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Love letter to my younger self.

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Dear Little Boo, First and foremost, I want you to know that everything will work out just fine, so there’s no need to be afraid or anxious. Even the stuff that scares you so...

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Aging. It Happens to Us All.

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My oldest daughter, Aimee asked me to participate in an assignment she was working on for one of her university courses on “aging.” As a former high school teacher, I’ve...

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Age Less.

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I don’t agree that age is just a number. Whatever your age is that is your number. Chronologically, consecutively, in order of time. That number represents the years you’ve...

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Tell Me Your Story.

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Girl Warrior Tell me your story I am here to listen and to learn Tell me your story To shine the light on your valued life Tell me your story And I will share it tenderly with...

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The Search for Meaning.

Breadman's Daughter| Views: 1311

I’m a seeker.  Especially at Christmas time.  I search for perfect gifts for everyone on my list. Ones filled with wow and wonder.  I comb second hand stores for delicate...

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Read Books.

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Read books Girl Warrior. Fall in love with this beautiful skill that you learned in elementary school. Make reading a daily lifelong habit, a sacred ritual and part of your DNA....

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Alphabet Soup of Emotions.

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I feel so many things. I’m a mixed bag of sentiments since this cancer thing with E began. Maybe like Lady Gaga, I was born this way. And E’s illness has just magnified, and...

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Demon in the Dark.

Breadman's Daughter| Views: 1911

On Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 1:00am my world was rocked.  Not by my teenage daughter playing her music too loud.  Nor by the sound of a car stereo blasting its way past our...

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Good Day for a White Wedding.

Breadman's Daughter| Views: 1832

I’m not the marrying kind. Even though I’ve done it two times. That’s the enigma.  It’s a mystery even to me. My personal paradox.  The thing is, it’s not even that I...

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Snapshot of Ma in the Driveway at 204.

Breadman's Daughter| Views: 1689

Ma stood in the driveway waiting for her sister Hazel to come and pick her up to go shopping at Intercity. I sat in the orange plaid swivel rocker and watched her from the living...

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