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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
Tag Archives: Pain
Statues Come Alive
I’m guessing the statues in my yard come alive at night. These two are probably the queen and king because they’re so very old. They’ve spanned 3 generations of humans. They don’t have names, but for this blog, we’ll call … Continue reading
What They Don’t Tell You About the Wonderland Trail
It was a big hike. The farthest we’d ever backpacked was 60 miles, so I spent quite a bit of time, combing through the many blogs and websites, reading about others’ experiences on the Wonderland Trail. Now that Scout, Dallas … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Hope, Life, Traveling
Tagged Choices, Confidence, Never Give Up, Pain, Steppin outside of ourselves
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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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Healing Balm in My Suitcase
I recently read a book by a school teacher of 35 years. In Positive Words Powerful Results, Hal Urban shared the difference he saw in students when he stood by the door and greeted each by name as they entered … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation, Hope, Lent, Life
Tagged Hope, Lent, Pain, Steppin outside of ourselves, Worry
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Traveling with Discernment
We kicked off Lent yesterday. Ashes on the forehead. Ancient liturgy. Pieces of Mardi-Gras beads still lying on the street. The next 40 days are considered a journey—often through one’s self. We’ll see self-portraits of beauty and pockets of loathing. … Continue reading
Cutting the Cord on Pain
While visiting the wise and wonderful woman of the Nursing Home, I heard a woman down the hallway crying out… “Help me… Help me.” She often cries out. Sometimes she’s in pain. Sometimes, she’s frightened. Sometimes she just wails and … Continue reading
Before Morning Breaks 