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The Water Garden - a Metaphor (from Another Cheesy Family Newsletter)
The water garden. I had no idea my husband had such a grandiose plan in mind. He just walked out to the back yard one day and started...


Why Read?
Reading for pleasure is becoming a lost art, even though with the advent of self-publishing there are no doubt more books on the market...


My journey with depression...taken from Another Cheesy Family Newsletter
It wasn’t until a few years ( after a series of panic attacks that I didn't understand) that I learned all about the depression that had...


Are you an ENABLER?
Are you an enabler? I was, and still am, in some ways, though I try not to be, and I now usually recognize when I have crossed the line...


Regrets...I have a few
For the most part, at age 70, I consider my life thus far well-lived, and I feel blessed beyond measure. But being older has cast a new...


The curve ball
Life is sometimes like a baseball game. As a batter, you might be unprepared when the curve ball speeds your way, but you know the win...


A refreshingly real Christmas newsletter (from Dallas Morning News: Nov, 2015)
In May, my memoir, Another Cheesy Family Newsletter, was released - a compilation of twenty years worth of my annual family holiday...


The Dream
From Another Cheesy Family Newsletter I still remember the dream though it happened many, many years ago. I even wrote it all down once....


Alone in a Crowded World
There have been very few times in my life that I felt completely alone, even though I spent so much time in my childhood, as a Navy brat,...


What Would Jesus Do?
"1,995 children separated from families at border under 'zero tolerance' policy.That's approximately 46 children a day over a six-week...
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