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Meet Miss Janice
For those of you who don’t already know, Miss Janice is my mother. (Well, our mother, since I do have siblings. But for purposes related to this post, my mother.) I’d like to introduce her to all of you, since she’s definitely one of a kind. She was married to my father Richard for 63 Continue reading
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Embrace the Hope of Early Spring Evenings
There’s something about an early spring evening that makes me feel hopeful. It’s the perennial newness in the air and the light, and in the budding leaves on the trees. Although March is fickle, she’ll sometimes gift us with a sweet preview of what is soon to come into fullness. Of course, there might still Continue reading
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Jenny Was A Punk Rocker
I should preface this story by mentioning that A) I was a hairdresser for about 25 years, and B) my sister is tougher than a railroad spike. Let me tell you about my sister, Jennifer. Aside from being an amazing person, she’s about 5-1/2 years younger than me, and growing up that was just enough Continue reading
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Lessons Learned While Growing Up in the Car
Looking back on my childhood, it seems like we spent a lot of time in the car; this was partially due to the fact that we lived in a very small town in a relatively small county in the northeast Georgia mountains. Cleveland, the county seat of White County, Georgia, definitely had its own appeal Continue reading
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Sing Your Song
“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best”–Henry Van Dyke Continue reading
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The Ups and Downs of Wearing Shapewear
I recently gave in and purchased some “body smoothing shapewear”. Shapewear is the new term for “girdle”. I never thought I’d see the day I’d wear one, but here we are. It does make my church dress look smoother, and it’s not as hot as I thought it would be. The one I selected is Continue reading
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Cross-Eyed Eley
In 2016, I moved into my parents’ home. I needed a place to live, and Daddy was getting to a point where Mama could use some help, so it worked out for everyone. Dad died in 2021, but I used to enjoy eavesdropping on their conversations. Granted, since they were both so hard-of-hearing that they Continue reading
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