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Existential angst and death anxiety run in my blood.  I think I get it from my Dad’s side of the…

by Julie M Terrill At the time that I signed up for Serendipity, a retreat on the Outer Banks of…

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 48,000 people died from suicide in the United States in…

We've written quite a few posts related to Mother's Day. I guess because Mother's Day relentlessly happens once or year and…

I'm writing this post from my front porch where I'm watching my almost nine-year-old daughter, Evelyn, teach my six-year-old daughter, Virginia,…

Mother's Day is a quintessential happy-sad day for me.  I have two endlessly enjoyable daughters who give me lovely cards…

First and foremost, please allow me to explain what's happening with this post. For those of you who don't know,…