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I wonder how much time I’ve lost to worry? In the early years of our marriage I recall standing at our living room window, fixated on the driveway, heart pounding and staccato-like breathing. Tom should have been home. We had no cell phones. The sky ...
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I want to get better in 2022; not to train for a marathon, begin a new diet or redecorate my home. I want to improve at what I’m already doing. I’m sorry if it sounds boring. I've learned over the years, it’s better to make ...
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I had plenty of time on my hands since I was sixteenth in line. The Post Office was characteristically running at a snail’s pace. Over the years, I'd honed my skill of ignoring people. Like those around me, I’d wear a disinterested look, read a ...
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Enroute to Columbia, my neck craned towards the steering wheel, eyes peeled for deer and crazy drivers, hands gripped at 10 and 2. You can’t be too careful on a dark Sunday night after Thanksgiving, on I-95. Blue lights flashed, traffic slowed and emergency vehicles ...
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From the time I was a little girl I daydreamed about marriage. It was an innate desire. Cinderella taught me everything I knew. One day I’d find the one and we’d live happily ever after. How simple it seemed. I made up songs about my second ...
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My husband Tom and I were driving our well-worn path to Wilmington when the revelation came. Irritation is a pivotal part of marriage. I’d keep the thought to myself until I took time to tease it out fully. Frequently irritation shows up when we’re in ...
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We need heroes. People who've overcome adversity and led meaningful lives are examples for us. Heroes remind us of our potential and inspire us to live exemplary lives regardless of the odds. A few weeks ago, my friend Ellen and I took one of our ...
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Dawn One of my oft repeated prayers is, “Lord, show me my purpose.” How can I encourage people and help them on their faith journey? I’d guess most folks want to make a difference in the world. But what does it mean to fulfill my ...
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I beg, pray for sleep in the gray murky heaviness. In the middle of the night, the good, the positive, the Truth are absent. Intrusive thoughts bombard me. Sixty-eight? Doubts come. What have I done with my life? Shortcomings play on repeat; ways I could’ve ...
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I sat in the massage chair and pushed buttons while my pedicure was underway. Thomas is a pro. With his head down, he chatted as if there were no plastic, cloth and linguistic barriers between us. He patiently repeated when I couldn’t hear. “What have ...
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"I'm so angry!" My chest pounded and my words were stern. Tom had just informed me that a party we’d planned to attend was cancelled. I’m not an angry person, so I surprised myself with my strong feelings. The occasion was to have been a ...
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Oh hi there; you don’t recognize me? I’m Myra the organizer, wearing a different cap today while I help you improve your home. I launched a home organizing and staging business in 2003. I continue to work with clients, though not as often since I ...
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