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Chasing threes

Everything happens in threes, they say.

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The Carousel

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Everything happens for a reason.

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Celebrating Six Years of Thankfuls

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Ten Things of Thankful (TToT) is a weekly blog hop started as an effort to call out and feature ten silver linings in your life for the week.

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missing you

grief has this funny way of sneaking up on you.

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Older than dirt

See you later, alligator. After awhile, crocodile.

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“Where in the World Is Uncle John?”

We knew you loved us, just had a funny way of showing it.

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Counting the memories

Growing up, dinner and cards were a staple every Friday night. As we aged, these nights were fewer but every once in a while, we’d reunite for a game of 31.

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Coffee and Cream

I take my coffee the way you taught me, two inches from the top with a splash of cream.

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A to Z: “Dear Mama”

Welcome to my 2017 A to Z Challenge – poetry inspired by music. In most cases, my selected song triggers a memory or deeper meaning that I will expose in original poetry. Of course, there may be the occasional non-nostalgic song thrown into the mix that just inspires me to write. Either way, join me on my musical/poetic journey through A to Z — you may find a “new to you” song that you enjoy!

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Cancer and all the things that go with it

My mom’s cancer this time feels different. I am not sure I worry any more or any less — but watching a parent go through cancer affects you differently as an adult than as a child. I often relive the fear and concern I had as a child, watching my mom and family experience cancer and all the things that go with it: hair loss, doctors appointments, missing activities because she isn’t feeling well, and the overall fatigue that takes over her body.

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