Regifting
My favorite regifting story is one my mother told years ago. But I didn’t recognize it as a regifting story until I read a letter she’d written home to her …
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An Uphill Climb
I remember one thing our high school principal, Mr. Snyder, stated on the day of our graduation. He told us it would be the last time all of us would …
Treasure Hunting
When I was a child, it seemed like it took forever for a year to pass by. I would hear older people talk about how quickly time flies, but I …
Smiley Faces
When someone close to us passes away, we can feel lost at times. Our loved one was a part of our everyday life. Part of everything that was ordinary as …
That 1959 Championship Thing
When your basketball team is down by six points and there are only 55 seconds left on the clock, what do you do? You go ahead and win the game …
This Year’s Model
Oh the things I’ve learned from items made out of paper. If it weren’t for the reading material my mother left for me to find, I would never have known …
Taking Up Housekeeping
When you are a newlywed and go to the grocery store to shop for the first time for canned goods and such – should you save the receipt? My mother …
An Amaryllis Kind of Grandmother
When we think about things that are good for us, many will agree that spending time with children is one of them. It doesn’t take much to feel their positive …
Newspaper Clippings
Many of us know what it is like to sort through an estate, and conversations with others who have been there and done that, can be interesting. The discussion tends …
Best Friends Forever
If your best friend owned a restaurant and asked you to dress like a clown and walk in the town’s homecoming parade – would you join him? I wish I …