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Mother’s Day

This is a guest post written by Mystic Makeda Today is Mother’s Day and this is my 25th celebration of this day. Each and every Mother’s Day has been a joy, thanks to my wonderful daughter Monique. She...

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Mom: Part Two

This is a guest post written by Sandra Foster. This article is Part Two of an article about losing her mother. This a continuation of the post I made about my mother on May 11, 2008 Mom was at...

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Reaching Out

This is a guest post written by Sandra Foster Healing Touches Our Lives in Many Ways Jackie and I were having our monthly girls night out. We had to decide where we wanted to eat. I had not had a...

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Mom

This is a guest post written by Sandra Foster Overwhelmed Today I am overwhelmed by a deep sorrow that I have been in denial of for several months now. My mother’s life is coming to an end. I have such...

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Our Perception of Security

Security is a perception We are never completely safe, our situations just seem safe. We bask in the contentment of seeming safety. It’s only when disaster strikes, jobs are lost, finances are...

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When Sadness Overcomes Me, Saying Goodbye

Friend This week has been a sad one for me. I’ve lost two people I love. Both people were significant in my life and both will be missed deeply, for very different reasons. One was my friend Scott. I...

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How We Say Goodbye

Grieving and Saying Goodbye The process of grieving and saying goodbye to loved ones is as individual as our very personalities. How we approach closure is not as important as actually having closure....

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Sometimes Even Those Who Heal Need to be Healed

Love Happens Today I had the opportunity to see “Love Happens.” It was a powerful movie that touched me as a writer. It was filled with moments of real life; of the realization that there are many...

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How Do We Move Beyond Pain That Feels Greater Than We Can Bear?

I was Touched by the Raw Pain As I watched My Sister’s Keeper I was touched by the raw pain of Kate’s own struggle to make sense of the changes her family faced through her illness and the devastation...

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