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Holiday Traditions
As I ponder the upcoming holiday, I think about traditions I was raised with, ones I’ve continued, and which ones I have created for my own family. Growing up, we went out as a family to the mountain behind our house in rural Oregon, cut down a real tree, then brought it in on a homemade tree… Read more
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Finding the motivation to write again
It has been a long time since I have felt the urge to write. For the last two years, I have been maintaining, sometimes barely surviving. One of my older brothers died in November two years ago and my closest sister followed less than four months later. My oldest son who had severed ties with… Read more
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My Sis’s Gift From the Other Side
I dreamed I returned to the room I had moved into. My departed sister Sheryl was in there, opening the two large windows to air the place out. It was an older room, a bit rustic, clean, but a stale smell since it had been closed for so long. I went into the room. I was resentful… Read more
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