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Worth the Wait and Just in Time. July, 2011 At Exactly the Right Time In January, when my daughter called to tell me that her husband’s new orders were for the U.S.S. Columbus, a fast-attack submarine based in Hawaii, I chatted with her about the wonderful adventure lying before them. Then I hung up the […]
(Almost) Plain Buttered Noodles. June, 2011. The Importance of Speaking Up One Sunday morning in October of 1964, my dad woke my sister and me with big news: “The baby is on the way. I’m going to take you girls to Sunday school, then I’ll take your mom to the hospital. After church, you go […]
Silliness with My Nephew and Niece. Craig, Allison, Me. February, 2011. In Loving Memory of Maxine Peebles Downs, June 20, 1918-August 20, 1982. My grandmother taught me important things. I never considered that she may have learned something from grandmothering me. Lessons for Lala The little ones who surround me in this season of life […]
> Silliness with My Nephew and Niece. Craig, Allison, Me. February, 2011. In Loving Memory of Maxine Peebles Downs, June 20, 1918-August 20, 1982. My grandmother taught me important things. I never considered that she may have learned something from grandmothering me. Lessons for Lala The little ones who surround me in this season of […]
Silliness with My Nephew and Niece. Craig, Allison, Me. February, 2011. In Loving Memory of Maxine Peebles Downs, June 20, 1918-August 20, 1982. My grandmother taught me important things. I never considered that she may have learned something from grandmothering me. Lessons for Lala The little ones who surround me in this season of life […]
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