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Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of my mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Paul

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…except that i don’t get here that often Last June my 75-year-old mom had her knee replaced. This caused my sister and I to get “up into her business” in a more intimate way than either of us ha...


Most of my friends know that I have been in love with jazz guitarist Jeff Golub for 20 years, and that he sadly passed away on January 1. I was blessed to travel to New York this week and attend...


To my far away friends, L & R: We are in the middle of moving my Mom out of her house of 45 years, complete with hoarding of everything from all kinds of “recycling” to “community cats” (yes,...


… from Mom’s church, who I have known forever as her kids were a bit younger than me and Sis, but we all knew each other’s families for more than 30 years. Thank you, Sweet Lady! Hubby and I wil...


Here is what a long-time friend of Mom replied to me: I, too, think your Mom has transitioned nicely to her new lifestyle. I’m thankful she’s in a safe place where any needs she might have can be...


Aug 29 Facebook post by me: Today we moved my mom into a retirement center. I was with her all day. I washed all of her bedding in 3 loads, and was there to help her meet many friendly new neighb...


This hymn - along with the sermon theme of God's Peace this morning - hit home so hard for me personally. Pastor Jennifer charged us to go into the world with God's Peace in our hearts. That is...


Whew! So far so good! D-Day for Mom started out with my Sis waiting in the car around the corner for me to drive up so that we could go in together. Husbands were in tow. I opened with a prepa...


Mom had knee surgery. This got my sister and I into her house. We were heartbroken, shocked and guilty. How could we have let her get to this place? This Friday is D-day: we are having an inte...


When Keith asked me to marry him, my initial answer was “as long as I don’t have to cook for you!” Thirty-three years later I have become a pretty great cook – but I still have some challenges. ...


Open Diary has ended. It was an amazing blog site. My home page on OD truthfully stated “I came here because of my daughter, but I have stayed long after she has gone.” (or something like that…I...


My Favorite video since college! http://www.artistdirect.com/video/prince-cream/23122


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