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Fear Doesn't Last Forever
| This is the 602nd story of Our Life Logs® | “Ma’am, you have been ordered to come with us.” That was what was said to me on one of the...
Nov 26, 20218 min read
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If Cancer Didn't Kill Me
I wish I left at that moment, but I didn’t. I was young, dumb, and in love.
It went downhill from that point on...
Jul 3, 20218 min read
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Because of My Mother
I was just a teenager watching my mother grow weak. And when she was gone, my father was not the type to take over her caring spirit. He was
May 5, 20217 min read
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The River Takes and the River Gives
It took about 12 hours before the search and rescue team found Eloy’s lifeless body on a sandbank. I called my mother-in-law, repeating the
Apr 21, 20219 min read
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Babies, Business, Books
Now comes the hard truth: If you’re not in love with your life, or at least enjoy most aspects of it, it’s not a good time to try and...
Apr 14, 20219 min read
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Without Them
I remember how I used to wait for my mother to feel ready enough to take me back. But I kept waiting, and waiting, and waiting...
Apr 7, 20217 min read
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Then They Were Gone
I caught him lying about money, women—you name it—and we argued about almost everything. One day, I asked him a simple question only to be
Mar 17, 20218 min read
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To Survive Again: A COVID-19 Story
| This is the 564th story of Our Life Logs® | I was born and raised in Las Vegas in the 1960s as an only child. I had a wonderful...
Mar 3, 20215 min read
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Here’s to My Only Son
| This is the 551st story of Our Life Logs® | The year was 1981. I was fresh out of high school in Las Vegas, Nevada, and I had just...
Jan 8, 20217 min read
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Through Darkness
For years, I had worked day and night for my sons to get the education they needed so that they could get away from their abusive father
Sep 18, 20207 min read
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Halo of Light: A COVID-19 Story
What if my baby caught it?
I knew from that moment that, no matter the cost, I would fight to protect my family.
Sep 9, 20207 min read
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The Greatest Honor
My father made little money as a government officer and could not afford to take care of us kids...
Feb 14, 20207 min read
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No Longer a Victim
People used to look at me and see nothing more than an addict who couldn’t keep a needle out of her arm long enough to...
Jan 24, 20208 min read
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Fight Like a Mother
...In that time, race was a pretty big issue, with African Americans having spent the past decade fighting for their civil rights...
Jan 13, 20207 min read
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Fearfully and Wonderfully
But it is also known for being smack in the middle of the Bible Belt, where children say “yes, ma’am,” and “no, sir,”...
Dec 27, 20199 min read
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When Horizons Fall
Teaching, preaching, writing, and interacting with students of all ages gave me a sense of satisfaction, and I was happy...
Dec 4, 20197 min read
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You’ll Understand When You’re Older
We would grow up, and things from our childhood would start making sense. But some things are always going to be beyond our comprehension...
Nov 1, 201910 min read
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Bed of Thorns
A bunch of wildflowers left my hands and dropped upon his grave. It was clear that the goodbyes were final. I was burying my husband...
Aug 22, 20198 min read
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From India to Scotland with Love
Traditionally, Indian families want boys, but as they already had a son, my parents welcomed my birth with all their heart...
Aug 19, 20199 min read
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First and Foremost, I’m a Mother
Being the fourth of fourteen children, there was little love or food to go around in our household, and from an early age, I wanted out...
Aug 6, 20198 min read
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