Dear Holly, How are you? I have enclosed an article for you. It says that couples who live together before they get married have a 50 percent higher divorce rate than couples who don’t. I thought you might want to know that before you move in with Sam. Love, Heidi It was a desperate letter. […]
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“Cargo pants, hiking boots, and a sweater with flair. I want to look like a hip outdoorswoman for my birthday party.” Peri had a vision, and I was determined to help make it happen. I ran the 4 doors down to my house and brought back a bag of sweaters. Holding up each one, I
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I pointed my finger indignantly at the black woman on the stage next to me, “I am not prejudiced!” She tilted her head back and laughed, “Honey, we are all prejudiced!” And that was how I first met Naima- in a play on a stage. I would tell you she’s African American, but I have
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Her blue eyes are full of courage, full of hope. My friend and neighbor, Peri, sits in the hospital bed that has been set up in her bedroom, writing out her goals for 2014 on a tablet. She lists things like finishing her scrapbooks and celebrating her 50th birthday on February 4th. And then she
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com·mu·ni·ty (kəˈmyo͞onitē) It’s a noun with many definitions. My favorite is this: –a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals– When do we experience community? During happy times? Like birthday parties, rodeos, and fireworks? Definitely. But what about tragedy, trials, and sickness? Can we experience community then?
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Sometimes a friend walks into your life whose love changes you forever. That friend, for me, is Peri Thomas. It all started back in September with a knock at my back door. It’s my new friend and neighbor, Peri. I motion her in. Since our kids (and we) have been in and out of each other’s
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Three wise guys A.K.A. Magis Used their eyes To search the skies Not for French fries Or apple pies But for a prize In the skies A star! Surprise! They theorized And asked their whys With no replies So the three did rise And packed supplies Said their goodbyes To their wives Traveled lows and
The prison looms large in the night. Heavy silver electrical wire wraps circles across the tops of the buildings, reflecting the lights that cast angular shadows across the lot. It’s freezing cold. I hug my coat around me and walk briskly with my husband towards the entrance. He had suggested I leave my hooded coat
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It was going to be a tough phone call. I dialed, put the phone up to my ear to wait for the other line to pick up and said, “God, please help me.” I heard a gasp. My son’s eyes were as wide as paper plates. “You know God’s phone number?” I laughed. And then
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Today marks the first day of National Hereditary Breast & Ovarian Cancer Week. It also marks the three-year anniversary of a monumental event in my life- the day I opted to undergo a preventative mastectomy because of my own hereditary risk of cancer. Three days before my surgery I wrote an essay entitled, “Goodbye.” After