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What can I do to become somebody special?

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Inspiration

Written by Father Lou Guntzelman

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The parade of life goes by.

And as we see the celebrities, athletes and entertainers getting big bucks and applause, and politicians in the limelight, and inventors famous for doing something great - don't we sometimes feel small?  We're just the nondescript watchers on the sidewalk.

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Grandmother

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Written by Kathleen Wade

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I was born long after my grandmother died, so I did not know her personally, I'm sorry to say. But I came to love her through the stories my father and his siblings told about her, and she has always been an inspiration to me. I offer this poem as a "snapshot" of my grandmother, who wove her fierceness, nurturance and playfulness into a complicated blend of Inspired Mother.

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Oops! I Forgot!

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Written by Karen Hossink

ForgetfullCookIt was time for dinner and I was happy. I was making one of my favorite meals, Pork Chops with Orange Rice. I especially love the orange-flavored rice and was looking forward to enjoying this meal with my family.

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Euphemisms

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Written by Anni Gibson

LeavingNestI’m going to write a book someday. I’ll call it Parenting Euphemisms or Everything About Childrearing That No One Really Talks About. It will be filled with gloriously helpful tidbits that your mother – in fact no other mother—dared tell us, lest we women run like hell from pregnancy and all that comes after it.

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A Fitting Tribute: Celebrating a Mother who showed her son how to succeed in life

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Written by Rodney D. Coates

CoatsChessA little more than a week ago my mother passed, and while I am saddened that I will no longer have her to talk to, I am more than happy to celebrate her life. I am, if nothing else, a momma’s boy and as such have benefited not only from a mother’s love but wisdom as well.

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