Tag: family
group name: berfpangs
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May 01, 2008 11:25 AM EDT --
My grandmother would have been ninety-eight years-old this year. She passed away last September, after a life filled with some pretty extraordinary events and experiences. She was a gusty . . . more
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May 27, 2008 01:07 AM EDT --
Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For indeed, they are the only ones who ever had.
- Margaret Mead.
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May 28, 2008 07:06 AM EDT --
This afternoon, I read an article in Britain 's Hello magazine about local celebrity, Les Dennis, and his experience at becoming an older father. Les, who is fifty-four years-old . . . more
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May 15, 2008 03:20 PM EDT --
Perhaps its just me but I do not believe we need to see pictures of dead children plastered all over the internet to help us understand the devastion of the earthquake.
I think I get the point with . . . more
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April 14, 2008 05:34 AM EDT --
When my brother was about six years-old he opened up his own Shoe Shine business. He hand wrote half-a-dozen little advertisements that said, "Shoe Shine $5" and popped them . . . more
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April 15, 2008 08:31 AM EDT --
"That's nice, dear" is probably the most frustrating response you can ever hear from your partner. It's dismissive and patronizing, and although may be offered with . . . more
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May 11, 2008 09:33 AM EDT --
The relationship we have with our mothers is a complex one. It's a relationship born of love and grace, but one that can be marred by anger, disappointment, and aggravation from . . . more
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April 23, 2008 10:44 AM EDT --
Letting go of the old and welcoming in the new. I thought about that today as I spent nearly eight hours sorting and cleaning out our closets (it's amazing what rubbish you keep, . . . more
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April 24, 2008 11:13 AM EDT --
Wedding cakes - they can be pretty fabulous creations. After the bride's dress, it's usually the cake that attracts the most comments for both design and taste. However, . . . more
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April 26, 2008 11:27 AM EDT --
The relief of arriving home can feel like slipping into a warm bed and tugging the blankets up to your chin. Home is the space where you can breathe. It's where the chatter in . . . more
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April 28, 2008 11:17 AM EDT --
If love is what brings us together, then forgiveness is what keeps us from falling apart. Forgiveness heals. It allows you to move on. And it is the most generous act of grace that . . . more
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April 30, 2008 11:12 AM EDT --
A friend in need is a friend, indeed.
I never really understood that quote until today. It seemed so strange to me – how is a friend who needs stuff, a . . . more
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May 02, 2008 11:20 AM EDT --
Letting go - it can be so hard when we want something so much. Our mind gets fixated on a particular income, partner, or pair of shoes, and the desire is sometimes so strong, that . . . more
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May 05, 2008 11:03 AM EDT --
We dream big.
We follow the path towards those dreams.
We trip.
We loose our way.
We become . . . more
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May 12, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
- Victor Borge
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April 14, 2008 10:53 AM EDT --
Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it. That's how the primates do it.
Take your bananas apart when you get . . . more
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April 25, 2008 08:05 AM EDT --
Yippee It's Friday At Last!
It's going to be a busy day at work for me, and I might have to work part if not all of tomorrow, depends on how work goes today... Wish me luck... . . . more
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August 18, 2008 10:45 PM EDT --
My sister and niece have written beautiful pieces about Brutus...one of my babies. This is about my wonder at the birth of him and his brothers and sisters. I got their mom, Curly Sue, from my sister, . . . more
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April 20, 2008 11:53 PM EDT --
I enjoyed this in my E-mail today, I hope you do too:
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have . . . more
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July 18, 2008 09:15 PM EDT --
Today during our lunch break, I went bowling with some guys from work. We do this every other Friday after payday. When we got to the lanes, the place was nearly full with families and kids and all that. . . . more
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