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A GIFT EVERY DAY — SALVATION STORY #14

I took a fast from Facebook because I was getting bogged down in emails, appointments, blogs to be written, etc., etc.  In other words, I was getting crushed under the

BEAUTIFULLY FLAWED — SALVATION STORY #12

The most flawed relationship in my life is with my daughter. Kristin is twenty-five years old and we have yelled and screamed at each other and gone on fabulous shopping

SHIFT

“Count back from one hundred,” the anesthesiologist prompted me with the standard cue that ushers surgery patients into a safe oblivion.  In those split seconds before everything went blank I remember

A TONSILLECTOMY THANKSGIVING

The smell of roasted turkey filled the house.  The island in the kitchen was covered with all of the traditional Thanksgiving dishes — a mound of mashed potatoes with a

LITTLE THINGS

A lot of little things have kept me from writing lately. A little slit — about 2 inches long — allowed burglars to slip a gadget through the screen on

NOT AT THE MALL

  I can tell that the Holiday season is in full swing as I thumb through my Sunday Denver Post.  There are a few news stories in between all of

IN MY NEXT FIFTY YEARS

Hi, My name is Sharon and I’m fifty years old today.  But that’s not my deepest story. My name is Sharon and I’m an alcoholic — taking two steps forward

AN HOUR OF GRATITUDE

I went to bed last night feeling yucky.  I know that’s not a real feeling, but it best describes the mix of emotions that were bubbling up inside of me. 

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