Tag: memories
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Monday: An Appointment… A Memory
Honestly with a few different layers of stress falling on me every day or every other day I didn’t want to get up that morning. What I didn’t understand was that my younger brother would be working early that morning and I had thought he might accompany Mom while Dad had his appointment. So I…
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It’s Primary Day
Voting can be a very personal decision. It can also be strategical. Who do you want in the job and not want in a specific job or have the title of in this state? Sometimes it’s quite obvious and other times it’s really hard to choose one candidate. This year feels exactly like all of…
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It’s Not Protesting Anymore
I will never forget years and years ago. Warren Allen was preaching at Fellowship, Grandpa was gone at that point and I remember it was after I had started college myself. Some of these years are a bit hazy considering it’s been at least 20 years, but also because mourning did something to me when…
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Window Shopping at Little Nashville
This is my first photo of our Little Nashville Experience of 2024. As you can tell I would rather get everyone else in the photo than myself whenever possible. Although I did take a couple selfies later that evening. I really enjoyed this piece of art. Once we got into jive or moving I realized…
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The Keffiyeh
Memories have resurfaced in seeing this scarf on American campuses and really domestically, coast to coast. I still remember as a child during the Clinton Administration watching Yasser Arafat on the news proudly wearing his keffiyeh as the PLO Leader, the Palestine Liberation Organization at Camp David. Watching some of the Jewish interviews on Fox…
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Our 3rd Anniversary
Yesterday was a day of poignant thoughts and memories. Grandma Rosie died in March of 2020, but her words follow me even now. She told me I would fall and fall hard for my Mr. Right. She was absolutely on the mark; I was the one who was skeptical. Three years ago on the 13th…
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Imprinted Dates
You remember I talk about having dates literally imprinted into my mind! Today is one of those. The middle one of my siblings was married today in 2010. It was one of at least 5 family weddings. All of our cousins from the Alsmans and the Bishops ironically all of our first cousins. It was…
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You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence?-Writing Prompt
“There is nothing sweeter in a day than when I can smile from seeing one of God’s Kisses that He allows me to see when one full circle of a story is being fulfilled.” Sometimes I wonder if anyone else can see the stories I see. Surely I can’t be the only one. Believers all…
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Cravings… for Subway
Earlier this month was the milestone that I once held firm on remembering with a subway sandwich. Grandpa Freddy made Chicken Teriyaki one of our favorite sandwiches and the ‘Sweet Onion Sauce’ a favored sauce. This year I didn’t continue that in memoriam of him until today. All month long I have craved anything really…
Jewells of Thought 