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The Spirit of Gift-Giving
It was May of 1990. Eric and I had just met in March, and it was my twentieth birthday. We were living in Los Angeles. He came to my apartment carrying a present. I opened it. He bought me a coffee maker. I was surprised. My new boyfriend didn’t get me a necklace or earrings. He got me a kitchen appliance. In only a few weeks of dating, he had already learned the important role coffee played in my life. Of course, I thanked him, but in my mind I was wondering if things were going to work out between us. I mean, a coffee maker? Even back then the…
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Moments
I was about five years old. I followed my grandmother to one of their spare bedrooms. It was the one that had creaky old stairs leading to the attic. Rarely did anyone ever go in the room. As a young child, it frightened me. My grandmother opened the closet door and grabbed a box from the top shelf. Inside were unopened toys! She had hidden an entire box full of toys in the creepy attic room.
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Love
Love. I feel it deeply for people, animals, nature, life, but I have a lot of trouble expressing my love in any other way except through writing. As much as I love and cherish my husband and children I have to remind myself to say the words, “I love you.” Imagine my surprise when I was doing an author visit with 6th graders and as the students switched classes the teacher called out the door, “Love you!” Wow, what a teacher! As soon as she said it a warm feeling overcame me and I knew her students were lucky to have her. She probably knows that some of her students may have never heard those…
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Love is Universal
Love is Universal Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates Easter! May your day be filled with joy, family, friends and of course…chocolate! Love is within all of us. Buddhism Buddha: “Teach this simple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.” Christianity Bible: I John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Judaism Torah: Leviticus 19:13 But the stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; Islam Qur’an Muhsin…
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Love Your Characters
I love three real characters very much! Eric, who continuously teases me and keeps me laughing or squinting and uttering “grrrrr!” Kai, who takes after his father but then plays beautiful music for me so all is forgiven. Arielle, who remembers to keep in touch from college because she knows how much I miss her. Happy Valentine’s Day to my family and Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. Today, I’m writing about fictional characters. The ones I create. They are with me daily and I strive to understand them as much as I would any family member or friend. In MYSTIC a character named Sri (a wizard) has fallen in love with a man from another world. In order for me…
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Spreading the Love
Spreading the Love Caloosahatchee River bridge Valentine’s Day is on its way! I say let’s spread the love to everyone. Let’s make the holiday more than loving just our immediate family. I read an article the other day that said Americans are lonely especially older Americans. Living in Cape Coral I can say that it is all too often I see an elderly person sitting alone in a restaurant. This Valentine’s Day do something in your community or online that shows people you care. Compliment someone, buy a few desserts and take them to your local police or fire station with a note of thanks, or write a kind letter to…
