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Better than Rejection Therapy
I have chosen the path of rejection. After all, I am an artist. An artist places herself in the face of subjectivity and judgment. She can often embrace judgment with a…
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At My Right Hand
Cancer. A word that even today, on the other side, is still hard for me to write. When I used to hear someone had a cancer diagnosis, my thoughts immediately jumped…
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Use Your Words
Mom was naturally blonde, attractive. She had a mild personality and was never angry. She was not opinionated. She was easy going and spent her lifetime in her hometown of Normal,…
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Advent: Joy
Week 4 Merriam-Webster defines “joy” as, “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires.” The worldly definition of joy seems to…
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The Ring
My husband and I celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary on Oct. 13. In all those years, the one constant has been his wedding ring. It has seen us through making decisions as…
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A Boy Goes to War
I was born in Volga, South Dakota, on May 18, 1946. I was the oldest of seven children. I lived in South Dakota my first years and then relocated to St…
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