Author: Linda@heartponderings.com

More than a Book Review:

Books lay across the dining room table. A friend is downsizing. “Take as many as you want,” she says. I quickly grab Elaine Pagels, Why Religion? A Personal Story and almost as quickly consume it. Remembering Shortly after I graduated…

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Book Review: The Moment of Lift

I didn’t know much about Melinda Gates except that she was married to Bill. He did most of the talking about their foundation during interviews. After seeing her interviewed alone by David Letterman on his Netflix show, I got curious….

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My Testimony

A weight lifted I left church this morning with my shoulders straighter and my head held higher. I could feel a weight lifted. I came out … in church. I was REAL about the shame I carry around sex. So…

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I Never Could Have Imagined

The Beginning It is 3 pm on July 4.  I plop on the couch for an afternoon nap after a pleasant morning with my daughter and some friends at the annual parade. Friends are due to arrive at 6 to…

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Trying My Hand at Poetry

Inspiration As a poetry-challenged reader and writer, curiosity gripped me when Gerald Greene, the resident poet in a writing group I attend, said to me, “You writing style is poetry ready.” He suggested that I look through my memoir and…

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Caregiver Update

Noticing Sensations For the first time in three years, I have been gifted with two experiences of being “home alone.” When Marvel took Nicole swimming. I noticed how good it felt to have the house to myself. When Carol took…

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at the root of this longing

Several years ago, this book caught my attention. I loved the title, especially the subtitle, and the cover. When I began reading it, I found I had a lot more to love. The author, Carol Lee Flinders, received a doctorate…

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Caring for the Caregiver

Depression The past few months I notice a change in my daughter’s behavior. She sleeps more (and she already sleeps a lot because daytime sleepiness is one of the symptoms of her disease), spends more time in her room, doesn’t…

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Today I Am a Woman of Wisdom

and I haven’t always been. Inklings of Emerging Wisdom On April 26, I posted on my Facebook timeline Gloria Steinem’s words of wisdom heard on a PBS news segment. Gloria received 61 likes, 9 comments, and 10 shares. On April…

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