In the restaurant business they call it a soft opening: the tables are set, the staff is fully engaged, and…
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The other side of the sweet side
Checking my e-mail before bed the other night, I found a note from an online friend. She is a reader…
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Boys
They grow up. They leave home. And then, of course, they come back. They return bearing bags of dirty laundry,…
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Blessings
“But listen to me: for one moment, quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms all around you.” — Rumi…
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Parents Day
You’d think I would be used to it by now, the simple fact that my children have grown up. Yet…
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Present Moment
They are home at last, both sons. And I’m perched here at the kitchen table, for about two brief minutes…
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