Leaving The Door Open

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  • I Have A Tale to Tell

    I Have A Tale to Tell

    I have to share upfront that I am unabashedly piggybacking off of Vicki Atkinson’s post about the power of song and its cathartic abilities to bring us to tears in certain moments; particularly while in the car. Click here for her post. Her post got…

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  • A Lucky Girl

    A Lucky Girl

    Mom used to clean her paintbrushes with the heavy-duty solvent turpentine. The truth, however, was that she wasn’t painting much anymore in her small art…

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  • August 2017: An Eclipse Sighting

    August 2017: An Eclipse Sighting

    The idea of experiencing a transitory, rare occurrence fascinates me, and I know I’m not alone. When our calendars inched closer to the new millennium,…

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  • The Power of Imprinting

    The Power of Imprinting

    Back in the mid-1990’s, I remember shopping one day in a Best Buy. There were rows of boxes lined all the way down the aisle;…

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  • In a Flash

    In a Flash

    It’s been over a week now, and I am still singing that song. I both want to and don’t want to, if that’s possible. I…

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