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Understanding Mom on Mother’s Day

On Mother’s Day, they were so excited to present me with crafts they’d made at school, animated with crayon stick figures or strung with macaroni. However, our children grew, eventually reaching their teens, and now, their twenties. Naturally, I’ve stopped being the center of their universe…

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Military Life: Oh, the People You’ll Meet When You Live Overseas!

“Would you like one?” the hostess, Christine, asked Mabel, seated in a lawn chair amidst the sombreroed crowd. Mabel glanced at me to explain the small plastic cups on Christine’s tray.“ They’re called Jell-O shots,” I shouted through the noise…

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Only the lonely: What kills us doesn’t make us stronger

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about loneliness. Not only as it has related to my life, but as a state of being that affects humankind in general. I know what you’re thinking…
“Who died and made you the Dahli Lama?”

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Sweet Sanity

Have visions of colorful foil been dancing in your dreams recently? Have you detected the distinct aroma of coconut in the air? Have you seen rabbit tracks in your yard? Have you been drooling for no apparent reason?…

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