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Posted by Linda@heartponderings.com Posted on June 28, 2021

  • Transitions

    January 4, 1920 – March 17, 2024 Betts at 100 … January 4, 2020 … Here she is preparing to entertain the guests at her birthday party by singing “Brush Up On Shakespeare” and reciting from memory a Shakespearean Sonnet. The…

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  • Honoring Women

    As I write, International Women’s Day draws to a close. Women’s History Month has barely just begun. Invisible Women Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres. I recently finished listening to Kristin Hannah’s new book, The Women … a…

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  • My Heart Hurts

    Last Sunday, my heart hurt as I watched all the hype on TV about the Super Bowl being held in Las Vegas this year … something that has been banned for many years because of scandals related to sports betting….

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  • Finding Inspiration

    Because the news is meant to alert us to dangers, we get a pretty consistent diet of disturbing and scary news these days. Depression, knots in the pit of your stomach, fatigue, feeling powerless, and PTSD can result. Here’s my…

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  • On Being MySELF

    To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson So begins the book I recently found mentioned in a New York Times article. Written by Laurie Helgoe,…

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  • Bragging Rights

    Parents of disabled children … or any child that doesn’t fit the norm … rarely have opportunities to brag about their progeny. I’m grateful to have such an opportunity and I’m going to take it! Anniversary On July 1, 2023,…

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