In the era of my birth babies were turned upside down and spanked on the bottom to get us breathing.
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A dream born in suffering
“This isn’t what we planned. It doesn’t look like we hoped. We need to make changes in our budget and serious decisions about our finances.”
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Lingering in the “not-knowings” and “in-betweens”
The IV pole moved slowly, propelled by a pale child with sunken eyes ringed with dark circles.
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An Invitation to Play with Rocks
The water was warm for Lake Superior and felt good on our feet.
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Barbed Wire Frame
It’s a dull brown, caked with rust, and the points are sharp enough to wound. That’s a good description of the barbed wire I’ve created within to frame some of the stories in my memory.
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A Close Encounter on the Beach
A friend and I shared thoughts of day-to-day life and how to live life well by being intentional, by being aware of the gift of each day and what might be discovered.
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Changing from One State or Condition to Another
I’m sitting here over my morning tea watching transition across my yard.
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Tilling the Soil
It’s really early in the morning. Most of the world around me is deep in sleep.
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Hope for February
It’s a short word, just four letters. h … o… p… e
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New Beginnings
“Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, swiftly flow the days….”
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