You think that the goal is to be over there, and we say the goal is the journey over there; the goal is the fun you have along the way on your way to over there. ~Abraham Daddy driving a […]
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Before I judge You
I resented you for years, you old fart, for your meddling seemed always to make my best-laid plans fizzle, fade, die on the vine and I would have sworn your collective efforts secured the failure if all good things. Honestly, […]
Continue reading »Food for Families
A death in the family. Southern hospitality requires cakes, hams, casseroles, nuts, candies, desserts… a spread for the family no matter the size, no matter the outpouring, no matter the food plan of those closest, of those who have the […]
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It’s black and white, of course, the picture made in 1947, small in size, and she and I are not greatly different sizes. I lie in the bassinet, babbling, smiling, laughing. After all, Mother was busy, Daddy away, my four-year-old […]
Continue reading »Leaving Someone Alone
Leaving a person alone is not necessarily rejection. It can be quiet support, silent understanding. Whoever has suffered can surely feel compassion for another’s pain. In an active sense, there is often nothing to do. Sometimes words are easy and […]
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