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Memories of Mother….

Posted on May 6, 2011 by insider53

This is an older post from Mothers Day 2009. I decided to share it again and hope you enjoy it….. My Mother’s name was Mary and like her name she lived a plain and uneventful life without thunder, her birth … Continue reading →

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Summer Storm And Silence…..

Posted on July 9, 2009 by insider53

I awoke one summer morning when I was 8 and felt something strange. The sun was up and it felt like early afternoon. The house was so quiet, why hadn’t someone come in the room to wake me. I sat … Continue reading →

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Memories of Mother…

Posted on May 10, 2009 by insider53

My Mother’s name was Mary and like her name she lived a plain and uneventful life without thunder, her birth however was another story. She was born in 1927 in a tent city in Bowlegs Oklahoma during a smallpox epidemic. She was born into extreme poverty and was premature at 4½ lbs. My grandmother had been caring for her sisters and their children who had smallpox. Continue reading →

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