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Category Archives: family
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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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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The H-Word
Happiness matters. Not as much as oxygen and water and gravity and light. But right up there. One of suvival’s necessities. Continue reading
Posted in affirmation, beauty, encouragement, family, generations, gratitude, happiness, home, inspiration, peace of mind, solace
Tagged #affirmation, #encouragement, #family, #generations, #gratitude, #inspiration, #lifelessons, #peaceofmind, happiness
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Talking in Color
Posted in affirmation, aging, comfort, encouragement, family, generations, gratitude, home, inspiration, kindness, peace of mind, solace, synesthesia
Tagged #affirmation, #encouragement, #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #shygirl, synesthesia
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Mom Says Goodbye to Her Old House
Posted in aging, comfort, encouragement, family, generations, gratitude, home, inspiration, old age, peace of mind, solace
Tagged #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #innerpeace
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Mom and I Get Ready to Watch The Final Season of Downton Abbey
Posted in comfort, comfort food, family, inspiration, recipes
Tagged #comfortzone, #cooking, #downtonabbey, #encouragement, #family, #generations, #gratitude, #home, #sharing
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Here’s the Thing
Posted in affirmation, comfort food, comfort zone, encouragement, family, gratitude, home, inspiration, old age, solace
Tagged #affirmation, #comfortzone, #cooking, #encouragement, #family, #familylove, #generations, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #sharing
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Sunday Afternoon, Mid-November
This morning it rained, and the afternoon was gray and mild. The past week the weather’s been up and down. For a few days, it felt like the middle of winter. Then it backtracked to early fall. November’s like that … Continue reading
Posted in aging, family, gratitude, home, inspiration, kindness
Tagged #family, #familylove, #generations, #gettingolder, #gratitude, #home, #inspiration, #kindness, #shygirl
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