Tag: stories
member name: Cyndie G.
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July 20, 2008 07:56 PM EDT --
I took the little things for granted. Like walking about in daylight hours. Dressed like a movie queen from the Golden Age, I should feel more confident.
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August 03, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
"How's your mama doing?" Jane asked as I walked through the door of her cozy condo in midtown Austin.
"She's not awake yet, but the doctors say she will be just fine." . . .
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July 17, 2008 09:45 AM EDT --
It was on my birthday when I first discovered that I was at a special place in my life. Some close friends of mine fretted about their passage into middle age, pointing to numerous new . . .
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June 29, 2008 01:40 PM EDT --
Rush hour traffic seems worse today, but I remember the days when I didn't have to jump in the SUV to go to the corner store. It was safe to walk three blocks to grab a soda in what . . .
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July 16, 2008 03:51 PM EDT --
"I don't get it," Claire said, sipping scalding tea. "He told me the lotto was a waste of time. 'A fool and his money are soon parted' and such things." . . .
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June 29, 2008 11:43 AM EDT --
C ompassion is a virtue, which we are endowed with, but like so many other precious aspects of ourselves, we tend to use it sparingly, as if the well might run dry someday. But, just like . . .
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August 01, 2008 10:43 AM EDT --
what an adventure we could share. While my mind has been on weighty issues in our world this morning, I still have this sense of overwhelming hope. My soul is still tempted to dance on the . . .
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June 29, 2008 12:01 PM EDT --
I was never one for gossiping. I deplore it -- People sneaking around talking about other's personal aspects of life. But somehow this doesn't feel like gossiping. In fact, I . . .
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July 29, 2008 08:20 PM EDT --
It was on my birthday when I first discovered that I was at a special place in my life. Some close friends of mine fretted about their passage into middle age, pointing to numerous new gray hairs as proof . . .
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July 28, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
For decades, his fingers were steady and his footsteps sure. The days at the water plant held promises of challenges . . .
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July 13, 2008 10:14 PM EDT --
There's a giraffe in our banana tree.
He eats green leaves, you see.
And though I laugh and shout with glee,
No one can see him but me!
His spotted neck is long and tall, . . .
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July 17, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
The mists on the loch are not so rare
but truly there are those who dare
to walk along the shrouded shore
for fear of meeting a beast of lore.
The waters are dark and cold and deep
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June 26, 2008 04:19 PM EDT --
Desert Waltz
"The world sure looks different at 4:30 a.m." Bill reflected as he sipped coffee from a tin cup and waited. The prairie was cool and quiet. . . .
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June 28, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
This group is dedicated with complex moments in mind. There are times when a caregiver may question our calling, our strength and even our faith, but if we view caregiving as . . .
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