13 February 08 - 18:10Stones in the Stream
If you’ve ever had the
pleasure of standing near a stream of rushing water, you know the wonderful
music that the water creates as it splashes and slaps against the stones. And when a single stone is removed, the water’s
music changes ever so slightly and a different melody emerges.
Our mother was a kind and funny little woman. She spent her
entire life tending to wayward children and nurturing ailing animals. Once she rescued a sick piglet and nursed the
animal back to health. As time passed,
the piglet matured into a very large hog that Mom allowed to sleep on the front
porch. The hog, confusing himself for a
dog, escorted my siblings to the school bus in the morning and he greeted them
at the bus in the afternoon when they returned home from school. Mom loved that fat old hog, and the hog
probably loved Mom. Our mom was just
that kind of a lady---loved by all. ...
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02 February 08 - 15:21New Years, Valentines, and Chocolates
I’ve thought about writing a blog for awhile now but it’s
been a tedious task because I tend to over-analyze things and, as a result, I
process things slowly---very slowly.
With that said, Hello,
I’ve finally arrived in Blogsville.
The New Year with its resolutions is behind us and probably
forgotten by now, and Valentine’s Day, with our desires for chocolates and
hearts, is right around the corner. I’ve
been a recovering chocolate addict for some time now, and while it’s probably
not the worst social addiction that I could have, it is one of the worst cancer
related addictions that I can lay claim to.
I concocted my own chocolate holiday, February 15, many
years ago. That’s the day when all those
yummy valentine’s chocolates are put on sale for 50% off. My
daughter and I used to rush from store to store in search of the best and most
delicious half-priced chocolates. ...
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