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Three Days

Posted on January 21, 2014 by thisnest

I laid in bed with the boys last night. I cuddled them to sleep and, after they had made their departures to dreamland, I tenderly kissed their sleeping faces and hands. After a three day weekend, out of town enjoying … Continue reading →

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Never Forget

Posted on September 11, 2012 by thisnest

When I was fifteen, my mother shared with me her story of the day JFK was assassinated. Her junior high classroom, the shock of a school full of teachers and students, tears streaming down the faces of almost everyone around her. Her audible recollection did a … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s LIFE

Posted on February 16, 2011 by thisnest

  It is said that February 14th originally became a lover’s holiday when the ancient Romans celebrated Lupercalia, an annual fertility festival. Circa 496 AD, the then Pope, Gelasius, declared February 14th to be St. Valentine’s Day, a Christian feast day. On St. Valentine’s Day … Continue reading →

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“Cute, Little Mulatto”

Posted on February 8, 2011 by thisnest

I was at my oldest daughter’s volleyball try outs, strolling my youngest around the gym, trying to keep him quiet as I watched my Dev giving her all to make the varsity team. As I circled back around my “loop” I … Continue reading →

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Check The Box

Posted on December 12, 2010 by thisnest

  Our children are not black, nor are they white…they are both. They are not half of anything, but rather a whole – times two. They are living, breathing, laughing, and loving symbols of racial harmony. They are not confused, they … Continue reading →

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