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Category: Family
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"Be silly. Be honest. Be kind." When I came across these words by Emerson a few days ago, I immediately thought of Daniel, my middle child who turns twenty today…not so much of a child anymore, I guess. Daniel is all of these things…one of those amazing people that doesn't realize just how special…
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"Are these for me?" Kendall asked me this morning, referring to the muffins cooling on top of the stove. Of course they were for her – no one else was home. Why was she asking? Oh!!! "I forgot to put the blueberries in them! I'm so sorry!" "Mom, they ARE blueberry muffins."…
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After all these years, after all the zillions of times I've looked at that photo of my dad in my bedroom of 1970, I have NEVER noticed that there is a hand coming out of the closet! There's something about seeing photographs on this blog that makes me look at them as if for the…
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Today, I long to be in Pasadena with my Daddy, celebrating his 82nd birthday…celebrating his life and the fact that I am still able to celebrate with him. I will celebrate with him…I just won't be able to do it in person today. But all day he'll be on my mind and I know I'll…
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We have a new ceremonial tradition in our family…yesterday Kendall came strolling out of her bedroom and tossed me a couple of bras (to be specific, a white one and a pretty mint-green one)…"Here, these don't fit me anymore. You can have them." Flashback about thirty-five years…I came strolling out of my bedroom…
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Tom asked me to dance on Sept. 25, 1981. I was at Kenny Stabler's Diamondback Saloon on a rare Friday night off, in a bad mood because my boyfriend of five years "had other plans" that night. That wasn't unusual – he wasn't a very good boyfriend. To top it off, none of my friends…
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Why I need this weekend in Port Aransas… This is another reason… I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it: Friends make life a lot more fun. (Charles R. Swindoll ) Hope your weekend is…
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Tom and I stood on the doorstep watching Tommy's little red Neon pull away from the house, headed back to Dallas. A montage of images flashed through my head, visions of my parents and Tom's parents standing on porches, waving goodbye to us as we pulled away after a visit. It hit me that Tommy…
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After church this morning, I asked my kids to let me get a picture of the three of them together before Tommy headed back to Dallas. I don't think that's asking too much, is it? They posed on the rock wall for me, and I probably snapped a dozen shots, but between Kendall's…
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Ike has come and gone, leaving a mess in his wake, but not creating nearly as much havoc as he could have. My family is fine…sweaty and sticky from the power outage, but safe. I'm happy to report my parents' old house weathered the storm with no damage – even the carport is…
Long Hollow 