When I was in my early years of high school, I was surprised when my folks called to me and told me there was a telegram for me. I had to go to the door to claim it from the Western Union carrier. It made me a little nervous. Even at that young age, I…
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Shoelaces and watermelons
by Gretchen Lord Anderson • • 8 Comments
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Lotsa love
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An attitude of gratitude
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I’m pretty certain if you could get an answer out of our cat Marvis regarding for what he is grateful this Thanksgiving, he would answer in no uncertain terms, “That you finally realized that I was locked in the furnace room for about 14 hours on Tuesday.” Being the optimist he always is, however, he…
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(Be)longing for family
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Sweets for my sweetie
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Valentine’s Day was my favorite non-get-out-of-school holiday when I was a kid. It seems like we started celebrating days if not weeks ahead as the teacher would take us through the steps to make our very own valentine receptacles. Sometimes they were simply made out of shoe boxes. But the ones I loved the most…