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The Driftwood Queen
2023-12-05The ocean is, was and always will be a big part of my life. My parents were ocean aficionados, and I was introduced to its beauty and serenity at an e...
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I LOVE YOU MORE…
2023-12-05It all began as we were standing in front of the bathroom mirror, me fixing Amanda's fine, blonde hair. I was putting in the final elastic of a sp...
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Is Fire Goddess Spelled with Two Ds?
2023-12-05When I was eight years old, I saw a movie about a mysterious island that had an erupting volcano and lush jungles filled with wild animals and canniba...
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Thursdays Are Special
2023-12-05Sometimes he would come on Thursday and not even be able to get out of the car because of the seizures. Still he came, week after week.His caretakers ...
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Just A Few More Minutes...
2023-12-05"Just a few more minutesplease Mommy!" Although my own children were grown, I found myself turning instinctively in the direction of the lit...
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Praying for Your Enemies
2023-12-05Last year I was put into a lower-level math class at school. The reason I was in this class had nothing to do with my intellect or math skills. I am b...
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Timmy's Wish
2023-12-05It was under an old Banyan tree on the school playground in Hawai`i that I first met Timmy. I was an elementary school teacher and he was a gregarious...
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Win One for Me, Daddy
2023-12-05The 1987 season was a tough year. Up to that point, I was at the top of the world of racing. I had won three NASCAR Winston Cup championships. I had w...
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The Ring
2023-12-05When the one-year anniversary of my mother's passing came around, I found myself in the kitchen preparing some of her favorite dishes. I hadn'...
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A Surprise Gift for Mother
2023-12-05On Christmas Day, all the joys of a close family relationship radiated throughout our parents' home. The smells of roasted turkey, Southern?baked ...