at any level from amateur, beginner to advanced journalism means offering up intense glimpses of…
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September Is Gone
It has been 13 years this weekend. No matter how many years roll around it doesn’t stop the memories or the dull ache of grief. My niece has always been a sweet reminder of how a baby can bring such joy and create a healing comfort from a recent death. It’s not as recent anymore,…
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Nausea…
Yesterday, I woke up feeling pretty good considering my arm was dead from the clavicle pain bloc on Thursday. Then somehow Friday to Saturday it turned from feeling numb to being like a couple of bricks instead of my arm. It happens slowly until I get worn out from not sitting down and propping it…
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Why!
Perspective matters. The word coincidence has very little meaning in the grand schematics of God’s will. Last week was my 4th surgery, dealing with one issue, in the delicate area between both my wrists and arms. Never in my wildest dreams did I believe I would become, literally, a professional patient against my will. Except…
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The Food in our ‘Fish Fry’ Birthday Party
Mostly the guys caught Blue Gill. Good sized Blue Gill. Dad was afraid there wouldn’t be enough at first. I am the one who suggested Popcorn Shrimp. I thought it would help to have another type of fish and I knew a certain teenager liked it over the actual fish. As this photo portrays Mom…
Jewells of Thought 