Tag: isolation
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Living In The “Not Yet”
“I wanna be like my brudders.” Our Pennsylvania clan is a boy family. Four articulate, competitive, active young boys who play well together–and battle one another with ease. The dynamic of all boys in a family is usually quite a bit more robust than a family of all girls. But there are similarities. The youngest…
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Stinginess Doesn’t Pay
They were coming. We had to prepare. Our oldest grandson is coming home for spring break–and he’s bringing thirteen of his closest friends with him. When you go to school in northern Indiana, the warmth of Florida in March is inviting. We’re thrilled to have them come; our home was built to house our six…
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Never Such Devotion
One has played soccer for years and will play in college; the other has a more dramatic bent and has played soccer on and off for a few years. Friday night they came together, the experienced and the novice, and played on the same team. Working together for a common goal–pun very much intended. The…
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The Friendship Factor
We sat together under the starry sky, the calm and quiet adding to the intimacy of conversation. I gazed around the table at faces I hadn’t seen in a long while, people I love and respect, those who have influenced my life in positive ways. A gift of friendship that I too often overlook or…
Tip of My Iceberg 