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Dear Reader: Since the beginning of roads…man has found a way to clutter them with road signs. Today one can have a wreck just trying to take them all in before making the decision to go straight or turn. But…if … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I love this early photo of Poogie with Walsh and Mollie’s newest baby (since Poogie was their first) little Rutledge…the family is all looking forward but Poogie is looking backward. She’s not concerned with what lies ahead…because I … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: Our beloved Poogie is no longer with us. Early yesterday morning I heard my phone beeping several times and it was Mollie letting the family know she was gone. Poogie started having breathing problems….so Mollie took her to … Continue reading →

  Dear Reader: I love today’s title quote by Thoreau…How observant of him to realize that heaven just isn’t above us….but, like God, all around us. Every time I go to my garden…I feel like I see another slice of … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I have always loved this quote from one of my favorite authors-Henry James…” Summer afternoon…summer afternoon; to me those words have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” I agree. Yesterday I was running an … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: How many times have we used the expression or had the expression asked of us “Are you in the dumps?” I would venture to say the vast majority of us, if we are being absolutely truthful, would have … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I love reminiscing through the Maine photo book Anne gave me, recently, as a gift from the last adventure we shared in her ‘neck of the woods.’ One day, in particular, stands out in my memory…I was sitting … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: When we reflect back on our lives…hasn’t every major change, benchmark, or turning point made us initially uncomfortable? From childhood on…I never liked changes…big or small.  I think there had been too much trauma early in my life … Continue reading →

Dear Reader: I know this might sound “corny” but I was completely overwhelmed with emotion (by the end of the day-yesterday) from so many beautiful responses I got back from you on the Tenth Anniversary Celebration of Chapel of Hope … Continue reading →

Chapel of Hope Stories. Com Dear Reader: I stopped and pinched myself before I started typing this particular post for today’s benchmark celebration…Ten years ago, on Saturday August 7, 2010, I wrote my first blog post. Little did I know my … Continue reading →