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Category Archives: Family
Lessons in Gratitude Day 816
Tonight my daughter called to tell me she loves me and had been thinking about me. “Wait, did you have another nightmare that I fell off a cliff and died?” I asked her, jokingly. Occasionally she dreams that something tragic … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 801
A funny thing happened on the way to my concluding the daily writing of this blog: I didn’t stop. There will invariably still be days when I don’t feel like writing and others when I will be fully inspired to … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 784
Grateful for tonight’s blog guest written by my “big brother,” Alan Chamblee. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have read this gratitude blog each and every day that my sister has written it. At some point, she asked me if I would like … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 781
I am grateful to be back home, sitting on my bed in front of the fan, Honor lying in her bed across the room, curled up and sleeping. We are both glad to be home. I didn’t sleep well last … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 778
Tonight I am grateful for traveling mercies. My sister Sandy and I arrived in Saint Paul, Minnesota where we have come to reconnect with our aunt and cousin. This is a continuation of our family history “road trip” that began … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 776
It has been very moving watching to coverage of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington today. I was 6 years old on August 28, 1963 and I’m pretty sure I didn’t have much of a clue of what … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 774
Tonight I am celebrating the birth of one of the best people I know: my brother Alan (or Corky, Coco, Gus, etc. the many nicknames by which he’s been known over the years.) I am grateful for the relationship we … Continue reading
Lessons in Gratitude Day 771
My son and I got into a shouting match a couple of days ago–I mean a good ol’ holler near the top of your voice kind of argument. I was sitting here in my bedroom and he was sitting in … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 766
Tonight I celebrate the birth of my son who incarnated on the planet 25 years ago today (August 18). I am grateful for his life, for who he is, for the many things he’s taught me–directly and indirectly–since he was … Continue reading
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Lessons in Gratitude Day 761
It took me a while this evening to land on what I wanted to write about: I spun the wheel a couple of times, but was uninspired by what I read so took a pass. One of the posts I … Continue reading
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