Tag: love
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Tattle Tale/Betrayal
photo courtesy of Birmingham Museum Trust on Unsplash “Mom, she hit me first!” “No, she started it!” “Did not! She started it!” I’m grateful my kids have grown old enough to not tattle on one another anymore. But when they were little, somebody was always crabbing about somebody else. On long car drives, there would…
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Chosen Aloneness
We often do things backward. During Spring Break, many from up north come down to Florida to grab some sunshine and warmth before heading back to the tail end of winter and questionable spring. For our Spring Break, our family headed north to Pennsylvania, where the temperatures were in the 30’s and 40’s. We had…
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Forgive Doesn’t Mean Forget
photo courtesy of Felix Koutchinski on Unsplash Have you ever had someone in your life who seemed to enjoy holding a grudge? Where any wrong done to them was a reminder of your humanity and frailty? My mom couldn’t let go of the wrongs done to her. Her memory of pain imparted by others was…
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It Wasn’t My Fault
photo courtesy of Robin Battison on Unsplash It was one of those grim grey days of winter that can feel unusual for Florida. It had been raining all day, and the roads were slick and the ground mushy. I was driving home from work, exiting off the toll road and thinking I’d be home in…
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When You’re Up A Tree
The cousin community is always an enjoyable experience. When they were here recently, we did a few field trips to entertain them and the adults, which didn’t require money or a long car ride. Just a willingness to be outside and explore. Tree climbing has been a favored activity since I was a kid. My…
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