Smart Mothers — oh, the pressure!

The most significant benefit my android-powered phone offers me is frequent and easy contact with my kids, particularly in the form of texts, which are often delightfully accompanied by a photo of a granddaughter. I…

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Stolen Wallet, Stolen Hour. . . .Welcome to Daylight Savings. . . .

That was a tough weekend. Remember Judith Viorst’s children’s book The Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day? Yep. Put ’em back-to-back and you got yourself a Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Weekend. Too…

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Life, Death, Work, Changes. . . All on a Sunday Morning?

Since you’ve been so understanding, and since a number of you have encouraged me to write through this tough time, should I be so inclined, I’m going to try to articulate some of what I’m…

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Spring Blooms (and a little Consternation!)

Thank you for your warm support, sympathy, and encouragement at my last post. I’ve written another post on the topic and will use your kind permission to think and feel my way through this portion…

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Still Gotta Get Dressed, Right?

 Sad is sad, and there’s no getting around life’s challenges, but a woman’s still got to get dressed. I so appreciate having some tried-and-true choices that (I think) still pack a little punch for those…

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