How to Measure a Life

How to Measure a Life

I stood in the back of a flatbed trailer with my sister.  We were at the county dump.   

Our parents needed us for another afternoon of dusty and tedious work. Dad was struggling with dementia and mom had her hands full with her own third bought of cancer.  They had moved from their Arizona home of 25 years, to be near their three married children in Utah. 

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Three Reasons God Gives Us a Break

Three Reasons God Gives Us a Break

School is almost out for the year.  Ah…that blessed promise of freedom.  We all rejoice in the coming recess.

My young people suddenly take on a slight lilt in their voices.  They smile more easily.  Even the rush of compiling projects, taking placement tests, and cramming for final exams doesn’t dampen their bubbling enthusiasm.

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