13
Dec
What’s In a Name?
by Marlene
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When we were babies our parents picked a couple of syllables that would become our name. They put thought into it, and we hear our...
29
Nov
Operation Open Heart
by Marlene
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In the spring of 1947, my parents became engaged to be married, and they began their plans for an October wedding. They purchased a house...
03
Nov
Little Calendars
by Marlene
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I was recently digging through a few boxes of my mother’s stashed memorabilia and noticed yet another calendar in my hand. I thought to myself...
20
Oct
It’s Midnight
by Marlene
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It’s midnight. And I should not have so much energy. I should not want to crawl out of bed and write. Just stay in bed...
06
Oct
Something Happened
by Marlene
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Something happened to my family after my mother passed away. My parents were from a generation of savers – and my mother far outdid my...
12
Sep
The Day I Accidentally Took My Brother on a Roller Coaster Ride
by Marlene
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It was father’s day, 2011, and my husband and I were at King’s Island amusement park with family. And I accidentally took my little brother...
06
Sep
I am a Grandmother
by Marlene
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I have learned to enjoy where I am on the way to where I am going. Bed-time stories – I’ve read aplenty. That little bit...
05
Sep
How To Brew Up the Flu
by Marlene
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This is a recipe most of us never knew. And we certainly didn’t know the flu is available by the case. But apparently – it...
05
Aug
“There”
by Marlene
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Have you ever found yourself thinking more than you should probably think? There is an official term for that – they call it ‘over-thinking.’ I...
18
Jul
I Loved the Sound of Your Voice
by Marlene
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OK, so I was daydreaming one day – while I was driving in my car. And it occurred to me one of the things God...