Who Were You Before?
Who were you before? Back then? Before the lines, before the aches, before time took your strength away? Who were…
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A Grandmother’s Gift From Heaven
I opened my front door to find a box full of goodies at my feet: a hot meal, gifts for…
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A Grandmother Leaves an Imprint of Love
The last time I wrote about my grandmother was almost five years ago. It was the eulogy to be delivered…
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Here’s To the Strong Women Who’ve Come Before Us
The story goes that the neighbors would leave food out by the mailbox near the county road and then run.…
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To Hold a Sleeping Baby is Heavenly
If I had to rate all of God’s gifts to us mere mortals, the ones that reassure us of His…
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I’d Give Anything For One More Day With My Grandparents
1942, Valentine's Day: my grandparents were married. Having both grown up in difficult situations, I always thought it was so…
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Dear Grandma, I’ll Remember For You
I took this picture because I wanted to remember. I wanted to remember the way my grandma’s hand felt under…
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Grandma Kissed You in Heaven Before You Were Born
Most of what I know I learned from my grandma. She taught me to be tough but kind. She taught…
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My Grandmother Left Me Her Love
We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before…
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383 Years of Parenting Boils Down to Nana’s 4 Truths
My grandmother had seven kids in six years (no twins), and as a colonel’s wife, she spent large periods of…
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