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Messenger From Above?
We started getting visits a few days ago from the bird pictured above. It showed up Friday morning. It’s a female cardinal. She made herself known by flying over to the window and flitting around the glass, getting Debbie’s attention. She started flying back and forth from the lilac bush outside our kitchen to the…
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Cargo Pants and Patches
I don’t know how many other grieving parents can say this, but Richard and I were about the same size. He was just a shade taller than me, but we were close to the same. That means I have his clothes. I have his shoes. Shirts, pants, socks – the whole wardrobe now belongs to…
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What Do You Remember?
Maybe it’s because we’re getting close to the anniversary of Richards’s death – it’s just a few months away. Or it could be because today is my birthday, and those family events cause me to reflect on the past. I’ve been thinking back on that time nearly three years ago, when we found out he…
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What Does The Soul Know?
It’s now been two and a quater years since Richard died. It seems like it was just yesterday, and it feels like it’s been a lifetime. After all this time, I still often feel like it’s not real… like Richard is still here. I often expect him to walk into the house, and just flash that…
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Purple Martin Air Force
Squadron Leader: “Attack Group 1 – “Red alert! I repeat, red alert! Form up on my tail, we’re making a frontal assault” Purple Wing One: “Roger Squadron Leader. Purple Wing One forming on the right.” Purple Wing Two: “Purple Wing Two forming on your left wing, over.” Squadron Leader: “Attack Group 2 – form up on…