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At Witz' End

So Much Stuffing

So Much Stuffing

Perfect Fit–Don’t Forget

Perfect Fit–Don’t Forget

Birthday Prohibition

Birthday Prohibition

So Much Stuffing

So Much Stuffing

Perfect Fit–Don’t Forget

Perfect Fit–Don’t Forget

Be Still

Be Still

So Much Stuffing

So Much Stuffing

Perfect Fit–Don’t Forget

Perfect Fit–Don’t Forget

Traditions

Alma· school· tradition· Uncategorized

23 Aug

Last year I had only a six hour summer break just hours before tumbling into my first day of school.  I thought taking three graduate classes was a ‘healthy distraction’ after my mother’s death–and it was a distraction.  I completely glazed over the tradition of going out to breakfast with my parents on my first day of school — Dad…
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When Life is Less Than

Alma· grief· laugh· life· Uncategorized

16 Aug

I’ve always played with my food, often creating edible zen gardens with dinner supper the evening meal. It annoyed my father who was a hard-working blue color worker; it frustrated my mother who was a peace-keeping stay-at-home-mom; it amused my siblings–at least I think it did. We at a lot of mashed potatoes, which make for a wonderful canvas. I’m…
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it IS well…

Alma· healing· hope

13 Aug

A year ago I crumpled to the ground before the the first line was sung–could barely mouth the words before the undulating sobbing ensued.  Unashamed and unknowing of the crowd around me, I wailed before God–with worshipping so loud know one heard my groanings, but Him. The song It is Well had been swirling around my heart for months–years. It…
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My Favorite Things

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3 Aug

Climb every mountain; search high and low… Like hundreds of thousands (maybe millions) of people, I’m enamored with The Sound of Music.  Decades ago, I was in the musical, and played the part of…..Baroness Elsa Schraeder (much better costuming than Maria). I was a little bitter that these two men had been to Trapp Villa in Austria.   Follow every…
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Undone in Burlington

Alma· death· grief· thankful

23 Jul

I don’t know if it was the beautiful trees or engaging conversation, but my decades younger cousin, Megan, overshot the entrance to the Burlington, Vermont airport.  It was a quick turnaround–maybe two minutes–and we were the only car at the curbside drop off.  My luggage was hoisted on the sidewalk (I constantly overpack and buy too much in the journey)…
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