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My Father’s Love

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. …

Shouldering the Weight of Surgery Successfully: Inside the OR from a Patient’s Perspective

Having already endured three surgeries to repair my loose right shoulder, I grew increasingly more curious about what actually occurs behind those …

Dispelling the Fear of Care-Giving: How Proactive Planning Can Make a Difference

“People who are considering care-giving often make one primary mistake, they do not look forward enough in the process. What today is …

Temporal Suffering: Punishment or Gift?

As  I sat, knelt, and laid by my father’s deathbed  just two weeks ago, the Lord taught me many things; and showered …

What Do Atheists Do in the Dentist’s Chair?

What do atheists do in the dentist’s chair amid all the grinding and swirling, splishing and splashing of spit? Do they recite …

Squeak Shuffle Squeak

One can hear a “squeak, shuffle, squeak shuffle” as you walk down the hall. The little old ladies are pushing their walkers …

A Grace Filled Life: Sentimental Journey, Indeed

Both my sons watch this parade of humanity gently making its way to the front of the room. Chatting amongst themselves, reaching …

Do You See What I See?

I finally finished writing the sympathy cards as I finished my second glass of cheap champagne. I miss my dad. He’s in …

Staying Awake in Advent by Sherry Antonetti

It was Saturday, it was five fifteen and I had all my children and my parents in my 12 passenger van as …

Apple Pie, Anyone? by Maureen Locher

Did you hear the collective sigh on the weekend as the clock struck 6:00 marking the end of the eight hour non-stop …

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One Pat or Two? by Maureen Locher

Hands bubbly in dishwater I stood at the kitchen sink incorporating my mom’s dishes into my own. As I washed my newly …

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