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Two Billionth

We watch her chest slowly rise and fall and then stop. We freeze. Tears spring to our eyes. Silence deafens us. Our faces crumble. Our lips quiver and our hearts break. We hesitantly look at each other.

And then she breaths again.

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Family Writing

Angelina

Chapter 1 Song and Dance   “Papa, is Zia Lita a witch?”Angelina asks quietly, but not quiet enough. The afternoon meal eaten out back at the summer table is a noisy family affair. Angelina’s question stops the chatter. Next to Papa, Mama’s tiny hands stop in mid air along with the forks and spoons of …

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Pride and Prejudice

Saturday, Ciera and I watched Pride and Prejudice for her birthday. My girls and I kind of like that movie. It went along with what I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. This thing called love. And I readily admit I am a little slow on the uptake so forgive me, but…. My thoughts begin …

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Driving Miss Crazy

I am teaching my daughter to drive.  She has not been in a hurry, but last month I heard about a really disturbing incident. I heard about a young girl who went to work. Her boss left an important work element (the life giving clipboard) at a local large warehouse store we shall call the …

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Broken Wish Bone

Another year. Did you think gone or is here? I found the wishbone from Thanksgiving during my Christmas put away moments. I held both ends. That way I would get my wish no matter what. I thought of what to wish. Tears came. I had nothing and not because I believe I have all I …

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