Tag: family
member name: Cheryl W.
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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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March 04, 2009 09:09 PM EST --
I hope that everyone is having a blessed night. We had some sad news today that my sister in law passed away after a long hard bout with cancer...so please keep her husband and family in your prayers. . . .
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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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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 19, 2008 03:35 PM EDT --
In my house,
my little house
. . .
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April 26, 2009 08:56 PM EDT --
Summer evenings...
hot and sticky;
Sound of screen doors slamming shut.
Mama and Daddy sitting on the front porch
sipping iced tea.
Mama, still in her apron...
Daddy, still . . .
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July 05, 2009 12:16 PM EDT --
Old woman
with fire in her eyes
sits up straight
though her illness
is pulling her down.
Somewhere inside
she knows
that when she lies down
she will never get back up.
She smiles
through . . .
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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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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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January 12, 2008 11:54 PM EST --
Today has been a bit difficult for me. I found out that my son's friend is very involved in a gang. What is so troubling about this is the fact that he and my son have been friends since . . .
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January 17, 2008 03:30 PM EST --
Mama used to say
It smells like snow ,
and I didn't understand,
but knew that when she said it,
snow was surely coming.
Daddy would put chains on his truck,
and . . .
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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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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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June 12, 2007 11:23 PM EDT --
I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately. And in that process, I have some advice for young women that I would like to share. And it comes down to three words:
PURSUE YOUR EDUCATION. . . .
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December 21, 2008 06:17 PM EST --
It can be so difficult at times to take a step back and put things in our lives into the proper perspective. We often feel conflicted between family obligations and our need to just live in peace. . . .
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November 25, 2006 09:38 AM EST --
To all of our troops in battle,
to all of our troops who serve;
May the Lord bless and keep you,
showering you with the protection you deserve.
To all of the men and women
who fight so we . . .
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October 05, 2007 12:21 PM EDT --
I remember well that morning a few weeks ago. My son came home from school and announced, "My biology teacher is really cool. She gives me coffee."
My first reaction to this declaration . . .
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December 13, 2008 10:11 PM EST --
I don't do this often, but I just need to talk about my children for a moment or two. I just went and had dinner with the 3 of them, and the more time I spend with them, the prouder I become. . . .
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