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Rejoicing in my Broken Dryer
My dryer broke a couple weeks ago, and I have really enjoyed it. There, I said it. The best thing about having an appliance break is the new appreciation you have both for having and not having one. I have my dryer back as of last night, and I suddenly feel like I have a… Read more
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My Story of Mom
There’s always an adjustment. A stretching. Strangely enough, to kids, none of this actually seems strange. For instance, the adjustment time of a child to country living is incredibly quick. Kids were made to stretch out. So, when given the space, they stretch! They inhale deep breaths into young lungs and take off at a… Read more
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One Moment
8/22/22 There is a mist in the valley as the sun comes up this morning. That mist that starts white, with some shades of grey, is suddenly tinged with orange. Now whole sections are blazing in shafts of rosy light. It’s only a moment before orange softens to gold and the fog dissipates and blends… Read more
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Just a Baby Gard’ner
(Bandersnatcher Picture Prompt #3) (Picture Credits: Christi picking beetles, Lore Pemberton ‘s Garden Scene, National Geographic March 1976) I am a baby gard’nerand I do not know a thing.My mobile isn’t sugar plums,It’s green beans on a string. I’m just a baby gard’ner,but I’d like to learn to crawl.What I thought I knew from childhood, I… Read more
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Softening
6/20/2023 In our first years as a couple, Brandon and I headed up our church’s softball team. He loved to play, and I enjoyed keeping the stats and cheering everyone on. One year, we were awesome! Most years, we were average. Some Tuesday nights, our line up was packed with a field and bench full… Read more
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Mother’s Day
5/14/2023 I’m sort of a grouch about Mother’s Day. I think it’s silly to *have* to do something for your mother today. Required “Hallmark” love doesn’t satisfy. Twenty years ago, I wished Mom my very last “Happy Mother’s Day” into her earthly ears. When I look back at old pictures of Mom, I don’t feel… Read more
