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Tag Archives: family
Sibling Love
I grew up the middle child among three, between a sister and a brother with three years spanning between us. Growing up with siblings profoundly altered my childhood — and everything that followed. Sister and brother were my first playmates … Continue reading
To Daughter on her Birthday
Before you were born, I thought I chose you. When you took your first breath, I thought I made you. As you skipped, climbed and jumped, I thought I kept an eye on you. Over the years, I thought I … Continue reading
Posted in family, life, Love, mother daughter, parent
Tagged family, life, Love, mother child
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I Will Not Complain
While I’d like to think that I’m not much of a complainer, I’ve come to realize that complaining is something we all do without even recognizing it. To set the record straight, I am not a chronic complainer. Sure, here … Continue reading
Fear and Hope
This past week has definitely been painful and upending; a week of learning and adaptation in our lives. Our humanity has been tested, angered, loosened and tightened. We have felt our world of certainties, our ease, freedoms and entitlement slowly … Continue reading
“Game of Life”
One of the oldest American board games is the “Game of Life.” Players spin a wheel on the board and travel along charted roads in small plastic automobiles according to the number on which the spin stops. Each car has … Continue reading
Tug at my Heartstrings
This past month has been one where things on my mind truly hit my heart with a new depth of understanding. I feel the pull on my heartstrings, a tug-of-war between letting go and holding on, which is familiar to … Continue reading
Posted in family, life, Love, prayer
Tagged choice, family, freedom, life, Love, mother, mother child, prayer, separation, trust
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Tuesday Nights With Nane
There are women in my life who are critically important to me in my circle of family, relatives, friends and co-workers. They range in age from teens to mid nineties. They are daughters, sisters, aunts, grandmothers, oldest friend, newest friend, … Continue reading
Posted in family, gifts, kindness, women
Tagged family, kindness, mother, unconditional love
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Family, A Heritage of Stories
There is no substitute for family. Family is those with whom I grew up and created a bond from my beginning years. Family is those whom I talk to or reminisce about in my adult years. It is those whom … Continue reading
Posted in family, friend, gratitude, life, Uncategorized
Tagged family, memories, shared heritage, unconditional love
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Your Roots, Your Backbone
Last week I had the honor of addressing the 2018 Winter Graduates of University of La Verne College of Arts and Sciences. Here is the speech. Traditionally commencement speeches contain life advice, words of wisdom, ideas on how to be … Continue reading
Christmas Hope
Christmas is the one time of the year I truly embrace with unashamed childlike excitement. The years may have flown by and brought me children, grandchildren, joy, sadness, successes and failures, big moments, laughter and tears, losses and gains. Yet, … Continue reading