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Tea and ....writing
Over the last few years, I struggled to write....to type, to put together sentences. Like water filling my lungs, I was being drowned by...
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Jul 7, 20233 min read
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Gunfire outside my window & my soul's slideshow
Yesterday I was finishing my last email before the end of my workday. I had plans to head off to Duke Fitness Center for a workout, pool...
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May 25, 20233 min read
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I'm OK....and why it is OK.
Last year, my doctor asked me the 20-question stress quiz...you know the one where the doctor asks, "have you or someone close to you had...
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Mar 13, 20232 min read
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You can't get there from here - a North Carolina Update
Living in the Durham-Raleigh area is not that much different than the Greater-Seattle area, except for: Rain and other weather - While it...
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Feb 21, 20232 min read
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WTF plus Joy equals New Adventures
At the beginning of 2022 I accepted a short-term contract position in Clinical Business Administration at UW's Department of Medicine -...
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Jan 1, 20232 min read
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Happy Holidays....and the Anticipation of Miracles!
Right now, we are all anticipating the arrival of Baby Girl #2. Nicole is scheduled for a C-Section on Tuesday, 12/20 and is very ready...
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Dec 20, 20222 min read
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#Unchurch
I have not lost my faith in God. I have not lost my faith in the Grace and Redemption offered to me and all people thru Jesus Christ. I...
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Jun 29, 20223 min read
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Whose car are we taking?
I am sure you have seen the movie clip or meme from "The Town." Ben Affleck opening the door saying (I paraphrase), "I need your help....
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Mar 31, 20223 min read
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Standing On the Edge of the World
As Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest began to fill with posts about New Year resolutions and goals starting in November, my brain felt numb....
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Jan 6, 20222 min read
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Thank you. Next?
Oh, the wisdom of Ariana Grande! I do know that she is talking about romantic partners (seriously, I am not that old), but it resonates...
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Nov 12, 20212 min read
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You Can Put Your Pink (whatever) Away Now..
Yes, October is over and you can now put away your pink shirt, pink tie, pink key chain and now grow your moustache for November. You...
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Nov 1, 20212 min read
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Ethel and Bertha go to A Wedding Celebration
Dear Ethel, Remember how we started calling each other Ethel and Bertha? I got knocked down by a large dog at the Marymoor Dog Park and...
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Oct 9, 20213 min read
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Are you mad at God?
I, like a lot of us, experienced a rough couple of years - my company closing my office, breast cancer, moving (twice), taking a job...
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Sep 28, 20212 min read
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*&%$! Positivity....
September 6, 2019 and its my first day of radiation treatment at Seattle Cancer Care. I went into the treatment area to get fitted for...
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Sep 23, 20213 min read
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Youthful, Ample and Homogeneous in Shape and Texture....
That phrase is a note in my medical chart, penned by my surgeon, before my lumpectomy on June 22, 2019.....and yes, it is about my...
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Sep 21, 20212 min read
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