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The Making of a Widow (Part 2)
“Goodbye.” Many years ago I was intrigued to learn this common expression was a slang condensation of the phrase “God be with you.” Since that time we have shortened it even more to a simple, “Bye.” Sometimes you’ll hear people … Continue reading →
Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged clairvoyance, coma, farewell, finality, first responders, fully present, genuine, God be with you, goodbye, haunts, heart attack, Hello, Kermit the Frog, omission, Operating System, premonition
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Thanksgiving
Three weeks from this Thursday families across this country will celebrate a day that Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day in 1863. Prior to that there is evidence that some form of it had been celebrated by various colonies (and later by … Continue reading →
Posted in Aging Parents, Family History, Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged 1621, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, Alan Jackson, aunts, children, Family, Garrison Keillor, Gettysburg, grandparents, it takes a village, Kermit the Frog, love, Massachusetts, mother, niece, parents, pets, Plymouth, roots, seasons, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day, togetherness, tryptophan, uncles, unifying, Wampanoag, Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)
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The Lost Story 