Monthly Archives: December 2011

Stuffed

Boxes linger, bits of tape with shiny paper. Cling tight. Scatter endlessly throughout the room. Don’t leave. Don’t throw them away. It will end. It will be over. I tried to say I love you With stuff. My love language … Continue reading

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The Christmas War

America is at war. No, not a war against a country.  It’s a war on Christmas.  Really, we have nothing else to fight about so we will fight about a holiday where people spread good cheer; give gifts to family … Continue reading

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A Very Merry, Healthy Christmas

What’s on your want list this Christmas? At our house we each make lists of things we want. We put lots of stuff on the list in order to give each other options and to have some element of surprise … Continue reading

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Salvation and Hoecake

My Grandmother taught me to cook. I loved helping her prepare any meal, allmeals. Her patience seemed most evident in the kitchen. She answered my cooking questions by the dozen, even when they came one after another. Whenever I went … Continue reading

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Snow Day

The snow falls softly And blankets the world in its grace. The trees are covered With Mother Nature’s special kind of lace. We rail against her And rev the motor up high. Speed off down the road Only in a … Continue reading

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Becoming

This way, no this. Don’t do that. Don’t do this. Come. Go. Pulled and stretched From you and them. Finding my way Isn’t possible In this maze Of obligations. It’s time to grow up. It’s time to have fun. It’s … Continue reading

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