Tag: freedom
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Not In Kansas Anymore!
I’m particularly fond of old movies. When producers try to update them, I’m often disappointed with the addition of computer graphics and other up-to-date gizmos to make a movie more exciting for our current screen-obsessed culture. One of my all-time favorite movies is “The Wizard of Oz”, starring Judy Garland as the small-town girl from…
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What’s So Great About Freedom?
photo courtesy of Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Growing up with hard-working parents who had high expectations for each of us kids was a gift and a challenge. I learned that a good work ethic could make the difference in how I lived. The other side of that was I wanted freedom from the many rules…
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What Does It Mean To Remember?
photo courtesy of Justin Casey on Unsplash When we were young, my two sisters and I were part of Girl Scouts. It was the thing to do in our neighborhood and it kept us occupied a night a week. Back then, there was value in the pledge and promise we were taught to keep, something…
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My Room Means My Rules
She’s not quite eight-years-old, but she has thoughts, opinions, and convictions that would rival someone three times her age. Our daughter and her family living in northern Virginia reworked their home to offer their daughter a room of her own. Having shared a bedroom with her little brother due to limited space was a necessity.…
Tip of My Iceberg 