Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Strictly Physical
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Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart? ~Pablo Casals I had just stepped into the last house on a property tour when it happened: my heart seemed to turn a somersault, I nearly passed out, and the pounding started …as in,…
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Be proud to wear you. ~Dodinsky Last Saturday my oldest completed an Ironman Triathlon in the Woodlands, Texas. He was up around 3 am to eat breakfast, left for the competition site at 5 am, and started the swimming portion at 7 am. Around 14 hours later, he sprinted across the finish line. In case you're…
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Mama and I were visiting in her room yesterday when the sound of Christmas carols reached our ears, even over the high volume of her roommate's television. I stepped into the hall. It was coming from the dining room. She wanted to go listen, so a couple of aides helped get her situated…
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My mother, who was born with a spirit of independence and "where there's a will there's a way" … who was my quadriplegic brother's primary caregiver even while working full-time … who others (not just family) always turned to for help … … well, now she is dependent on a machine for oxygen, a…
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Tuesday afternoon around 3, I got a phone call that derailed the rest of my plans for that day, and shifted all others for the rest of the week… My mother had fallen, the nurse said. EMS was on its way. What hospital did I want her taken to? Frustration with her welled up…
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For most of this day, I sat at my kitchen table, close to all of my kids plus my mom, constantly giving thanks that I could do so. I can't think of a better way to spend Mother's Day. I am blessed and I know it. "I got to grow up with a mother…
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Friday evening, after dinner at a friend's home, I collapsed into my bed and slept almost twelve hours. That…felt…so…good. For months I had been planning to get up early Saturday morning and drive the four hours to my hometown for a gathering of high school friends. At some point on Friday I realized I…
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I received my Valentine's Day surprise early Friday morning – a stomach bug. It knocked me out all day and left me feeling like a ragdoll all weekend. Thank goodness my son Daniel was able to deliver the fancy box of Millionaire candy I bought for Mama, so she still had something special, and…
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1. "Knock and the door will open." One of my dearest friends dropped by to see me and my mom on Monday before we headed back to Austin. She gave me this cross made from driftwood gathered on a Galveston beach (where we spent many summers together!) She's such a gifted artist in…
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1. Max can still run. Considering all the times over the past couple of years I thought the "early lameness" diagnosis was coming true, watching him disappear into the woods with Belle after a deer makes my heart soar! 2. After a year of posting an old piano on Craig's List, I finally…
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