Tag: Family
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Dialysis
My Uncle’s course was set 5 years before he died. The evidence has shown that most people, but not all only make it a few years. Dialysis takes a lot of a person’s already vulnerable body. As part of a patient’s family, because we are going through the process a bit differently but nevertheless we…
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1961
After 3 sons and a daughter had already been born to this couple, a new baby boy came into the world. He was born May 24th and would be their 5th and last baby. He was born exactly a week before his big sister’s birthday. She would have been nearly 4 years old, possibly thought…
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Jewels Being Dug Up
Reality hit me in the face this afternoon. About 2 months ago my first published article was on finding some family gems I had thought were lost. The feelings that seeing those pieces of my family history were overwhelming at the very least. Those tokens have revealed a different side of Grandpa I don’t really…
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Heirlooms
Is there a song that every time you hear it you think, I could have written that song! Heirlooms is the title of one of those songs that has fit me more than once. I literally have a history with this song. As a teenager, I heard it performed at church by a legend; accompanied…
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My Silent Prayer
Heavenly Father, only You can give the comfort that my beloved Grandmother needs at this time. Just last Tuesday we were watching a movie on Hallmark laughing about our mutual desire to go to Ireland. O Lord, her smile and laughter seems so far away right now. There is a purpose to these temporary regulations,…
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Every Mile Reveals A Memory
Driving in the wrong direction, like we did, allowed us to have a family recollection time. According to mom the long drive was fun and just what we needed that Saturday. She may have been right considering what the next few miles of road would reveal to us. Little Nashville has happy memories for us…
Jewells of Thought 