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Just when you think your active role as a parent is winding down,  just when your...
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It’s Never Too Late to Create: Bobbie Bennett on Loss, Legacy, and Life After Widowhood

Who writes their first book at 79? Apparently… I do. 😊 Look, I've had a...

The Runaway Hot Air Balloon

"Watch this one carefully!" Dad called out, waving three red cups in the air. "I've ...
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Uncle Ron’s Canvas Bag of Wonders

The old blue pickup rattled down the driveway like it always did, a little too...
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The Lizard That Couldn’t Go Home

A True Story About Gage and Blue Blazer Seven-year-old Gage loved exploring his backyard. He'd...
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The Valentine’s Day Breakfast Brigade

Dorothy Harper had been making heart-shaped pancakes for fifty-two years everyValentine's Day morning for her...
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From Farm Girl to Italian Kitchen

City Hall. Twenty minutes. Married. Then my new husband drove me straight to his mother's...
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The Great Christmas Caper: When Santa Went to the Slammer

THE GREAT CHRISTMAS CAPER: When Santa Went to the Slammer Once upon a time in...

The Red Wagon Tradition

The familiar scent of anise and vanilla fills my kitchen like it has every December...

The Man on the Moon and the Girl Who Wouldn’t Give Up

Once upon a time, on a snowy Christmas morning, a nine-year-old girl named Lily unwrapped...