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hope

Magnolias.

I guess it is safe to start writing again, now that I am completely sure that Spring is here. It was touch and go there for a few weeks. This year, one of the flowers I have really enjoyed seeing bloom around my neighborhood has been the Magnolia. This seems ironic to me as Magnolia Read more

May 3, 2021

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current things

hope, Magnolias
The view from my window.

Sometimes I hope that we can adjust to being around people again when it is safer and things go back to, um, more normal (?) Read more

January 18, 2021

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current things, The Corona Chronicles.

covid, hope, kids, social distance
Still.

Emerald Isle. Cross Lake. Shreveport, LA. It is difficult for me to believe that Saturday is going to be the 4th of July. My life is unrecognizable when I attempt to look back twelve months, much less 18 or 24. I still have hope. I still have joy. But so much is so different. I Read more

June 29, 2020

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Analog Sundays, The Corona Chronicles.

hope, loss, reflection
What cause are you fighting for?

Life is short. When I think about all of the energy that people invest into negativity, it just seems more important to me to try harder to help someone else. There are so many people out there who need help and hope. Read more

September 24, 2012

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good things

Eunice Kennedy Shriver, hope, Special Olympics