Category Archives: Enough

Tay-Toes

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Barb

Most families cement their bonds by creating rituals. I have a friend whose entire family returns to Oklahoma State University on the eve of the HomeComing Game. They fly or drive, bringing kids and grandkids to watch the parade, walk … Continue reading →

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Packing for Stormy Weather

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Barb

We’ve looked at what to put in our packs as we’ve traveled through a Lenten journey. We need to look at what was already in our packs when we started. I sat in an extremely contentious meeting a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Choices: Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Barb

We Conclude the Week’s Discussion of CHOICES: I wrote this post, then deleted it last night. I rewrote it because, I thought the conclusion to a week of  choices about kindness deserves simple language: If we were perfect, we would … Continue reading →

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Lose Weight and Gain Brain Cells in 30 Days

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Barb

Are you nuts? my friend asked. I’d just told her I signed up for National Write A Novel in a Month (NaNoWriMo).  The entire month of November was to be dedcated to writing a 51,000 word novel. Well, it did … Continue reading →

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Bared to the Soul

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Barb

I visited my mother. On the first day, my mother didn’t know me when she saw me. That was okay.  She’s collected a whole lot of birthdays.  She’s had a stroke. I’d prepared myself for such a possibility. But then, … Continue reading →

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When You’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Dorothy

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Barb

It’s the garden’s fault. First it was the raspberries. Millions of them, dangling like red jewels in the bushes. Then a heat wave rolled into the valley, and like a Smucker employee, I was picking, jellying, and making cordial for … Continue reading →

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When Cyberspace Goes Silent

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Barb

A good friend of mine told me he hadn’t ever read this blog. He didn’t have time. He probably doesn’t have time.  He takes care of his elderly mother 16 hours a day and works the other 8 hours.  His … Continue reading →

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Why Does the Sun Spit on the Ground?

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Barb

I just came in from the garden. I graveled potatoes. That’s what my grandmother always called it when we prodded the dirt around the plants, looking for baby potatoes, but left the plants intact so they could make big spuds, … Continue reading →

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God Loves to Paint

Posted on June 30, 2009 by Barb

Nuff said.

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Cutting the Cord on Cleanliness

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Barb

I went to the beach with a friend.  I tried to only listen to her stories and not throw in a bunch of my own, but it was hard. It makes me realize how much I talk about myself, so … Continue reading →

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