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- Six Passover Stories (plus a prologue) April 14, 2022
- The Gift of Good Days August 30, 2020
- “See their faces. Say their names.” DOWNLOADABLE POSTER July 30, 2020
- See their faces. Say their names. July 11, 2020
- A Protest Song in the Time of Pandemic May 19, 2020
- Still Life With Bleach April 5, 2020
- Small Things Considered March 19, 2020
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- Dear People: World War II Letters From My Dad October 24, 2017
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Author Archives: Susan Spangler
Six Passover Stories (plus a prologue)
As Passover nears this year, Mom is more than ever on my mind. Both our parents taught us the importance of the values they cherished — equality, justice, responsibility, fairness, reason, the golden rule. But it was Mom who gave us the gift of the Jewish holidays. Continue reading
Posted in family, generations, gratitude, home, mom, remembrance
Tagged #familylove, #generations, #passover, #remembrance
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The Gift of Good Days
Posted in affirmation, encouragement, family, generations, happiness, home, homeschool, learning, life lessons, special needs, teaching
Tagged #family, #gooddays, #grandchildren, #school, #specialneedskids, homeschool, learning, pandemic, teaching
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“See their faces. Say their names.” DOWNLOADABLE POSTER
As a followup to the “See their faces. Say their names.” essay and pictures that I posted earlier this month, about African American victims of lynching in America, I’ve created a poster that includes all 35 of the portraits that … Continue reading
See their faces. Say their names.
Posted in life lessons, pandemic, racial justice, we are all one
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A Protest Song in the Time of Pandemic
And now for something completely different. Because these days, what isn’t? Here’s a video – created with more than a little help from a friend – and inspired by both current events and the protest songs we used to sing … Continue reading
Posted in inspiration, pandemic, sharing
Tagged #calltoaction, #standupforscience, pandemic
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Small Things Considered
Posted in affirmation, beauty, comfort, encouragement, gratitude, inner peace, inspiration, peace of mind, simple pleasures
Tagged #gratitude, #joy, comfort, wonder
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Up on the Roof
When this old world starts a-gettin’ you down, look up. There’s peace to be found in the clouds. Anyhow, for now. Continue reading
Posted in affirmation, clouds, gratitude, inner peace, inspiration, life lessons, peace of mind, simple pleasures, wonder
Tagged #gratitude, #innerpeace, #inspiration, #lifelessons, #sky, clouds, solace, wonder
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Dear People: World War II Letters From My Dad
With Veterans Day on the horizon, this feels like a good time to post a tribute to the vet I knew best – my dad, Walt Scheiber – a brave crew member on a B24 Liberator bomber over Europe during World War II. Though most of this piece was actually written by him at the time, he wasn’t one to talk about his wartime experiences in the aftermath. Dad died at 92, three years ago this October. So, much as I wanted to, I couldn’t check the details with him. But I hope I got them right. And I hope you find this trip back in time with him as fascinating as I did. Continue reading
Posted in #father, family, generations, inspiration, World War II
Tagged #father, #survivor, #worldwarII
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Love Objects
What is it with us and our stuff? Our small stuff and everyday stuff. Here are some stories that give us a clue about the stuff we love and why. Continue reading
Posted in affirmation, comfort, family, gratitude, happiness, home, inspiration, life lessons, simple pleasures
Tagged #family, #friends, #gratitude, #home, #lifelessons, #simplegifts, #simplepleasures
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