Have you ever received something you didn’t even know you wanted until you had it? Earlier this summer, that’s exactly what happened to me. For nearly two weeks last month,[…]
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2020
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May
2020
Standing at about five foot nothing, my grandmother was a woman of few words. But her face, especially her piercing, slate blue eyes, spoke volumes. I don’t ever remember her[…]
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May
2020
Watching the orthodontist insert the first clear aligner into my son’s mouth, slipping it easily into place over his upper teeth, sparked vivid memories. Years spent with shiny metal bands,[…]
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May
2020
Walking has been a mainstay of our daily routine since Jerry and I met thirty-five years ago. In addition to the ground we’ve covered, we’ve discussed virtually every subject imaginable. […]
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May
2020
Yesterday morning, during my workout, I watched the Andy Griffith episode where Opie enters the 50-yard dash contest. Barney devises a training regimen and convinces Opie that winning is a[…]
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May
2020
Reflecting on loving relationships in general and marriage in particular is a hazard of my professional training. I have regularly written about marriage for parent resource magazines and people often[…]
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Mar
2020
The anticipation of launching a new website prompted me to wax nostalgic. Retracing my original foray, into what was at the time a revolutionary new frontier called the internet, was[…]