
First published March 5, 2015. Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on

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First published March 5, 2015. Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on
First published on February 20, 2016. We lost our mother on January 2, 2017. Since then, we have become close, the way sisters should
Edwin Feltman Froehlich was born on February 15, 1897 in Loniconing, Maryland. He married my grandmother, Sarah Frances Moore on February 14, 1923. He
First published on January 30, 2013. The day after Christmas, here in New Mexico an 8 year old boy was killed by feral dogs.
Today was one of those days. It was busy, and I am just so stupid…. Stupid is as stupid does. When I was moving,
Read MoreMy parents would have been married sixty-seven years ago today. Seven years ago, we had a big party and a small family reunion to
Read MoreA year ago, as I worried about the sale of the ranch, and where I was going to move and how I was going
Read MoreFirst published on July 30, 2014. A conundrum can be defined as an intricate and difficult problem. I know of no better word to
Read MoreMy mother would have been eighty-eight on Friday. I knew a friend was not doing well. We had become friends, online. Like so many,
Read MoreA year ago this morning my mother joined my father and her family as she went to be with our Lord. It was unexpected
Read MoreI swear, every single thing related here is true. It is 100% true. I can produce witnesses who will confirm as to the validity
Read MoreFirst published on November 27, 2008 THINK ABOUT IT Rejoice always, pray without ceasing give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will
Read MoreSeventy-three years ago today, our Greatest Generation mounted one of the greatest attacks in human history as upward of two hundred thousand Allied soldiers
Read MoreUnfortunately, I was an early bloomer when it came to April Fool’s Day pranks – Fourth Grade. It was so good, and so perfect,
Read MoreThis afternoon I picked up the mail, opening the envelope containing my mother’s death certificate. She died on January 2. I’m not as upset
Read MoreI have been in the process of moving into my parents’ home for ages. Unfortunately, I could no longer come up with an excuse
Read MoreMy 86-year-old mother died very early Monday morning. By Sunday evening, we knew it would not be long. It wasn’t. I’m in New Mexico.
Read MoreI just saw the news about Debbie Reynolds. As I write today’s post, it is hitting me hard. We nearly lost my mother Wednesday
Read MoreOne afternoon, in late summer, my great aunt, Mabel asked my mother if she would mind if she wasn’t there for Thanksgiving. Mibsy, who
Read MoreMy cousin, Sarah, died suddenly on Wednesday. Even though I had not seen her in years, we were ‘close’. We cared about one another
Read MoreMy father is 90 today. As I start working on the blog, it’s midnight. Every year, until the past five or so, we would
Read MoreDon’t ask me the year. I was just a little kid. I’m thinking it was mid-summer, 1962. I’d spent several months with my grandparents
Read MoreThe best way to describe the Chaos Theory is the butterfly effect. A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazon and we get a
Read MoreThe problem with opera is that is is this big, huge sport of kings and queens, but it is also terribly intimate. You get
Read MoreI had a rant and rave ready for today, but forget that. My family is reeling from the revelation that my 27-year-old second cousin
Read MoreDesmond has a barrow in the market place Molly is the singer in a band Desmond says to Molly, “Girl I like your face”
Read MoreUPDATE: I wrote this on Monday Part I of III: This is what a 6-year-old little girl looks like six months after witnessing the
Read MoreIn Johnston County, North Carolina, 16-year-0ld David Leix was not allowed admission into his homeschooling ‘Praise’ Prom by the godly prom committee because he
Read MoreMy grandparents were married on Valentine’s Day, in 1921. My grandfather died in 1991. My grandmother was buried on what would have been their
Read MoreNana has the coolest ancestors, I think. Pierce Butler Bohannon was an old reprobate. He was the family scandal. The scandal was so bad,
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