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Defining a Grandmother
My parents were very young when I was born, as I’ve mentioned before. As they grew into adults, they were as different as two people could be, as were their respective families. My mom’s side of the...
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Through the Years: A First Day Chronology
My last post reflected on my grandmother who passed away on Wednesday of this week. In the midst of sadness, it is nice to celebrate fresh starts and new beginnings, even if they result in eye rolls...
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What I Realized During the Colorado Floods
It rained and it rained and it rained. Then it rained some more. I suppose Mother Nature had a point to make but whatever it was I think she overdid it. Being from the Bible Belt, I’m used to...
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I can’t ‘have gone’ if I never ‘go’
I loathe running, which some might think odd since I’m a runner. I adore pancakes, which no-one would think odd unless they’re weird. Because pancakes are … well, they’re pancakes, they speak for...
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Parenting Moments When You Know You Haven’t Totally Screwed This Up
The Divine Miss M at Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival, six years old Every now and then in the midst of the everyday and the good and bad parenting moments, you’ll have a moment of parental magic....
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Friendly Friday
After my last post, it seems prudent to share something more uplifting. It’s easy to get bogged down in the jackassery we often see around us. But I remain convinced people are inherently good,...
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The Divine Miss M enters the teen years
January 8, 2001, 8:45 p.m. Turning 13 means a detour to Starbuck’s on the way to school. Thirteen years ago. That’s when my whole life changed, cliché as it sounds. I think, in hindsight, I was too...
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What Does a Kid Know about Marriage … Quite a Bit, Actually.
The Divine Miss M is a bona fide Harry Potter nerd so she was rockin’ the Dumbledore sign at a recent Marriage Equality Rally PFLAG National filed an amicus brief with the Tenth Circuit in the marriage...
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Reflecting on the Passing of Fred Phelps
We have a choice to make. As many of you know, Fred Phelps recently passed away. He was the leader of the Westboro Baptist Church known for picketing funerals of Matthew Shepard and U.S. soldiers, as...
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The Ultimate F Word
And I told you to be patient And told you to be fine And I told you to be balanced And I told you to be kind … Ed Sheeran When the Divine Miss M was in second grade, she told me that her best...
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