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Feb.14.2013
It is selfless loveFor us to believeWithout any expectationStill best and sacred relation
Have you seen the eyes of mother?Full of love for kids and othersSometimes hostile to strangersYet full of love for passers
I could hardly take off my sightWhen witnessed female dog to my rightShe was...
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Jan.05.2013
I think we may be the only people with a Christmas tree still standing, lights on, in our living room. Everyone else has packed away the festive decorations. Not me, the skeptic. I won’t take them down just yet.
As the twelfth day of Christmas, The Feast of the Epiphany, Little Christmas, Three...
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Jun.19.2012
I watched a beautiful sunset jiggle and dip through the redwood trees that lined a winding two-lane road out the small back windows of an ambulance. I was strapped down and every few miles the driver would pull over and he and my attending EMT would switch roles, take my vitals and I...
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May.31.2012
Today is my niece's birthday. She is twenty-six years old.
I remember when she was born. It was only a couple of weeks before my wedding. We had our fingers crossed that she would arrive before the big day. She didn't disappoint.She was the youngest member of our wedding (and the best behaved!)
I...
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Apr.13.2012
This morning I woke up to thunder outside and "Morning Edition" on NPR. They were talking about surrogate mothers. I sat up and listened to the story about a woman who was matched up with a man in Germany to carry a baby for him with his sperm and a donor's egg. This is nothing new these days....
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Jan.29.2012
A simple life.
I think the secret to a simpler life is to take time to be present in the moment. We rush around running from activity to activity. It's rush, rush, rush till we are worn out and frazzled.
We are quick to provide a laundry list of annoyances- we can all recite the things...
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Jan.14.2012
“When I was born I was so surprised I couldn’t talk for a year and a half.” ~ Gracie Allen
My mom was certainly gifted with a clever tongue, and her way with words always made me laugh. Her wit was mentioned in a few of my previous Madness posts such as The Sh!t List!, Mom’s Prison...
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Sep.26.2011
You claim that baby really wants Daddy to watch Pride and Prejudice with him/her, the five hour version with Colin Firth and the pond scene.
You preface every chore around the house with a sign and “I would do it, Honey, but you know . . .” and point to your stomach and shrug.
You stuff...
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May.19.2011
I am a cat expert and have spent the last 25 years helping clients understand their cats’ behaviors. Cats don’t confuse me. Cats make sense to me. Then, at the ripe old age of 47 I did something … I adopted a child. I suppose, in looking back, I can blame my menopausal hormones for my decision but...
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