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Humor? I am not a natural humorist, but this month my theme is humor because it will be an out of the box experience for me to explore. I enjoy a “good” laugh like I enjoy a “good” cry. Both have a way of resetting things inside my brain. But, I tend to have more…

The Whole Family Our family shapes us. During those formative years, beginning in infancy and ending when we finally fly the coop, we are influenced by our parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, and god parents. They all touch our lives albeit in large or small ways. Once I gave some unsolicited advice to one…

Grandmothers We are better adults if we regard our childhoods instead of disregarding them because our childhoods shape us. It is during our formative years, beginning in infancy and ending when we finally fly the coop, that we form habits. Our habits were strongly shaped by those who  raised us.  Our parents and siblings might…

A Mother’s Influence We are better adults when we can recall the influence of our mothers with a little appreciation, less criticism, and without idealism. Each of my siblings and I were born from the same mother, but of course, each of us experienced a different sort of mother child relationship with her. As unique…