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HAPPY BIRTHDAY HATTIE !! 2012
Today’s post is a rerun, first posted several years ago in honor of my paternal grandmother. On top of that, it’s a day late. From what I remember of her, she would be happy to have the greetings and tardiness would be overlooked with that smile I remember so well. Her birthday was November 10,…
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MALALA UPDATE
Ten days ago I wrote about a 14 year-old Pakistani girl named Malala, who’d been shot in the head by a Taliban would-be assassin. Why? Apparently her activism on behalf of educating girls in her country is threatening to the Taliban. She survived the attack and is being treated in the UK. Not only did…
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Malala
This is not my usual post, but the incident has been on my mind since it occurred and I’m hoping my readers are also aware of this girl, and if not, that your hearts and minds will be moved by this story. And it isn’t a story, that’s not a good use of words; this…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN LEE!!!
Today we celebrate Erin Lee, born 28 years ago tonight, just shy of midnight, changing my world forever. I knew she was going to be Erin Lee, no ultrasound needed. When I told my obstetrician that I was embroidering her Christmas stocking and already had her name across the top; he reminded me that…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MEGHAN LEE !!
It’s time for what is becoming the annual birthday post. Twenty-seven years ago this evening, I met my younger daughter, Meghan Lee, for the first time. Weighing in at just six pounds, she showed early signs of being her own person, struggling to be released from the hospital swaddling that her sister, a year…
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A New Season
One day in February 2010, I spent great time with a wonderful young woman, very dear to my heart, who was about to embark on a journey, to live and study in Spain for a semester. The next day I wrote about her in a post titled Bon Voyage, My Friend. Two-and-a-half years have passed. …
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A Special Woman 2012 Update
This post is an update of the birthday post published last year in honor of my favorite Auntie Arlene, whose birthday is today. Much of the post is not new, just made current. I spoke with her an hour ago, wished her well, told her I loved her and we’ll get together in the next…
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A Much-Anticipated Event
I have a group of friends that I believe may be fairly unique. We have a name and we gather annually, heading to the North Woods of Wisconsin from as far away as Florida. We’re old friends, some among us go back literally 57 years, the rest anywhere from roughly 30 to 50 years. We…
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A Noteworthy Day Addendum
I do not believe I’ve ever done this before, but then my mom is a fairly new blog subscriber, and that should explain what’s to come. Having located the “Noteworthy” post yesterday, she called with a few corrections, or should I say clarifications, which I asked her to email rather than just tell me over…
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Another Noteworthy Day
Regular readers know I celebrate special days. Last week we celebrated my mom’s birthday, featured here for the first time. Today, we celebrate both my parents in honor of their 58th wedding anniversary. Yep, one week after Mom’s 23rd birthday, she and my dad, a not-yet-ordained minister, married in Rhode Island, a long way from…