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November 24, 2021
Two Special Friends I’ve Lost: Part 1
Two special friends came to mind today as I pondered who to write about in all my friends I have across the United States. These two precious ladies came up: Candy McMillan Vargas and Kathi Raver Miller. Both have died from cancer, but their influence in my life lingers years after their deaths. They both… Continue reading Two Special Friends I’ve Lost: Part 1
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November 23, 2021
My Family—How I Appreciate You!
My family rates high on my gratitude list, and I’d like to focus on my parents and my brother and how they have supported me over the years.
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November 22, 2021
Lin Miller Tops My Gratitude List
My gratitude list is long, but Lin Miller, my husband, tops it for people in my life. We just celebrated our tenth anniversary, and what a ride it has been!
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November 21, 2021
Try Gratitude—I Challenge You!
Try gratitude! My challenge to you is to be grateful this week—about all the blessings of your life. Thanksgiving always makes me think of gratitude.
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November 20, 2021
“Born Dancing”: More Poems
On June 26, 1953, my folks left
their thirteen-month-old son with Millie,
the family babysitter,
to go to a square dance in Trinidad,
fifty miles away.
Mom danced one tip that night—
She was nine months pregnant
with me.
They left the dance early
feeling something was about to happen.
Early the next morning
Mom had labor pains
that made her stagger across the floor.
It was time!
The fifty-mile trip back to Trinidad
and the hospital
was made in record time.
At 10:30 a.m. I was born.
Dad went downtown to buy cigars
and ran into a fellow dancer
from the previous night.
Dad announced his good news—
a new baby girl!
Remembering Mom at the dance
the night before,
the only comment the stunned friend
had to make was,
“She was born dancing!”
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November 19, 2021
A More Recent Belly Poem
My belly seems to be my theme for the last couple of days, but today’s poem reaches beyond my belly to the entire process of aging. I’m 68 today and enjoy my thoughts on life and my belly! Apparently, my belly is a favorite topic of mine! The View Down and The View Up July… Continue reading A More Recent Belly Poem
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November 18, 2021
How I View Myself: Another Poem
How I view myself has always been shaky. Our society deems a beautiful woman to be slender. So, naturally I wrote a poem.
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November 17, 2021
Surprised by My Words: More Poems
Surprised by wandering through my old sketch book/journal, I found a couple more poems to share. I captured my life in poetry in all its nuances.
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November 16, 2021
Are You a Homemaker? More Poetry
Home has a magical connotation to it. Today, I found a poem in my sketch book/journal about being a homemaker. Enjoy!
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November 15, 2021
How I Record Life? Poetry
How do you record life? Today I wandered my way through a journal dated August 1, 1999 to August 29, 2004 and found some poetry gems.
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