A dear friend sent an email in which she mentioned her son having a birthday. She said, “It used to be just older folk who had children that age.” As my son had a birthday this week too, I agree. And then, I started thinking about things that used to be reserved for older folk […]
Jun 27, 2014
Books, Bees, and Those Occasional Odd Looks
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It’s great to have friends who will read a work in progress and give you her honest opinion about it. Thanks, Peg, for reading Moonlight Can Be Murder. Can’t wait to hear your critique. Speaking of books, I guess you know that they are some of my best friends – books and bumble bees. The […]
Jun 26, 2014
The Power of Your Presence
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We’ve all been in situations where we don’t know what to say. Perhaps a friend or acquaintance is undergoing trauma or grief and we feel we should do something, say something, because we want to help. We want to show that suffering person that we care. Maybe we are afraid if we say anything, it […]
Jun 25, 2014
A Special Day
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Today is special. It marks when my life took on a decided change for the better. Of course, this was a few years ago, but the day was special then and it’s special now. It’s the birthday of a unique, talented, amazing someone who is very near and dear to me. And I hope it’s the best […]
Jun 24, 2014
Speaking of Etta Bend…
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Since Saturday’s Latty/Willis Family Reunion, I’ve been thinking a lot of Etta and what life must have been like for Levi and Edna Latty and their children. And, I’ve thought about families and their importance in American life. Actually, families are America’s life and their importance cannot be stressed enough. I like to think of what […]
Jun 23, 2014
Family Connections
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Sunday, Matt and his family and I went to the Levi Latty reunion in Tahlequah. It was a neat day of a whole lot of visiting, a whole lot of food, games and prizes, and remembrances. I think of those family reunions as connections, a bridge between the past and the present or maybe even […]
