Tag: family
member name: Cheryl W.
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July 05, 2006 09:20 AM EDT --
Two days ago, my dog, Bugsy disappeared. At first I wasn't overly concerned. Being part Jack Russell and part Chihuahua, he is prone to jet out of the front door at every opportunity. . . .
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April 25, 2008 08:51 PM EDT --
Childhood obesity has grown to an alarming rate. We are a fast food society and many hard working parents are so tired at the end of a day, it is very tempting to buy burgers and fries for dinner, especially . . .
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August 16, 2006 08:06 AM EDT --
Racism is alive and well today. And my family and I have been a victim of it. Guilt by association.
You see, for the past twenty years, we have lived in a black neighborhood. We bought . . .
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May 28, 2006 02:37 PM EDT --
We often hear people speak of angels. And I had always believed in angels, though had never felt the actual presence of one.
But on a summer day back in 1986, I had my first encounter with an angel. My . . .
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July 19, 2006 01:29 PM EDT --
My womb empties itself
of any part of our oneness,
giving vision to
the emptiness that exists
inside of two hearts
who go through the motions
of what used to be;
All that's left is blood red; . . .
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June 23, 2009 11:27 AM EDT --
I was talking to my sister this morning about what it feels like to be stuck in the middle. It seems like I spend a good portion of my time being stuck in the middle, and so does she.
Some of . . .
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May 19, 2006 12:07 AM EDT --
Oh, how I wish I had the means to protect all children from abusive hands and hurtful words. It seems like not one day goes by that I don't hear some horrible story on the news regarding a child . . .
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June 09, 2006 08:08 PM EDT --
As the mother of a fourteen year old son, I have but one thing to say about today's teenage girls.
They are scary.
I don't know what it is, but for some reason, the girls seem to be the ones . . .
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September 23, 2006 12:23 PM EDT --
I remember it as if it was yesterday. I was twelve and my sister was eight. And for as much as we fought with each other, there were also times when we were the greatest of allies. . . .
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November 08, 2007 06:31 PM EST --
Okay...I feel like being one of those obnoxious bragging mothers today. For the past couple of days I've been feeling a bit melancholy. The holidays often do that to me. My parents . . .
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February 09, 2008 11:56 AM EST --
You turned your head,
closed your eyes
while your little girl
. . .
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May 13, 2008 10:42 AM EDT --
Does anyone else besides me believe that dreams can at times be an omen of some kind? For the past 2 or 3 months I have been having dreams about my brother-in-law, and I fully believe that . . .
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June 26, 2006 08:28 AM EDT --
Today is my youngest son's first day of driver's education. Its hard to believe he's old enough to drive....to even reach the peddles. And even though he is over six feet tall, I still see . . .
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July 11, 2006 11:31 PM EDT --
Realizing that my relationship with God could be fulfilling regardless of the church I attended was actually a very freeing realization. At last I felt that I could be the real me without having . . .
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July 11, 2006 11:53 PM EDT --
Fifteen minutes ago, I was smiling at you,
Loving the way you love me,
Loving the way you take care of me
And the way you tell me I'm pretty even when I don't feel like it.
Fifteen minutes . . .
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August 23, 2006 08:28 AM EDT --
Okay. I gave in. Just to see what the attraction is. I mean, anything that will keep people on a computer for ten hours straight MUST have some powerful draw.
I'm speaking . . .
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September 23, 2006 09:54 AM EDT --
You were always the rebellious one
the tiger cat
the one people were afraid to make mad
I was always the quiet one
the spineless one
the one who hid behind you
You fought your . . .
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October 27, 2006 08:34 AM EDT --
(Thischildren's poem was picked up by Pacific Press Publishing Company a few years ago)
Thank You, God
for Mommy,
Who kisses my tears away;
Thank You, God
for Daddy
Who always likes to . . .
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November 21, 2006 08:40 AM EST --
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Only two days from now, the family will all come over and we will celebrate and eat and drink. Thanksgiving has become my favorite holiday. There is less stress . . .
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February 10, 2007 12:18 PM EST --
(I wrote this when I was fifteen years old)
I laugh,
go to school,
giggle with my friends
and flirt with boys,
Pretending
that I'm innocent,
Pretending
that I'm the same,
trying . . .
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