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May.20.2013
What I Learned From My Husband about Being a Good Man, a Great Husband and An Awesome Father
By Bernadette A. Moyer
What I learned from my husband is that there are good men who are loyal, kind, loving and supportive. If a man is good to his mother, he will also be good to his wife. My husband...
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May.17.2013
A Restored Trust
By Bernadette A. Moyer
Earlier today I wrote an essay about Broken Trust and how important trust is to every relationship. After writing it I was reminded of a “broken trust” that was restored. It was with our son.
A few years ago over July 4th holiday when my husband and I went to...
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May.15.2013
The Only Time I Ever Lost My Faith in God
By Bernadette A. Moyer
I have always had faith in God, maybe not exactly like the Catholic church would like but I had it deep inside my heart and my soul. I believed there was something bigger than just us humans; look around who or what created all this,...
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May.14.2013
Does the Potential for Evil Exist in Everyone
By Bernadette A. Moyer
You can’t help but be struck by the evil acts of people like the Boston bombers and this Ohio man Ariel Castro, where three young girls were held captive for ten years. They were tortured and raped. Forced to live like an...
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May.08.2013
If You Think You Can, You Can!
By Bernadette A. Moyer
If you think you can, you can! This first came to me from a favorite teacher when I was a young girl in school. It has stayed with me ever since. The mind is the computer system of the body, what goes in is what comes out. If we believe that we...
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Apr.26.2013
Alone at Heaven’s Door
By Bernadette A. Moyer
We enter this world alone and we leave it alone. From the rearview mirror what have we done with our life, what will be said when we arrive alone at heaven’s door. Most people have amazing relationships with their families, their parents, children, co-...
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Apr.24.2013
Ignorance is Bliss
By Bernadette A. Moyer
In one of my support groups the conversation was about estranged parents gleaning information from social media sites like Facebook. These parents could get pictures of their kids and grandkids. Much of the advice offered was, "don't look!" I have to agree...
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Apr.20.2013
You Can’t Fix A Broken Mirror
By Bernadette A. Moyer
“You can’t fix a broken mirror.” RDM
When I read the quote above it inspired this piece and it made me think of the “mirror” both literally and figuratively. The shattered glass in a mirror can never be fixed but would need to be replaced....
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Apr.19.2013
The Scariest People An Absence of Love
By Bernadette A. Moyer
The scariest people in the world are the ones who have nothing and therefore nothing to lose. I am not talking about material possessions either, not houses, car and cash but rather a moral code. Whether you call it God or a higher power...
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Apr.16.2013
“42” The Movie
By Bernadette A. Moyer
Yesterday I went to see the movie “42” with my son. It was his idea and he just kept at it, this was the movie he wanted to see and more than once he asked me to go along with him. At least once a week I try and have lunch or some other outing when it is just...
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Apr.15.2013
We See the World As We Are
By Bernadette A. Moyer
Most often we see the world as we are and we don’t see this world as it is … two people can look at and experience the same things and yet walk away with a completely different view. How does this happen? For most of us our view of life and the...
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Apr.08.2013
China Tea Cup
By Bernadette A. Moyer
China tea cup
So beautiful
So perfect
Artistic
Functional
Newly admired
Cracked chipped
Broken
Glued patched
And fixed
Newly repaired
Never the same
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Apr.05.2013
“You Have Helped Me So Much!”
By Bernadette A. Moyer
It took fourteen years before I could write about my first husband Randy and his death. When I started writing about death and my experience I had accepted it did the counseling thing and came to terms with my grief and my guilt...
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Apr.03.2013
Know Yourself Love Yourself
By Bernadette A. Moyer
“To thine own self be true” Shakespeare
“Are you living a life that is more in tune with your “authentic” self who you were created to be or your “fictional” self who the world has told you to be?” Dr. Phil
It is so important to know yourself. In...
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Apr.01.2013
Renewal and Rebirth
By Bernadette A. Moyer
The daffodil is one of the first flowers of spring. They represent promise and optimism. They come back year after year and yet some years they come back healthier and stronger. So many variables come into play, the weather with sun and rain and the...
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Halfway Home The First 50 Years is very affecting. ”
—Delaware Division of Libraries
About Bernadette
I have written a few children's books, most newsworthy is Angel Stacey and an adult book of essays Halfway Home The First 50 Years which can also be used as an interactive journal. Books are available at amazon.com and I write and post regularly at www....
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