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accepting peace
A part of what is my normal are these morning compositions, the sharing of my thoughts. But my world isn’t normal this morning and so I’m confused and distracted. Uncertain how to react, I’m moving forward with caution. Yes, a… Continue reading
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Dear Jenny
Death seems so distant until it reaches your door. Everything seems to stop as you process that reality. The one you knew and loved, the one you laughed and shared with, is gone, silent forever. My daughter in law Jennifer,… Continue reading
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All we can do
I woke up this morning to a shock. My daughter in law Jennifer passed away last evening. She was just forty-eight. Not without her health issues but certainly this was not expected. I find myself at a loss for words.… Continue reading
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Pensive
Today I am celebrating the birthday of one that is gone. My wife’s sister Joan Marie would have been eighty today. But she was called home five years past in 2017. My last interaction with her was on the day… Continue reading
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Cynical
Social media is the fuel for cynicism. I don’t think there is any question about that. The evening news doesn’t help much in that regard either. But I was thinking about that this morning as I received another message in… Continue reading
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where it begins
The education system is failing. That is a big topic in Baltimore these days. That their school system has experienced all manner of problems is well documented. The grades are down, overall assessment testing proves that. Attendance is way down.… Continue reading
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what he said
We are all born with an innate sense of morality. It isn’t anything we have to be taught. It is a part of our makeup, it’s in the DNA. Whatever that grey matter is we call the brain contains that,… Continue reading
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we all know
I wonder how things have gotten so turned around. I see and hear all this talk about being inclusive, about being empathetic, and showing compassion to others. I’m told not to judge, that sharing one’s judgement is a bad thing.… Continue reading
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for today
When I was in school, I often heard, you need to apply yourself, or something similar. That continued through most of grade school but did curtail a bit in high school. A few of my teachers there gave me that… Continue reading
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a link
It’s rather a sobering thing when you realize you are the last link to the past. It doesn’t happen to everyone; it depends upon the size of your family and how close that family was. What I mean is, if… Continue reading