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This Breath That Wafts
The breath that wafts from some blessed corner of Paradise gives sweetness to the bitterness of this region, it tempers the curse on this earth of ours. (~Ephrem the Syrian) A few days ago, I sat across from my oncologist at a routine six month checkup and found myself catching my breath once again. I…
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The Luckiest
She leaned into me, big brown eyes intent on my face, hints of a grin tickling her mouth, delight dancing over her features, and she whispered, “Daddy told me last night he’s the luckiest daddy in the world.” Yep. He’s pretty much right.
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Sweet Reminders
This past weekend we were at the beach for Labor Day and a weekend away as a family. Brian has been traveling a lot lately, and his work schedule really won’t slow down until the middle of November, so we are grasping every moment we can. It was a delightful getaway full of delicious foods…
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What are the Odds?
Picture our little redhead, all bundled in her life vest on the back of a ski boat watching her daddy floating in the water beside her. “Come on in,” he calls to her, ‘I’ll hold you.” She knew it was a very deep lake, and the lake water was very black, and she knew she…
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And the News…
…is good. I heard from my geneticist at UVA today, and I cannot tell you what a sobbing mess I’ve been whenever I think about the negative test results. And in this case, negative is GOOD. I do not have Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (my children might think I still have You’re a Meanie Syndrome though), which…
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A Spring of Joy 