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Blog Posts by CarolynCHolland(9,534)   165 Blog Posts Total Now Displaying Page 5, Posts 101 to 125 « Previous | Next » 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 A FATHER-DAUGHTER MEMORY (Original Post) Today I’m sharing a piece my husband Monte used for a five-minute radio spot in 1997. It’s appropriate for Father’s Day. I want to share about a conversation I had with my daughter, Sandy, a couple of weeks ago.... NOT WORDS, JUST PRESENCE (Original Post) The twelve-year old peeked into the dining room where her new step-aunt, Carole, lay on the couch, her crying body softly shaking. Not knowing what to do, yet unable to do nothing, Katherine hesitatingly moved toward the couch.... BLUE MOONS AND NATURES OTHER BLUES Tonight, May 31, 2007, “the Moon will turn full on May 31 at 9:04 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (6:04 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time), according to The Truth Behind This Month’s Blue Moon, authored by Joe Rao, an instructor and guest lecturer... THREE STORIES DEMONSTRATING CHOICE (Original Post) Life offers us choices. Below are three real life situations, each demonstrating the response of two persons. Consider what your response would be to each situation, if it would match one of the responder’s choices or if your... FOSTERING UNWED MOTHERS WHO HAVE AN ADOPTION PLAN While living in Atlanta, Georgia, our family decided to use our “fourth bedroom” to unwed mothers planning to release their children for adoption. This is the story of one pregnant-out-of-wedlock foster child. The trees were fleshing... GRANDPARENTS, HOME MADE COOKIES AND CREAM OFF MILKCAPS Ahhh…the scent of orange marmalade…the scents of days past...of grandmothers that actually baked the cookies they served their grandchildren and removed the cream off the top of the milk they poured. Times change. As a child I licked... THOUGHTS ON IMMIGRATION: A LETTER TO THE EDITOR Bob Mendler recommended we post this letter to the editor. Bob Mendler is a Holocaust Survivor. Parts of his story can be read in the Beanery Writers Online Magazine at www.ProBlogs.com/beanerywriters in t HIKING THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY (Rt. 30) What better way is there to celebrate summer than to hike the entire Lincoln Highway (route 30 through Pennsylvania). It extends from New York City to San Francisco. One man did that a few years ago. I caught up with him as he entered Laughlintown... Amorphophallus titanum: THE CORPSE FLOWER---A WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING-Is in Bloom NOTE: The “corpse” flower (Amorphophallus titanum) was in bloom at the National Botanic Garden (Washington, D. C.) in time to celebrate July 4, 2007. Click on the following to watch a video:... INDEX N-Z July 4, 2007 NOTE: To see photos that illustrate articles click on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolyncholland/ The Archives subject index lists first the subject, then the title of the written piece. In parentheses is the category where the piece is located... INDEX A-M July 4, 2007 NOTE: To see photos that illustrate articles click on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolyncholland/ The Archives subject index lists first the subject, then the title of the written piece. In parentheses is the category where the piece is located... A DOG BISCUIT, A LOST DOG AND A FUNERAL What do a dog biscuit, a lost dog and a funeral visitation have in common? The funeral visitation was for a friend from church, Henry. My husband, Monte, and I wanted to give his wife, Margaret, our condolences. As we left the house I did my usual... OUR FAMILY WELCOMES A 7-7-07 NEWBORN! Counted among the newborns bearing the birthdate 7-7-07 is my niece Kir. At 1:32 p.m. she gave birth to a 5#13oz. --- 20 inch long daughter, Iris, through a MEDICALLY, not socially, induced labor. Although Kir and my sister live in a city many... WISHING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MARCUS My grandson Marcus celebrates both his baptism and his first birthday today, July 8, 2007. Many good wishes to my sunshine grandson! To see his photos, and other photos illustrating articles posted on the Beanery Online Literary Magazine Archives... WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MISSING SOCKS? About the time Joe's submitted his item on sock darning (click on www.ProBlogs.com/beanerywriters in the category Joe's Writings) I came across the following piece on The Missing Socks. It seemed appropriate to post it at this time! This piece won... AN (INTERNATIONALLY) ADOPTED ADULT TELLS HIS STORY Most international adoption stories are of cute babies being placed with American families. This is the first part of a three-part story from an interview with an adult adoptee in the international adoption triad. Return on Sunday night to read... HOT DOG LIMERICKS (Original post) In 2006 I dared submit three limericks to the limerick contest sponsored by the Ligonier Valley Writers. They sponsor this contest each year for their Hot Dog Fest, a winter picnic, where they honor a writer with an award. Below... OUR PHOTO LINK Check our link to the Flickr photo storage site to view photos illustrating stories published on this site. Click on the I-net address below. To view the entire captions, click on the photo itself. New photos will be posted regularly. Current... POPHAM BEACH, MAINE To view pictures of Popham Beach, Maine, click on: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolyncholland/ WE’VE COME A LONG WAY---OR HAVE WE? We're on the downside of completing 7% mark of the new millenia, a new century. It is no longer the 30s, 40, 50s or 60s. We've come a long way. Or have we? Recently I met someone who told me fascinating tales of his Native American heritage illustrat KUDZU IN PENNSYLVANIA? NO WAY! State gears up to battle kudzu, the Ligonier (PA) Echo headline warned. KUDZU? Here? In Pennsylvania? PERFECT OR FLAWED? I t never ceases to amaze me how two people often view the same person very differently. Below are two interpretations of the same persons, Moses and Rocky. Moses: Was his a “life, filled with spectacle, mystery and miracle…the... SHOULD I TELL OR BURY THE FAMILY SECRET? At the end of this post there is a question. I invite you to respond to it as instructed. Thanks! (Original Post) My head shot up as I unsuccessfully tried to hide my shock at my aunt Julia’s statement. Had I heard her right? Noting my... KING SOLOMON and the CASE OF TWO MOTHERS This was a five-minute radio script my husband and I presented in Connellsville, PA., while he was serving as pastor of a church in that community. Moderator: This is a story of two mothers who bring their case before King Solomon. The King knew... A DOG BISCUIT, A LOST DOG AND A FUNERAL What do a dog biscuit, a lost dog and a funeral visitation have in common? The funeral visitation was for a friend from church, Henry. My husband, Monte, and I wanted to give his wife, Margaret, our condolences. As we left the house I did my usual... 165 Blog Posts Total Now Displaying Page 5, Posts 101 to 125 « Previous | Next » 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
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