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To Understand there is no tomorrow He and I just returned from our yearly 3 day fall trip to Decorah, Iowa. Specifically to lose ourselves in the forest at Palisade Park above the City. It’s always a very personal voyage with myself … lost in the leaves and the color and the fall breeze that… Read more
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It comes on like a hunger, like my morning coffee addiction, like going without my Diet Coke for a couple of days because it seems like I’m being “good”…it comes on like that inevitable moment of truth when I hop on the scales and realize this activity to start my day is NOT in my… Read more
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This afternoon I was pouring the cold dregs out of my coffee mug and looked….really looked…at the coffee stain…. also known as seasoning. Those brown stains are almost like a badge of honor for life-long brew addicts…..or….passionate coffee drinkers. I compare the two types this way – Me…as long as it is very dark and… Read more
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Change has a way of revealing who we are at our core. Some people thrive on the excitement and possibility it brings, others adapt out of necessity, and some feel deeply unsettled by it. Moving, especially multiple times, takes resilience and courage. It’s not irresponsibility — it’s a willingness to start over, to chase something… Read more
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I posted my yearly anniversary notice on FB yesterday…going through the pics, I tried to select snapshots from several different decades, adventures and weights. A couple of tears rolled down my cheeks as I remembered how adventurous and fun our life together has been so far. Obviously I didn’t post the bad time photos or… Read more
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Just your typical after church crowd jammed into the lobby of the Perkins Restaurant in Ames this morning. It’s mostly an older crowd who know the drill, searching for an incognito place to stand while waiting for the adorable hostess with a voice like the reverb of a shotgun, to call your name. The petite… Read more
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I must give kudos to KCTV5 news in Kansas City for a well written Facebook/News article about a fatal crash that occurred last night. I don’t mean to gloss over the family loss, the trauma or the details in this story! My point is the LACK OF often used over-descriptive words and/or opinions and sensationalism… Read more
Happiness gently landed on my shoulders
