Tag: family
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Thanksgiving Memories
Dear friends, If I had to choose one holiday as my favorite, it would be Thanksgiving. On the face of it, everyone could use a reminder to be thankful for family, friends, possessions, health, the beauty of nature, and so on. I also appreciate the spiritual underpinnings of the holiday, as we who are particularly…
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Mom Stories for Mother’s Day
My mom passed away in 2000, so Mother’s Day is always bittersweet. The best gift she gave me was a sense of humor and I miss her knee-slapping, foot stomping laughter more than anything else. A few years after her death, my siblings and I exchanged a series of emails with memories of our mother.…