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Gone Girl – that’s me. I’ve been absent from this blog for many, many months, joining the ranks of languishing blogs everywhere. Three and four months ago, I launched a few posts about what was happening in my life (The Pieta, You Haven’t Seen This One and Riding Shotgun) and then went silent. And although my blog has been silent, my emotions…
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Worry-Free Smoke Alarms: are you ready? is brought to you by Kidde Fire Safety and I was compensated to write this post. However, all opinions are my own. “There’s a fire,” stated Charlie flatly. “How do you know?” I asked as all my senses jolted to high alert. “I can see the smoke in the sky to the West,” he replied….
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Turning right out of the hospital parking lot, I headed for home. My mind in auto-pilot mode, I made the prerequisite turns without thought. Winding through town, the landscape transitioned from city to suburbs, each successive mile spreading homes further and further apart. Finally, my car crested the summit and a panoramic vista of our rural valley unfolded below. Coasting down…
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My aunt passed away on April 7th. To honor her and my family, this is the eulogy I gave at her memorial service yesterday. Geri was my aunt; my mother’s twin. Fraternal twins, they were as different as night and day: Geri was blonde and blue-eyed; Mom was dark-haired with hazel eyes. Geri was studious and introspective; Mom was athletic…
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My aunt died yesterday. Two days after Easter, she was gone. Until 2 weeks ago, her death was not imminent and, in fact, I thought she would be with us for many years to come. But, God had a different plan. She suddenly fell ill in mid February and was hospitalized with pneumonia. Pneumonia is tough on anyone, but for our elderly…
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I starting creating this post on 10 FREE Spring and Easter Printables a few weeks ago, because while I consider myself pretty good at creating in PicMonkey, the actual creative process takes time. I enjoy creating things in PicMonkey, using the “Design Your Own” feature as a “blank slate” and mulling over what to design, which of their many cute…
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