The Gift
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THE GIFT
The most special gift I have seen at Christmas happened in 1979. It was a gift given to Gary Lawrence the cousin of my oldest daughter, Penny.
Just a little background. Penny had learned in June of 1978 that here cousin Gary was ill wi...
The most special gift I have seen at Christmas happened in 1979. It was a gift given to Gary Lawrence the cousin of my oldest daughter, Penny.
Just a little background. Penny had learned in June of 1978 that here cousin Gary was ill wi...
Minnesota Summer
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Minnesota Summer
It was June of 1949 when I was just about 11 years old that I had a trip of a lifetime. My oldest brother who was in the Navy and had two small children. He visited our home and ask my parents if he could take me to his home in M...
It was June of 1949 when I was just about 11 years old that I had a trip of a lifetime. My oldest brother who was in the Navy and had two small children. He visited our home and ask my parents if he could take me to his home in M...
A Dirty Pond
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The Dirty Pond
I was 14 years old and my family was living on a small farm in Calwood, Missouri. One of the girls from the neighborhood and I were good friends. We spent many hours together. Judy was her name. She always wanted to go down to the ...
I was 14 years old and my family was living on a small farm in Calwood, Missouri. One of the girls from the neighborhood and I were good friends. We spent many hours together. Judy was her name. She always wanted to go down to the ...
Planting My Garden
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Planting My Garden
It was a beautiful spring morning in Las Cruces New Mexico and the birds where chirping in the well leafed trees. The sun as usual was shining brightly. And I could hardly wait to go out and work in my garden. I wanted to pla...
It was a beautiful spring morning in Las Cruces New Mexico and the birds where chirping in the well leafed trees. The sun as usual was shining brightly. And I could hardly wait to go out and work in my garden. I wanted to pla...
Jose, Claire and Foster Care
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Jose, Claire and Foster Care
It was the late 1940's when Jose and his family were living in Mexico City, Mexico that Jose’s parents decided to leave Mexico and immigrate into the United States. They took all the necessary steps to become citize...
It was the late 1940's when Jose and his family were living in Mexico City, Mexico that Jose’s parents decided to leave Mexico and immigrate into the United States. They took all the necessary steps to become citize...
Pillar of Her Community
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Pillar Of Her Community
© Patricia Lawrence
Ethel had lived in her community for 45 years of her life. She raised 5 children all who had gone on to college, a goal that Ethel had never realized. She worked with group after group of parents who w...
© Patricia Lawrence
Ethel had lived in her community for 45 years of her life. She raised 5 children all who had gone on to college, a goal that Ethel had never realized. She worked with group after group of parents who w...
Life's Tapestry
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Life’s Tapestry
As I sat at the feet of my grandmother watching her work on a piece of embroidery I would marvel at what I was seeing. I was seeing all the knots and the threads that crossed over each other and what she was working on looked like...
As I sat at the feet of my grandmother watching her work on a piece of embroidery I would marvel at what I was seeing. I was seeing all the knots and the threads that crossed over each other and what she was working on looked like...
Better To Have loved and Lost
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Better to Have Loved and Lost
I got to think about the saying, "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all". That is kinda like life has been for me. I have tried many different things in my life, not always well, but at ...
I got to think about the saying, "It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all". That is kinda like life has been for me. I have tried many different things in my life, not always well, but at ...
Remembering 9-11-01
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Remembering September 11,2001
It was the morning of September 11,2001. I was in Farmington, New Mexico to be the guest speaker at Christian Women’s club. It was a brisk morning and I was excited about what I was going to be doing that afternoon....
It was the morning of September 11,2001. I was in Farmington, New Mexico to be the guest speaker at Christian Women’s club. It was a brisk morning and I was excited about what I was going to be doing that afternoon....
Janie's Dreams
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Janie’s Dreams
© Patricia Lawrence
As a little child Janie was abused by her parents and had awful dreams that it would take years for her to be able to get out of her mind and overcome. She would dream that she was hopelessly being pulling int...
© Patricia Lawrence
As a little child Janie was abused by her parents and had awful dreams that it would take years for her to be able to get out of her mind and overcome. She would dream that she was hopelessly being pulling int...
