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Published: July 2, 2021

My dear blog readers, I have not forgotten you. My life has been full to overflowing. Let me count the ways. We’re going[...]
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Getting to the Other Side of the Pandemic

Published: March 1, 2021

“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can[...]
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If You Promise You Won't Tell

Published: February 7, 2021

This week I took a break from work for an at-home writing retreat with the aim of finishing my manuscript, developing a book[...]
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Christmas Greetings from Our Home to Yours

Published: December 14, 2020

David’s New England Village with Christmas lights and pine branches I recently came upon a piece by Richard Rohr about the season of[...]
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Reflections on Times Past and Present

Published: October 29, 2020

A little while ago, I received a rare treat — a four-page handwritten letter. It came from Ruth, an elementary school pal. We[...]
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Soul-Restoring Trip to the Northeast Kingdom and an Update on the Amish in Vermont

Published: September 27, 2020

Photo by Saloma Furlong of Bald Hill Pond in Vermont David and I had not left the state of Virginia since March[...]
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Rainy Days

Published: August 31, 2020

We’re having a rainy day here in the Shenandoah Valley. It’s an all-day soaker. A month ago we needed a rain like this[...]
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Preface of "If You Promise You Won't Tell"

Published: August 9, 2020

Preface of the Memoir If You Promise You Won’t Tell There are frequently irreconcilable conflicts between loyalty to our parents and being true[...]
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Creativity During the Pandemic

Published: August 2, 2020

At long last, I am back writing for this blog. As I start out, I don’t yet know where this post is going,[...]
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To Sacrifice or not to Sacrifice

Published: April 15, 2020

In my last post, I wrote about the attitude in some Amish communities regarding the refusal to change their traditions in response to[...]
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We're All in this Together

Published: April 5, 2020

How do we gain perspective on the sudden changes that have been thrust upon us in the past month by the pandemic? This[...]
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When We Read the Signs

Published: February 25, 2020

It has been three full, challenging, and rewarding weeks since last I wrote on this blog. The next day I started my new[...]
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Saloma Miller Furlong Author and Speaker

Saloma Miller Furlong
Author and Speaker