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How My Mom Became the Side Chick
Mar 17, 2025
My sisters and I would occasionally show up cuddling a new kitten or dog from a neighbor's new litter.Â
We were always greeted with the same response.Â
"No! You can take tha...
Naming Crimes
Feb 24, 2025
[Pictured in photo are me and my four kids around 1983Â baking cookies during the holidays.]
When my youngest sister brought her first baby home, no one noticed there was a pr...
How Did You and Daddy Meet?
Feb 11, 2025
When my kids asked about the day I met their father I recall that Friday night in 1968 when I had just settled in after a busy week of teaching junior high kids.
Here’s what ...
Close Call
Feb 08, 2025
[Photo of my son, Herbert T. Brown, III at one year old.--1975-2016]
In a recent newsletter, I shared my story of how my planned babies' names were stolen almost a decade be...
Clean the Kitchen
Feb 01, 2025
The aroma would greet us at the door whenever my husband cooked his favorite dish.
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“Hm-mm. What’s that?”
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I call it “Clean the kitchen,” he’d announce.
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He passed in...
Be Your Number One Fan
Jan 29, 2025
Be Your Number One Fan: The Key to Leading a Vibrant and Purposeful Life
When I set up what a popular social media site used to call a "fan page," there was a tip suggesting ...
A Script of Grief: A Mother's Healing Begins
Jan 16, 2025
No matter how many dead people I've seen in murder mysteries in my lifetime, I wasn't prepared for the day I found my 40 year-old son dead from a massive heart attack.
But I ...
The Macaroni and Cheese Party
Dec 26, 2024
"Hi Mom, whatcha doing?" Ada, my college-junior-daughter began.
"At the beauty shop about to get my hair done, so I can't talk long right now. What's up?" "
My coworkers and...
Dashing Through the Door
Oct 14, 2024
Growing up in the 50's was somewhat like working for Door Dash A neighbor would call to borrow a cup of sugar Whichever kid was nearby Was assigned to deliver it. A finished e...
Are You Missing the Beam?
Sep 12, 2024
[Image generated by DALL-E in ChatGPT 4o]
At the end of a longitudinal study about the spread of happiness in a social network, a reader commented:"In another more distant ti...
The Faux Pas That Gave Me Pause
Jul 16, 2024
Something was wrong.
The congregation applauded, giving me a standing ovation.
I returned to my seat next to the pastor’s wife on the pulpit, tingling with joy as I scanned ...
Sending you love
Mar 15, 2023
You are worthy. You are valued. You matter.
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