What to do when you are on lockdown

Woman holding a face mask outdoors.

“Social distancing” is a new term in my world. Don’t get too close, don’t touch, and definitely don’t hug. These are words that are quite the opposite behavior in my relationships with people I know and love. This is a time in our nation, and in our world, that we could never have imagined living…

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A Rocking Chair and a Prayer

White rocking chair on porch with vines.

I have many treasured childhood memories that continue to impact my life, even today. One in particular is my grandmother, Leila Brown, who was known by her grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins, as simply, Mother Brown. She was, indeed, another mother figure to all of us and the matriarch of our family. All of us…

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Get in Line Every Day

Bill and his wife at a holiday party.

It happened years ago on a busy two-lane road that was a major thoroughfare from south to north Phoenix. My husband, Bill, was driving home from work in his small two-door pickup truck and had stopped at a red light. He looked in his rear view mirror and saw a car coming in the distance…

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