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I'm Barb. I write about change. Those niggling alterations that creep into our lives until we laugh at ourselves. And if you don't think change is funny, pull out your high school year book and give it a look-see. Check out "About" in the header if you want to know more.
Newest Release
A Growing-Up tale told in clandestine radio broadcasts.
BK Froman (a.k.a. Kris Knorr)
Funny, Blunt WWII Tale of Owning the Past
Change: The Knothole of Normal
A Sparkling Comic Disregard for Change
The Two Pan Series: See BOOKS in header
Two Pan 2
You Know You Want To Read This
Another Great Group
Category Archives: Enough
Tay-Toes
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
Posted in Appreciation, Enough, Hope, Life, Smiles
Tagged Dirt, Homecoming, Oklahoma State University, Potatoes, Rituals, September, Traditions
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Packing for Stormy Weather
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
Posted in Choices, Enough, Hope, Lent, Life, Traveling, Worries
Tagged Boy Scouts, Confidence, Leadership, Lent, Little Irritations, Outdoor survival, Pain, Steppin outside of ourselves
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Choices: Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices
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
Posted in Appreciation, Choices, Enough, Hope, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Choices, Dawn, Hope, Love, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, universe
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Lose Weight and Gain Brain Cells in 30 Days
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
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Enough, Life, Smiles
Tagged Change, Confidence, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves, Writing
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Bared to the Soul
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
Posted in Appreciation, Enough, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Change, Love, Never Give Up, Steppin outside of ourselves
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When You’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Dorothy
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
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Enough, Life, Sleepless Nights
Tagged Cats/Dogs, Change, Comfort food, Dawn, The Wind
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When Cyberspace Goes Silent
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
Posted in Appreciation, Enough, Hope, Life
Tagged Hope, Love, Steppin outside of ourselves, universe
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Why Does the Sun Spit on the Ground?
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
God Loves to Paint
Nuff said.
Posted in Appreciation, Enough, Hope, Life
Tagged Dawn, Hope, Never Give Up, Sunrise, The Wind, Worry
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Cutting the Cord on Cleanliness
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
Posted in Appreciation, Enough, Hope
Tagged Hope, Outdoor survival, Steppin outside of ourselves
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Before Morning Breaks 