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They Turned Me Into a Witch! –– Bu’ I go’ bettah
Poignant, hilarious and unforgettable, this dry sarcasm digs deep into our society and into my life: Laughter assuages the difficult question, “Am I in this scene?” Why, of course! I am the victim! I...
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Do We Need or Do We Want?
“I need you!” He said it in desperation, but I stormed out the door anyway (now, that was productive!). I had had enough of that conversation. He didn’t need me, he wanted me . . . and it makes a...
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Where are Your Balloons? Post Mom’s Day Blues.
In a daring try for a Sandra Bullock moment (or Jennifer Lawrence . . . I just can’t remember how young I was actually feeling), I clamored down the gentle incline – in my heels – in the middle of the...
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You never Told Me! Let’s Argue About That (Because I’ll Win!)
” Mom, did you remember that you were supposed to bring a dessert?” No. And not because my memory has a menopause issue. I was never told that I was supposed to bring a dessert – by 6:00 pm. My phone...
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A Psalm of Pain
In a tangle of tear-dampened sheets, she was curled up around her newborn – both of them in fetal positions. Her hair; dark, abundant and untamed, shielded her face so that I could not tell exactly...
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Healed People Heal People – My Friend Gina
Today is no special day in general, except that today, I am so glad to still have my friend, Gina! In November 2010, Gina was diagnosed with an incredibly aggressive form of Leukemia. Feeling sick for...
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Can you be Gay and also a Christian?
The question above was posted on Facebook recently and linked to a popular Christian lecturer. I hastily commented, “Of course a gay person can be a Christian. I’m not even going to qualify that.”...
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Can We Be Broken Together?
Two are better than one. In futility he tried to calm his anxious heart and his bouncing knee. John’s jumbled thoughts were interrupted only by the nervous tapping of his fingernails on the tall,...
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Are We Making Love Yet?
I am on a journey. This is what we say in the 20-teens. If I were writing in 1963, I might say I was “ . . . moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas, and crossing over...
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Is perfect health safe?
When we consider our coping skills in life, how often are we tempted to dismiss them as unhealthy? I personally have several habits that result in unpleasant feelings and circumstances. When I cry...
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