How Present Are You in Your Happy Place?
“Be where your feet are.” – Scott M. O’Neil The Challenge of Staying Present Do you have a “happy place” you go to in your mind when you want to…
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Ms. Willie is always our last visit. She lives on the top floor of the public-housing apartments that Kay and I deliver supper to on Wednesday afternoons. With all the…
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“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” ~ Winnie the Pooh Hurry Through This As I wind down for the day, I flip through…
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The Book on Boundaries It sounds like a great book. On boundaries. A great subject. So I pick up a copy at my library. But the book is boring. It’s…
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Seeing the Decline I didn’t know if I’d get to see Bill at the hospital last Monday. I went to see my friend Kay as she sat with her dad,…
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When Tragedy Feels Personal – 8 Children from Girls Home Die in Alabama Accident
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I didn’t hear the news until Sunday morning. My daughter Jenna sent me a text about the wreck. On Saturday, June 19, 2021, around 2:30 p.m., a vanload of young…
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