I stood at the counter, anticipating the first sip of cardamom and vanilla. "Gosh, I'm glad I'm not Catholic," I admitted to my Protestant self. "My Catholic friends have to give something up during Lent, and rumor has it, some give up essentials like lattes." I shuddered at the thought. For me, and ...
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I've never written anything political on my blog before. That's really saying something, since I grew up near Washington, DC, made friends with kids of candidates (can't say who or they would have to kill me) and spent junior high career day with a Circuit Court Judge. After all, my whole intent on ...
Read More > about Super Tuesday: How to find peace in the US election
This past year has been full of new beginnings and reasons for being brave. I'm just starting my third month as the Director of Head Start/Early Head Start in the Eastern part of Oregon. Any new job includes an unavoidable "learning curve" and time of adjustment, but I have much to be grateful for! ...
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I was in fifth grade when I told Martin Nackman girls can do everything better than boys, and I believed it with all my heart. He spent a lot of lunchtime explaining the fine art of building forts, and I'm sure he went on to be an architect or an engineer. But not even his long dark eyelashes could ...
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God bless the dog for throwing up the morning before Jeff left for Haiti. When we moved the kennel to clean up the mess, we discovered the washer was leaking. It didn't manage the cross country move very well. A little investigation revealed more problems with our aging appliance. It's a good thing ...
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