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Monthly Archives: June 2019
After the Rains
I took a stroll in the backyard just before dusk the other night after some late afternoon rain showers. The frogs were creating their symphony chorus (and quite loudly I might add!) and the first few lightning bugs were starting … Continue reading
Summer Reading- 2019
What makes for good summer reading? Perhaps a little more romance? Books about summer? The beach? I guess it’s different for everybody. Normally, I prefer reading nonfiction. But in the summer, I like to throw in a little fiction. This … Continue reading
Father’s Day
My father has been gone for 25 years now (that doesn’t seem possible)! He died in 1994 after a two year fight with colon cancer. I still miss my daddy and always will. He was a great man, a gentle … Continue reading
Opening My Eyes
Today, I was thinking about a beautiful spring day thirteen years ago when I was driving my mother home from an appointment with her oncologist. At the time, she was battling three different types of cancer and she was at … Continue reading
Posted in God, Grief, Seasons, Spring
Tagged beauty, God's beauty, God's wonder, memories, waking up
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God in Surgery
Before I became a veterinarian, I worked at a local veterinary clinic near my home as a veterinary assistant/kennel worker. There are just some patients I will never forget. One of those patients was a big ole very gentle and … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, cats, Memories, Veterinary Medicine
Tagged God in surgery, happy endings, Intra abdominal lipoma, prayer, veterinary surgery
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Out in Nature Hiking Bryant Grove Trail
Hubby and I recently returned to a trail we’ve hiked in the past, called the Bryant Grove Trail located in Long Hunter State Park near Nashville, Tennessee. It’s a good trail if you like solitude while hiking (we do) as … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, deer, Nature
Tagged Bryant Grove Trail, Hiking, Long Hunter State Park, Tennessee
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The Marcia Trimble Case: A Murder that Took Away a City’s Innocence
I stumbled upon the murdered girl’s grave purely by accident one day while my husband and I were out visiting the graves of relatives at the cemetery. When I saw it, I felt an involuntary gasp come from my mouth … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Memories, Tragedy
Tagged 1975, Marcia Trimble murder, Nashville Tennessee, Nashville's most notorious murder
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