Author: lisa
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Memorial Day Weekend
What does the Memorial Day Weekend mean? Does it mean we get together with family and friends? Are we just happy to have an extra day off from work? Do we go away for the weekend? Perhaps, we actually reflect on what Memorial Day actually represents. Memorial Day is always celebrated on the last Monday…
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Death and Dying
Recently my childhood friend lost her dad which started me thinking about loss. Unfortunately, I know first hand about losing a loved one. Having experienced losing my own parents and countless other relatives and friends, some age related others through accidents, I can attest that the heartache is a pain too deep to measure. Death…
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When Friends Become Family
If you have been following my blog then you are aware that approximately ten years ago I took a leap of faith and moved from my birthplace. Upon arriving in our new town/home, I knew only a few acquittances that my husband had introduced me to. As we settled into our new environment it became…
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January 20, 2021
Inauguration day in America. What can we, the American people, expect? Will it be like any other transfer of power we have witnessed since this public display started in 1789? Forty-four presidents have taken the oath of office and on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, our forty-fifth will be sworn in. Hopeful and eager, he like…
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2021
What will the new year 2021 mean for the future? Will it be the end of the 2020 worldwide pandemic? Will it bring peace and tranquiltiy to our United States? Will 2021 bring the end to political rhetoric? Can discussions at the family dinner table be more meaningful, rather than aggravated division of political beliefs?…
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To Be Or Not To Be
Recently, I have been wondering what brings two people together? Is it by chance, destiny or something else entirely that unites couples? Many centuries ago couples had no say in their futures. Wealthy families promised their sons and daughters to other prominent families and the deal was done once the children became age appropriate. Many…
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Thankful
Although you may want to bury your head under your bed covers lately, perhaps you can focus on all you have to be thankful for. During this month this country shares a very special holiday, Thanksgiving. A national holiday spent celebrating the Pilgrim’s harvest meal of 1621. This special day is usually spent with family…
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A New Supreme Court Justice
Let me start by saying this is not a political narrative, I just want to enter my beliefs in my blog; after all every one is entitled to their opinion. My opinion is this: I am estatic that Mrs. Amy Coney Barrett has been officially appointed to the United States Supreme Court! As a former…
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A Firefighter’s Wife
In my “About Me” page of this blog, I stated I am a fire chief’s wife. I should begin by saying that when my husband decided to begin his career in the fire service, I was completely on board. Thus began his career in Rhode Island. He was a college graduate with Business Administration as…
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Age
Did you ever want to push the hands of the clock forward or reverse, regarding your age? I know I have. As a young child I couldn’t wait to become a teenager. Upon acquiring that plateau, I became focused on graduating high school, then college and moving into my twenties where I actually finally felt…
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