Tag Archives: friendship

Purple Chimes and Valentines

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Stephanie

“Sweet as” was in the glossary I picked up from fellow travelers during my recent adventure. It’s a New Zealand term of assurance: all is well, “no worries” (a phrase that now hits my ear as  well-meaning  but oxymoronic, a double-negative … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons from a Natural-Born Teacher

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Stephanie

  My friend Elizabeth has the serene and calming presence of many natural-born educators, and happens to be a teacher. And, boy, has she taught me. Still in treatment herself, she knew when to recommend I read “The Last Lecture,” … Continue reading →

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Goodnight, Sweet Prince

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Stephanie

Dawn.  It was our friend’s last day, a Sunday, fittingly for a man of such faith. ***** Almost five years ago, a week after my husband Jim was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Chris strode into our lives.   We were … Continue reading →

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Learning Curve

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Stephanie

Last January one of my daughters shepherded me through the relatively minor technical work needed to begin this blog, giving me a nicely calendared progression of posts upon which to reflect. Recently I found on my husband’s computer the 500 … Continue reading →

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