June 2015
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A few months ago, I was watching the world outside my window fly by as we drove down a back road in Oklahoma. We turned a corner and my eyes fell upon a scene that etched itself in my mind. An old, rickety fence, stretched itself around an area of tall grass, weeds and trees. It was…
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Tree branches softly swaying in the breeze, streams of light breaking through the leaves with blue skies peeking through. This is the view from my living room window. It looks like a beautiful day outside and I want to be just as cheery in my disposition as the world outside my window, but it is…
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To My Dearest Daughter, Only five short years ago, you were a wriggling, pink bundle in my arms, so reliant on my care that I had moments of wistful thinking, wishing, “If only she was a little older.” However, your stubborn independence was marked from the start, when you refused to nurse (a tale that…
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We just moved from Florida, which is well acquainted with rain, to a drought-ridden California. With this drought comes water restrictions and with those restrictions come frustration. For example, while it is a minor thing, finally teaching our four-year-old to flush the toilet every time she uses it (since she is afraid of the sound)…
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I went to see a doctor yesterday because of an ear ache but left with a lot more than a prescription for an infection. I left with the awe that is inspired when someone truly takes the time to listen to you. She listened to all of my concerns without making me feel like I was a…
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I tossed a pebble down into the black pit, tilting my ear, straining to hear the clunk as it hit bottom; but I was met with silence. Before I could ponder any further just how deep this abyss must be, I lost my footing and fell in. Flailing, kicking, screaming, I plummeted in darkness, careening…