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Name Plate
I hadn’t been to either coast, or much further than the midwest but I pay very close attention and I DESPERATELY WANTED (I STILL DO!!) to see the world. ALL. OF. IT. EVERYTHING!!!! It was very likely the first gift I’d been given with my name on it. When I… Read more
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make-your-own Mom & Dad
Dear “Mom” & “Dad” I am certain that words cannot express what I intend to convey. Nevertheless, I am compelled to tell you a portion of my strange story. When you and I first met, R and I had been separated for four months. I had recently – exactly a… Read more
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Reboot: Hall Pass
Once again, I’m spending a dreary, winter Saturday wandering the campus of a Midwestern secondary school. I can’t help but compare my current life to the one I inhabited just shy of a year ago. A WHOLE lot has changed! I’m not even a year older but my kids are… Read more
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Dear Pamela
Dear Pamela, It’s tough to articulate how I feel about your memoir, Love, Pamela. This journey began when my library app recommended your book. Curious, and – if I’m being honest – skeptical, I tapped play. I listened as you explained yourself. Not out of obligation, but out of respect,… Read more
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You Intimidate Me. . . In a GOOD way
Wednesday, March1st, 2023 Dear Dr DeBecker, I began writing this letter before I’d finished reading the introduction to your book, The Gift of Fear. I am grateful that I did. I think I would have been too spooked if I’d waited. Frankly, you intimidate me! You are brilliant! You come… Read more
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Favorite Places
What are your favorite places? I hadn’t spent much time thinking about mine until I was introduced to one, last summer. My son and I returned to spend a night there this past week and that inspired me to “refresh” this post. DJ’s “Sky Tent” is one of my favorite… Read more
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Scary Letters
Sticking with the subject of letters, I considered sharing a “scary letter” that I sent via certified email, several weeks ago. I’d HOPED that I MIGHT get a response, even just a pat acknowledgement of receipt but alas . . . It was only a few weeks ago and the… Read more
Collecting Pieces of Me 