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Obedience Training – Not Just for Dogs
I’ve decided to let Toto off the leash – at least for brief moments when I’m nearby and can catch him if he races away. While I’m no dog ...


Single Sisters
“Bring anything you have in your fridge or on your counter you have to share – leftovers from family gatherings this weekend, anyone?”


Delayed Treatification
I find them all over the house. Each time, I chuckle. There they are, “hidden” in plain sight. The attempt to conceal has failed, but he ...


One Meal, One Person at a Time
It doesn’t seem possible. It’s right in our own backyard. Just beyond the perfectly manicured lawns and professionally decorated homes...


Unhealthy Attachment? Codependency?
It was never the plan. I was as free as a bird and enjoying my new life after my nest emptied. Frequent travel, a budding writing career...


911 Friends
The move did not go as expected. An unplanned trip to the emergency medical facility was necessary – x-rays confirmed not one but two ...


Jesus Took the Wheel
It was a moment of desperation. The GPS estimate clocked 45 minutes beyond the start of the wedding at our destination, the Basilica ...


Living with Loss
It was my fourth funeral in four months, this one celebrating the life of Ellen Daniels-Howell. As I sat in the pew listening to ...


Unhappy Joy
Her eyes were tear-filled as we approached each other for an embrace. “I’m not happy, but I’m filled with joy,” she said. It was ...




