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Free as a Bird
I’m free as a bird this morning, thanks to our son. I called him yesterday to finalize plans for the Labor Day Family Reunion which will be at our house. Near the end of our conversation, he said he was making a list of everything that could possibly go wrong this...
Poked, Prodded, Bled, and Squashed
For the past week, every waking moment of my life (and this blog) has been consumed by the publication of my book. Not that I’m complaining, mind you. After all, I’ve been working toward this goal for almost four years. But now and then, a writer needed to breathe...
How Hard Can It Be?
Yesterday I mentioned that I’m slowly distributing Mom’s remaining keepsakes and family heirlooms. One of those heirlooms is Grandma Josie’s 1916 wedding dress. For years, it was hanging in Mom’s closet, and in my opinion the time has come for it to see the light of...
Monday Morning Jig
The weather was glorious this morning, and so was my mood. During my walk along the gravel road, I ticked off the blessed unclutteredness of this new week: Daughter and a truckload of her belongings and some of Grandma’s old furniture safely deposited at college....
Announcing the Delivery of a Bouncing Baby Book!
The first copy of A DIfferent Dream for My Child: Meditations for Parents of Critically or Chronically Ill Children was safely delivered on August 20, 2009 to Jolene Philo Length: 267 pages Gestation Period: Three years Available for viewing: Immediately Available for...
From Technologically-Challenged Dog to Skypette
I don’t want to get all gushy about this, but I think the little Skype chats between the web guy and me have become a bonding experience. These days, we talk almost daily - me with my list of new questions about problems I created while working on the Different Dream...