is day I will marry my best friend, the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, love ~ Author Unknown~ I know exactly which day I felt most like going and shouting my joy from the mountaintop. It all happened under Mt. Mansfield in Burlington, Vermont, on May 29, 1982, when the lilacs and lilies-of-the-valley were blooming that David and I made a commitment […]
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Thirty years ago, David and I were preparing for our wedding day. There was a great deal of anticipation leading up to it. I still don't know how we pulled it off — I had no help from family and the friends I had were fairly new, so I didn't want to ask too much of them. Thank goodness for
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When my personal fable is over and has become just another animated film in heaven, Roddy will be featured there as my life's sunshine, my soul's daily sacrament, and my heart's home. ~ William Cleary William Cleary and Roddy O'Neil Cleary on the day of their son, Tom's, wedding Several months after the second time I'd left the
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I am very honored to have been interviewed by David Crumm, from ReadtheSpirit. To see the variety of topics he covers you can click on the link. To read the interview, you can click here. I would like to thank David Crumm for understanding and conveying the nuances of my story. I am very moved by his style of conveying
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I am taking a little break today from the Snapshots Series to share some developments. Whenever I have something positive to share, I have to struggle with the admonishments I grew up with — that one shouldn’t draw attention to oneself and that one should practice “Demut” rather than “Hochmut” (humility rather than pride). One admonishment came in the form
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It seems I had a mix-up with my "Snapshots 11" post. I thought I had posted it, but it must not have gone up. If you are interested, please see the post below "Snapshots 12." I believe the last time I wore Amish was for my sister, Susan's wedding. She invited me to the wedding with a caveat — I
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