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Why Bother Remembering Where You Came From?
By Terese Luikens | | Family
Why bother remembering where you came from? I never met my great grandmother, Frances. She lived in Idaho while I lived in Nebraska and died when I was seven. I don’t know much of her back story except for what I have read in a booklet one of my great aunts scribed after Frances’s death. …
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By Terese Luikens | | Relationships
Never Settle For A Ripple When You Can Make A Wave Why bother having a best friend? I did not have a best friend growing up. My brother, eighteen months older than me, was the one with whom I had the most fun; rough housing in the living room, racing our bicycles, playing catch and…
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Why Bother to Recant?
By Terese Luikens | | Relationships
Why Bother to Recant? I grew up watching the Ed Sullivan show on Sunday nights in the living room with my family. The June Taylor Dancers amazed me and when the Beatles made their debut, my dad commented on the length of their long hair. But something we never watched was sports. I didn’t know…
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Why Bother Raising the Dead?
By Terese Luikens | | Relationships
Why bother raising the dead? In my junior year of high school I landed a job as a nurse’s aide in a nursing home. It felt like my first real job. I had a uniform, regular hours, and a weekly paycheck. Old people did not scare me. Most of them were friendly and more than…
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