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Category: Memories

A Life Lesson from a Thrift Store Find

I spotted the chairs from across the store and made a beeline straight for the furniture section.  For months I’d been searching in vain for a dining set to use on our covered porch. Finding six matching chairs in any condition was rare but finding them in good condition was almost unheard of.  Even from this distance they looked very promising…

“Please God, not today.”

September 11th was circled in red on the calendar hanging by our fridge.  But after waking up that morning the last thing I wanted to do was have a baby…  I remember praying…”Please God, not today.”   On this day 15 years ago I was supposed to be celebrating.   After 9 long months the scheduled date for our…