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And he writes of us
On this our 20th wedding anniversary my poet writes of our journey. And if you’re curious about the day of the daisy, here is where I wrote about that. What else would you like to know?
On the Occasion of Two Decades of For Better, For Worse, For Richer, For Poorer
Twenty years ago today we stood on that stage at a little church in Tennessee, with our families and friends as witnesses, and made those pledges above. I remember that I also vowed to support all of his efforts to … Continue reading
Posted in My Personal History
Tagged commitment, home, honesty, Jack, marriage, til death do us part
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He Keeps Me Singing
I was a sad girl when I met Jack Pelham in November of 1998. My younger brother (and best friend) had died from cancer in July, and my grief was unbearable at times. Three months after my brother’s death, I … Continue reading
Posted in Music, My Personal History
Tagged Jack, keeping my sanity, marriage, vocal music
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I’m Not Sorry About My Parents
My mother was a teenage bride. My mother was a teenage mother. Yes, in that order. Life came full circle in some ways for my parents. In 1987 they returned after more than 35 years in Illinois to the Ritter … Continue reading
Posted in Character, My Personal History, Parenting, Uncategorized
Tagged commitment, marriage
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Communicating or The Order of Brethren against the propagation of the legend of the Lost Colony
One morning late last year Jack was sitting at the dining room table eating breakfast and I was sitting on the couch in the living room doing who knows what. I hear him say these words, “How many people who … Continue reading
A radiant love
For a special bonus on the day after Love Day I will tell you about the chapter I read from Eve Curie’s bio of her mother Madame Curie. This chapter is about Marie’s discovery of radium. Though I tried hard … Continue reading
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Tagged friendship, love, Marie and Pierre Curie, marriage
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Happy Love Day
Happy Valentine’s Day to my Sweetheart and to the Parents that taught me by their words and example that marriage means only having eyes for each other. Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own … Continue reading