I was home, still on leave of absence, recovering from losing Matthew. Brian had left to take David to daycare. So I turned on the Today show. I was met by a rerun of the second plane hitting the south tower. I watched in shock and amazement as clouds of smoke billowed out of both [...]
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Twice, this week(!), I’ve talked to people who were instructed to wear something specific for a funeral. I guess funerals are trending away from the somber events of the past and becoming more of a celebration of the life that has passed. I can see and totally agree with celebrating life…what I find a little [...]
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My Nana passed away 25 years ago this evening. March 15th, 1986 held the ultimate highs and lows for me. The day started out with a phone call that my best friend had had her baby…a darling little red-headed little guy. This was still in the days when the hospitals still only allowed the immediate [...]
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We lost our friend Doug today. Even though we knew it was coming it hurts nonetheless. He came into our lives thanks to Sonya. He was kind, quick to help anyone, and loved my niece and nephew. In a lot of ways I think Cameron was as close to Doug as his biological father. I [...]
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It hit in the middle of the quarter-final match of the Little League Tournament last night…Thank goodness for sunglasses cuz the parents all around me probably would have wondered what the hell my problem was. There was a Grandfather at the game. The same Grandfather that had been at every game all season long. He [...]
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This one is for Pop. My Father-in-Law, used to buy and grow an amaryllis bulb every Christmas season. I don’t remember exactly when it started, but it did become something you could count on…just like when he would get his Christmas Bonus in the form of a gift certificate to the local grocery store and [...]
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Dear Pat Robertson, I know that you know that all press is good press, so I appreciate the shout-out. And you make God look like a big mean bully who kicks people when they are down, so I’m all over that action. But when you say that Haiti has made a pact with me, it [...]
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A pheasant is a bird…in fact, Mott, ND is the self-proclaimed “Pheasant Capital of the World”. A pheasant is a wild game bird that is commonly hunted. They do not fly south for the winter. In fact they usually congregate in the ditches along side the roads looking for seeds and bugs to eat throughout [...]
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Natasha Richardson May 11, 1963 – March 18, 2009 I can’t begin to express my sadness for Ms Richardson’s family. What a tragic loss! I pray that her family is able to find peace and comfort over the, very hard, coming weeks and months. Here is where the PSA comes in. Ms. Richardson is undergoing [...]
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So sad! It boggles my mind that anyone could or would hurt a poor innocent child. I feel for what this poor little angel went through. I feel for her grandparents who loved her so much and held out so much hope for her survival and return. I can’t begin to imagine the pain they [...]
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