Category Archives: birthdays

Happy Birthday, Dad!

Posted on November 3, 2017 by maryannniemczura

  Our family celebrates birthdays with a cake and candles and a Happy Birthday song, even after our loved ones are no longer with us. Today’s post is a remembrance of my Dad and also my Mom for rearing me … Continue reading →

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5 Things To Do This Summer

Posted on July 28, 2017 by maryannniemczura

      Pack sandals, shorts, sunglasses, sunscreen and sun hat. Bring camera, iPhone or iPad and a good book or two. Travel to those longed-for destinations. Book that flight and plan the activities. Celebrate a birthday and celebrate life … Continue reading →

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How Family Encompasses All Humanity

Posted on July 11, 2015 by maryannniemczura

Timeless family stories are documented everywhere. Our humanity unites us, and we are all more alike than we are different. Every time I travel to other countries, I am reminded of how family love unites and strengthens us. We all … Continue reading →

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Merry Month of May

Posted on May 9, 2015 by maryannniemczura

Spring flowers. Warm, sunny days with blue skies. Nostalgia and reminiscing swirl in my head during the merry month of May when both my mother and her mother celebrated birthdays: May 6 for my Irish grandmother and May 14 for … Continue reading →

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