From the Back Shelf
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Remembering Mom: Year Three
Today marks the third anniversary of my mother’s passing. As strange as it may seem, I often times forget she’s gone. Most of my adult life I have lived in another state from her. We’d visit every few months or so…probably more along the lines of the “or so.” I wish I had visited more, of course. So, it’s easy for me to feel like she’s not gone, and that she’s just a…
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When Life Gets in the Way of Life and Everything In Between
Man, life got in the way of life and everything in between! Life has been so busy lately with a little touch of the unexpected thrown in. Two weeks ago, I had an unfortunate mishap involving my dogs and me. In the moment it was pretty traumatic for all of us involved. The loves of my life, my dogs, got into a fight over a stupid piece of rawhide. Maggie was sitting on…
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Starting Over Again: How Military Life Shaped My Teaching Career
Military life is not for the weak. However, I must enjoy being a military spouse somewhat. This is my second marriage to a member of the service. I knew what it was all about and what it entailed, yet I did it again. No complaints here. Well…maybe just a small one. My first marriage was to a man in the Navy. He wasn’t in the part of the Navy that went out on…
