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The Agony of Aging
While I don’t really feel all that old, I am keenly aware that I am aging. I could still live for several more decades, but maybe not. I’m in my 60s now and have had several heart issues. … Continue reading
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Tagged acquaintance, acquaintances, aging, Brendan Hartmann, Donato Deshmukh, dust, energy, family, friends, good times, hearing, heart, heart issues, Jim Green, Joe Johnson, journey, joys, Lars Prip, laughter, live, lonelier, loss, love, memories, Mom, mortality, mother, sight, smile, sorrows, soul, younger
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Christmas Reflection
Last night as I was driving home under the stars on tops of evergreen trees and past lights behind frosty windows I thought of my mother and I cried. She is old now, bedridden and infirm, somehow staying alive when … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, Benton, children, Christmas, country, Darlington, downtown, Dubuque, food, friends, Hanover, holidays, ice cream, Illinois, Irish, laughter, life, light, lights, love, Madison, memories, Mom, Monroe, mother, relatives, Scrabble, shopping, single mother, stubbornness, tears, trees, Yahtzee
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My Cousin is a Duck, and I Am Loved
Some days when I visit my mother she thinks I’m her brother or someone else. Most of the time she knows who I am, but not always. Going to visit can be saddening or it can bring me joy–I never … Continue reading
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Tagged cousins, dementia, gift, Holstein, Hospice, last rites, laughter, love, parents, Wisconsin
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To Mom on Your 90th Birthday
You were born in 1925. February 19, 1925 and you came into this world as the youngest of nine children. And now, it is 2015. It is nine decades later. It is ninety years later and you are still smiling and … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Cold War, compassion, empathy, generosity, Great Depression, Happy Birthday, Iraq, justice, Korea, laugh, laughter, love, Mom, moral compass, mother, ninety years, smile, Vietnam, World War II
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Northern Lights and Smiles
Several years ago I was driving back to Madison from my hometown of Shullsburg, Wisconsin in the southwestern corner of the state. It was winter and as I was driving I suddenly noticed incredible colored lights in the sky, shifting … Continue reading
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Tagged death, dementia, faith, laughter, life, Madison, miracles, mother, Northern Lights, sense of humor, Shullsburg, smile, Wisconsin
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Reflections on My Mother
I can’t stop thinking about my mother this week. For months now it has seemed that she is at the end of her life, but she has kept waking up to each new day, seemingly strong and determined despite her … Continue reading
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Tagged end-of-life, family, inevitable, laughter, memories, mother
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A Single Bluebird 