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Dear Younger Me – Wedding Day
August 11, 2001 ~ 25 Years Later Look at you, beautiful girl… so young, so naive, so innocent… so full of hopes and dreams and love and light… The guests are here. The decorations are up. The pastor is waiting. You are preparing to walk down that aisle. And looking back on today, 25 years… Continue reading
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Dear Younger Me – Happy Birthday
Dearest Baby Elizabeth… Oh my, how little you were! Mom says you had red hair when you were born (was that the first clue that you’ll have a fire inside of you that will never go out?), but it will quickly transition to a very, very blonde. For the next 20+ years, being known and… Continue reading
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Gratitude
It’s Thanksgiving morning as I write. All but one of my children are here in my home, and a couple significant others are enjoying this week with us as well. And this morning, I am grateful. I am grateful for my children. I am grateful that all of them are choosing to maintain a relationship… Continue reading
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Three Years…
Some pivotal or traumatic events become a blur in our memories, or we even end up with gaps and holes in our memories surrounding that event. Other times that pivotal or traumatic event is seared into our memories in explicit detail. Time slows down, details typically overlooked are now glaring and bold. For me, December… Continue reading
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My Re-commitment Day
October 9, 2021 The tears were hot and heavy. The sobs shook my entire body. The terror and desperation overwhelming me threatened to choke the very breath out of me. This was not how things were supposed to be. No. No. NO! “God, DO SOMETHING!!!” Was it a plea? A demand? A request? Whatever it… Continue reading
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