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Confessions of a Pioneer

Recently a friend referred to me as a pioneer. I had to pause and ponder such an accusation. Pioneer? Me? Really? I forced myself to look beyond the stereotypical view of a pioneer. Remove the bonnet. Put in indoor plumbing. Replace a covered wagon with a Suburban. And sure enough, perhaps she’s right. Maybe I […]

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Platform 9 and 3/4

Oscar Wilde once said, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.” I think that might be one of those chicken versus egg kind of questions. You know, which came first? But in this instance, I believe Oscar is right. The other night we were watching the first Harry Potter movie (The Sorcerer’s Stone.) […]

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The “R” Word

There are many words over the course of a lifetime that are monumental. Marriage. Children. Moving. I’ve done all of those. Some more than once. And true to form, each time was monumental. My life changed forever. I remember. Right after I graduated from high school, I chose to live in Central America for nine […]

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