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Category Archives: memories
“Cats in the Cradle” and Other Untruths
Sandy and Harry Chapin wrote a song in the 70s called “Cats in the Cradle,” which told the story of a parent too busy to be involved in his child’s life; then, when the parent is retired and free of … Continue reading
Posted in a little bit about that, Christian, creative writing, devotional, Faith, Family, memories, nostalgia, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged a little bit about that, cats in the cradle, childhood memories, Christian, family, guilt, life, memories, reflections, thoughts, writing
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I Was Once a Thief
I was once a thief, deliberate, conniving, and unrepentant. Sort of. I got twenty-five cents for a weekly allowance, and it was the good old days when that kind of coin really meant something. Well, . . . not really. … Continue reading
Posted in a little bit about that, Christian, Faith, Family, Humor, love, memories, Non-fiction, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged childhood memories, Christian, faith, family, humor, memories, nostalgia, thoughts
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It may have been a mistake . . .
It may have been a mistake to try to start the big project of cleaning out my craft / sewing room today. I went through several boxes and was having a hard time as it was wanting to throw away … Continue reading
Posted in creative writing, Family, memories, Writing
Tagged family, family history, mementoes, memories, remembering, sorting out, writing
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Together
I look through my own grid, and I’m not sure how to see any differently. I know just how you feel!–well, not really. I can imagine walking in your shoes, but truth is, I don’t. I can imagine feeling what … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Faith, memories, Photography, Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Christian, faith, faith struggle, loss, photography
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Endurance
These are not the best shots, but they are from my last contact with Mum. Calling is pretty much impossible now; but with the Internet, we can at least see one another. (I was the happy wanderer who moved so … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, Faith, Family, memories, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge
Tagged Christian, faith, family, mama, mother, mum, photo of the week 2014, photography, Skype, weekly photo challenge, weekly photo challenge 2014
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The Bonnechere–Place Where I Grew Up
The Bonnechere . . . From my other blog, concerning the place where I grew up.
Posted in Family, memories, Photography, Poetry
Tagged Bonnechere River, Canada, Ontario, photography, poetry
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We Wait
It’s a tentative touch—a toddler stretch—to make connection to one whose cells are giving up one by one, and we wait as toddlers touch. It is the way of things, I guess, this living and dying. She is young and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, memories, Photography, Poetry
Tagged family, grandchildren, grandkids, great grandma, hospice care, memories, mother-in-law, photography
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Angel in the Rough
She was an angel, I think, if angels can be plain, rough, and all crisp around the edges, dressed in hygienic blue. I had read all the La Leche books; and so as it pertained to breastfeeding, I was good … Continue reading
Posted in Christian, creative writing, Faith, memories, Non-fiction, nostalgia, Photography, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged angels, breastfeeding, Christian, creative writing, death, faith, loss, memories, non-fiction, nostalgia, nursing, photography, thoughts, writing
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A World in My Bedroom
Posted in Family, memories, Photography, Uncategorized
Tagged family, memories, photography
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Here It Is
Waistlines and laugh lines, expanding in uncomfortable ways, relentless ways, and I never imagined myself in these shoes that I walk in. This image staring back at me in the mirror is not the person in my head. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Family, memories, Photography, Poetry, Thoughts
Tagged aging, photography, poetry, self-portrait, selfie, thought for the day, thoughts
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