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Too Dark

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

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So how dark is too dark?  Irrelevant, right?  A kid’s a kid.  An orphan’s an orphan.  Or so I thought.  I was so happy to get an actual child that I never thought about skin color before I became an adoptive mom although later,… Continue Reading “Too Dark”

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Surprise

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

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It was impossible to be happier than we were when our boys were little.  Because of times like these but also because we were lucky and we knew it. This day at the beach in Marathon, Florida Keys, has stuck with us for a… Continue Reading “Surprise”

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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.

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