I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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THANKFUL SALUTE TO MUSTANG SENIOR CENTER
THANKS TO MUSTANG SENIOR CENTER FOR THE AFRICAN VIOLET AND CARDS Where Betty, Peggy, Sandy, and Lou Harry, Larry, Thomas, and Hugh Wave their hands in greetings to you. Neighborhood friends from near or far Welcome you from … Continue reading
Posted in friendship, Mustang Senior Center, Uncategorized
Tagged friends, growing old, neighborhood, senior citizens, senior woes
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CHRISTMAS CARD JOY
My hands are up. I surrender. See the white flag I carry. That is all to say, I give up on my conquest to keep the Christmas card tradition. Well, hopefully, I keep it through my last Christmas; I expect … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, joy, Uncategorized
Tagged Christmas, Christmas cards, facebook, friends, humor, joy, snail mail, stamps, US Post Office
8 Comments
MASKED FACES
Do you wear a mask? Do your neighbors, friends, or family? Does the mask sometimes slip and you see a glimpse of the real person? Over the years from the cheap college apartments to nice middle class neighborhoods, I’ve found … Continue reading
Posted in neighbor, Uncategorized
Tagged caring for others, friends, lonliness, masks, neighbors
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THE TEAPOT CURSE
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF I had noticed the behavior of the lady across the street. Sometimes something seemed a bit bazaar. But I never bothered to befriend her So it was with some surprise that I greeted her when … Continue reading
THANKS, BLOGGING FRIENDS
Dear Bloggers, it has been a while since I have said thank you and acknowledged some interactive bloggers. Great blogging friends over a period of several weeks or even years ate listed in the first group. If you like “likes” … Continue reading
WASN’T WORTH IT!
I try to say goodbye, I take it down, but with a sign I place it back upon the shelf, I’ll dump it later I tell myself. I hurt a friend of twenty years She almost broke down … Continue reading
Posted in champion, friendship, Uncategorized
Tagged champion, contest, friends, losing, trophy, winning
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BOY SCOUT-like :D
Remember yesterday when I said going to the blood clinic wouldn’t be too bad because I often meet some nice people. Well, I guess God heard – and decided to surprise me! On my way home I stopped for groceries……. … Continue reading
Posted in stereotypes', Uncategorized
Tagged Aldi's, biker, boy scout, friends, smiles, stereotypes'
18 Comments
ON THE BACK OF A POSTAGE STAMP
I was a teen in the forties after World War Two. During the war it was said that secret codes were hidden on the back of postage stamps. That must have been the impetus for what became a fad … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged #introtopoetry, friends, memories, nostalgia, on the back of a postage stamp, summer camp, the forties
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AT WHAT RISK
“Standing in one spot is like being in a revolving door that takes you round and round to absolutely no where. Now I take that step.” Jacqueline Oby (Oby-Ikocha) Jacqueline continued in her comments to say, “Step out of the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, friends, risk, social interaction of blogging experience, thanks
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