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When a girl has a sister-friend…

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When a girl has a sister-friend, things are never quite as scary. You see, when I felt like the world walked out on me, my sister-friends walked in. We have been friends for over 20 years and I am so blessed to have them in my life. I consider it a privilege to be friends [...]

Grandparents

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I loved their home. Everything smelled older, worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture. — Susan Strasberg   Do you (or did you) feel this way about your grandparents’ house? I can still remember the faint aroma of Coke, Wonder Bread, laundry running, sneaking my grandma’s Mary Kay makeup… and [...]

Finding Me: What did you want to be when you grew up?

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As a small child, I had it in my head that I was going to be a teacher when I grew up to be an adult. I didn’t know what I would teach per se, I simply decided I’d be a teacher. I was a voracious reader back then. There was nothing better than sitting [...]

Five things you never knew about me – until now

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I met a woman last night at a blogger get-together in Manhattan.  Actually, I met a few, but she’s the one who has stood out among the crowd.  The one who’s had me thinking all day. Her first tweet to me after last night: My response: Okay, so it was a bit needy, my response [...]

I pledge allegiance: New Jersey vs Colorado

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This Friday past, I returned to New Jersey from a brief trip to Westminster, Colorado, where I was tying up loose ends of a personal matter. While the trip was a success for me in terms of completing my “mission,” I left my hometown with a feeling of emotional unrest as the airplane I had boarded just a few moments earlier launched into flight.