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Diana Creel Elarde
- 1 day ago
- 1 min
OF ALL THAT IS GOOD
During this time when so many have come to the aid of others, without regard to themselves, these words are offered. High on the mountain...
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Delphia Simmons
- Sep 22
- 3 min
What’s in Your Jar?
Lately, I’ve been trying to untangle the difference between thanks and gratitude. It’s so easy to use them interchangeably. But I realize
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Cynthia Johnson
- Sep 8
- 4 min
Trust In What You Cannot See
Not able to sleep one night (possibly because I had fallen asleep before my usual 9PM bedtime and awoke several hours later and couldn’t...
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Delphia Simmons
- Aug 1
- 3 min
Mirror Mirror
As I write this, it’s been almost two years since I have been able to see my image clearly in the mirror. I have counted the mirrors in...
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Delphia Simmons
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Time Tells
For more than five years, my mother and I have shared a weekly ritual: Sunday brunch, just me and Ma, or Mumsie, as I sometimes call her.
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Delphia Simmons
- May 8
- 6 min
I’m Still Writing
But time and lived experience--what some call earned wisdom--have since taught me the value of NOW and how much there is to learn when we gi
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Cynthia Johnson
- Mar 23
- 4 min
Thorns or Prickles
I read a bit of trivia that surprised me and challenged something that I had been believing most my life. I love a challenge, especially...
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Delphia Simmons
- Mar 21
- 6 min
When We Judge
Casting judgement is a reflex, a weapon that each of us wields and uses without realizing our guilt or that it cuts both ways....
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Delphia Simmons
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Lemonade & Stitches
Throughout my childhood, wherever we lived, there was always a vibrant, organic community made up of friendship, trust, and a sense that...
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Delphia Simmons
- Dec 9, 2022
- 4 min
My Angel
Fifteen years have passed since one of my more memorable encounters with my angel. I say this with certainty and the belief that angels...
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Cynthia Johnson
- Nov 29, 2022
- 3 min
It’s Time to Move
Crows are fascinating, interesting creatures most often mistaken for ravens. That’s understandable, as there are several varieties of the...
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Delphia Simmons
- Sep 28, 2022
- 3 min
Community
My mother was raised as an only child who yearned for family and worked hard to foster her own community. We had aunties, uncles, and cousin
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Delphia Simmons
- Aug 12, 2022
- 2 min
25 Life Lessons
We all have them: things we’ve learned over our lifetime. Over five decades of living has taught me a few things. Here are twenty-five of...
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Delphia Simmons
- Jun 27, 2022
- 5 min
Mom: A Profile in Courage
I was about eight years old when my mom gathered her six girls on the living-room sofa in our Arkansas home to tell us some “very...
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Sara Constantakis
- May 6, 2022
- 3 min
Street Harassment and the “Right To Be”
“Is your husband coming to play softball?” I heard the question as I was getting my gear out of the trunk of my car, preparing to head to...
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Delphia Simmons
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
Summer
It wasn’t until adulthood that I grew to appreciate autumn and dubbed it my preferred season. That has more to do with the temperature...
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Delphia Simmons
- Mar 25, 2022
- 3 min
Magic and Wonder
I can’t imagine what the world is like for anyone who doesn’t believe in magic. I became a believer around age three. My dreams would...
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Delphia Simmons
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
My Writing Journey
I was in elementary school when my mother gave me my first diary for Christmas. I had a lot to write about but was too concerned about my...
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Martti Peeples
- Jan 28, 2022
- 7 min
The Joys of Kayaking
When I was a child, the thing that made millions of people afraid of getting in the water was the motion picture Jaws.
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