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Celebrating Freedom the American Way

Celebrating Freedom the American Way

Growing Up Patriotic

When I was eleven, my family lived in Hampton, Virginia. My father was a major in the Air Force, stationed at Langley Air Force Base. I came into the kitchen one afternoon to find my mother at the sink, her shoulders bobbing slightly from her sobs, her head hung over her work of Read More

Sharks in Our Calm Pools

Sharks in Our Calm Pools

My husband was a police officer for forty-plus years and, since retiring, has volunteered at a local hospital. Read More

Motivation for Self-Care

Motivation for Self-Care

When I was younger, I didn’t change my behavior because I wanted to take better care of myself; Read More

Open Wide

Open Wide

If I’d been a horse, they would have shot me by now. Lots can be told about the Read More