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This was sent to me by the staff of Cancer Action, Kansas City. I am missing my mom and dad these days, and this was so nice to receive. It gives me a sort of peace in my heart.Isabel and Rollie VanBuskirkGates of Prayer from the Reform Judaism PrayerbookIn the rising of the sun and in it's going down,We remember them;In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of the winter,We remember them;In

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23 books so far read...2007 The Road, McCarthy2005 Giliead, Robinson2004 The Known World, Jones2002 Empire Falls, Russo1994 Shipping News, Proulx1993 A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, Butler1992 A Thousand Acres, Smiley1989 Breathing Lessons, Tyler1988 Beloved, Morrison1986 Lonesome Dove, McMurtry1983 The Color Purple, Walker1981 A Confederacy of Dunces, Toole1972 Angel of Repose, Stegner1961

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She always walked ahead. Born seven years my senior, and my only sibling, that was her destiny. Our parents always compared me to her. What she had done successfully, I should do. What she couldn’t do, I shouldn’t try. I always begrudged her being first. She seemed to be the chosen one; the much anticipated one. I was the afterthought, unexpected, an interruption. As I grew older,

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Thanks to George Ella Lyon and Fred 1st at Fragments for giving me permission to think about writing. Not that they know they did, for sure. For a while, I've been thinking I have something to say, but I've never been sure where to begin. My formal education never gave me much of an opportunity to explore this part of my brain. I suppose I was always focused on getting somewhere else. Well,

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I've decided that I have way to much to log on just one blog! So, now, I am going to keep the pictures of my quilts, my art, and my creative writing on this blog. I will also keep my book list on the sidebar, along with my reading ratings. Let me know what you think!

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