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Vintage homestead, Mississippi
My flip flops slapped my dirty feet as I followed my mother through the fabric store. A frequent stop in my little girl years, the fabric store gave me mixed feelings. I would rather be home riding my Big Wheel, of course…
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Dunn's Falls
“Your notes were like a warm blanket around me,” she said. “Even though you couldn’t take away the pain or make the situation change, you were able to pull me to a happy place for a few minutes. You helped take my focus off the pain.”
Her heart was broken, and I was helpless in the face of her suffering. What could I do? I wondered. How could I make her feel better?
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Wendy was my first baby. I fell in love the moment I saw her: big brown eyes, adorable nose, and really big feet. She was, after all, a puppy--a beautiful Labrador Retriever the color of my favorite Valentine gift, milk chocolate...
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She stood next to me in the dining room, wearing a red top, black striped pants, and white leather shoes smaller than my hand. "Here," she said, resting a colorful set of nesting plastic cups on my knee...
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The invitations went out a few weeks ago amid much excitement. Guests were invited to a “royal dinner feast” and advised to “come dressed for the castle: formal, festive, and fun.” As the news spread, there was a buzz in the air...
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She can paint a picture of what growing up in a small town was like and make me long to be there too. When I was little, she told me all about her family, friends, and neighbors in her small town. The people there seemed to be suspended in time until she told me another story, and they would come to life again...
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