Monthly Archives: July 2018

Where Did the Time Go?

Posted on July 27, 2018 by maryannniemczura

How does time fly by so quickly? I blinked. Now they are grown and gone. Friends and family are frozen in time. They just married. How can their children be grown adults? I remember them as toddlers. Where did the … Continue reading →

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A Respite at the Lake

Posted on July 20, 2018 by maryannniemczura

As I sit on the dock bench stretched out over the lake, an inner peace envelops me.  Worries cease. Boats pass leaving waves and ripples. A distant highway. Surrounded by nature’s embrace, I feel calm. Life assumes new meaning. Birds … Continue reading →

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Sage Advice from an Elder

Posted on July 13, 2018 by maryannniemczura

My mother succinctly declared one day when I was a teen that she found it difficult to fathom why an adult child would declare a family elder as incapable of living alone after a spouse passes. A church friend who … Continue reading →

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Comforting Those Who Mourn

Posted on July 6, 2018 by maryannniemczura

Flowers carried in and placed on the altar. The casket was draped in white. Music began. Choir sang.  Comfort offered to those mourning. Last words by a family member. Tears. Off to the cemetery with prayers graveside. Sometimes music is … Continue reading →

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