Tag: Kahlil Gibran

Finding the Words, the Beautiful Words

Posted on June 10, 2015 by

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This morning I wanted to remember Kahlil Gibran’s writing about children because I have been feeling lately like a life raft where all the people who were hanging on have swum away but they don’t want me to pull up anchor yet because they… Continue Reading “Finding the Words, the Beautiful Words”

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I Liked Saying Goodbye

Posted on August 22, 2013 by

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There’s something wrong with me. That’s been clear for a long time. I love my kids but when it was time for them to go, it was time for them to go. Goodbye. The days that we took two out of our four kids… Continue Reading “I Liked Saying Goodbye”

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