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Patricia Lynne
Jul 18, 2024
Mother Nature
Just sitting under an aged tree Leaves rustle with summer glee A small garden bursts with color Orchestrated by nature’s mother Miniature...
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Eva Tortora
Jul 8, 2024
Summer
Raspberry wine And dreams inside It's divine To take summer in stride I'm open wide With plenty of time A summer ride Music in me tonight
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Ruth Lee
Jul 1, 2024
Cat Napping
I fell asleep on the couch while reading poetry, beneath a cat (or two)… also sleeping, but reading less poetry while doing so.
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Ruth Lee
Jun 30, 2024
Spit & Polish
water smashes rock crashes lake withdraws waves back again rough rock tumbles rough sand grumbles Superior’s daily grind By: The...
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Jennifer Bonn
Jun 23, 2024
Teach Your Child to Be a Global Citizen
I have always believed that one of the best educational goals is to become a global citizen. If you can afford to travel then that is...
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Jennifer Bonn
May 24, 2024
Parenting Should Come With a Warning Label
When I was pregnant with my first baby I didn’t know what to expect. When I told my mother I was expecting she said, “Oh, no.” I was...
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Jennifer Bonn
May 14, 2024
What I Wish I Had Known Sooner
You have to learn certain things in life the hard way through experiences, but I often take more than one messy interaction before I know...
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Ruth Lee
May 5, 2024
Too Quiet!
The frogs have gone silent in our world of high tech. “Why?” asks the heron with the question mark neck. “Who?” asks the owl (as if we...
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Eva Tortora
Mar 29, 2024
Best Wishes, Under The Stars
In the battle of words, I will remain calm. Under stars of love, and hearts are warm, I will settle like dust under your palm. In a sea...
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Jennifer Bonn
Mar 25, 2024
Jedi Mind Tricks for Parents
Most parents would love to have a definitive guide to parenting, but being a parent is more of a learn-as-you-go experience. Parenting...
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Darlene Pistocchi
Mar 24, 2024
A Revelation
I was raised Catholic. I remember how my mom so enjoyed getting our Sunday dresses and little white gloves ready for church the night...
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Darlene Pistocchi
Mar 23, 2024
Thank You, Jesus.
Sometimes it takes everything I've got to pull myself up by the bootstraps and get through another day. As a single mom, (and I know...
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Darlene Pistocchi
Mar 13, 2024
Shall We Dance?
So I was having a bright moment with the kids in the kitchen the other day. We were cooking pasta and chicken and somehow the subject of...
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Debbie Murphy
Mar 9, 2024
Learning to Chill & Relax
I recently spent a weekend away with my little redhead (12-year-old son) at the coast. I promised myself before we even set off that I...
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Paula Timpson
Mar 9, 2024
I'm 55
I'm 55 and I walk fast to keep up with our son's long legs I am quiet listening to him tell me many truths I have freedom in His love and...
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Eva Tortora
Mar 9, 2024
DreamScape
Before you go - let me know, If you'll walk from sand to stars. If arias are written in the sky, Every time we say goodbye. I wasn't tall...
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Jennifer Bonn
Feb 6, 2024
Saving Sanity for a Parent
Parenting is unlike any other experience in life. You have to learn how to multitask, think quickly on your feet, be flexible but firm,...
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Jennifer Bonn
Feb 6, 2024
A Parental Resume
A Parental Resume Everyone will agree that parenting a child is a responsibility, but it can also be considered a job. When you become a...
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Jennifer Bonn
Jan 20, 2024
Taming a Toddler's Tantrums
The toddler years are called the terrible twos for a reason. My daughter expanded this part of development through her fourth year....
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Jennifer Bonn
Jan 1, 2024
You Never Know
Life is so full of uncertainty and possibilities that you can never be sure of what is going to happen next. You can prepare and pray to...
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Jennifer Bonn
Dec 30, 2023
What My Husband Does That Makes Him The Better Parent
My husband has made plenty of parenting mistakes like everyone else, but he has consistently done something that makes him a better...
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Eva Tortora
Nov 2, 2023
Without
And on some days I went without Without sunflowers and diamonds In my mouth And on some days I wore luck thin With an ocean of words I'm...
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Jennifer Bonn
Oct 8, 2023
Believing You Can
Many of us suffer from insecurities, and we would rather avoid trying something new and failing at it, but if we don’t step out of our...
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Eva Tortora
Sep 25, 2023
Love
Love. It's always all around us. Through us, among us. Today I celebrate love, in all its forms. The honey of the soul, the liquid sugar...
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