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Accept Differences
Wouldn’t the world be a dull place to live if we were all the same? It is our differences that make us unique. If everyone you knew thought the same way you think, spoke the same way you speak, loved the same things you love, there would be no fulfillment of dreams. Goals would not…
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A Step Mother’s Manifesto
This is in part a public promise to my family and a soapbox stand for anyone who wants the right to love your spouse’s children. Why is it that the stepmother is portrayed as the evil one in the fairy tale? That is often the furthest from the truth of reality. Most stepmothers want only…
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I have Failed
I was laying awake the other night, which in itself is weird for me. I am one of the lucky few who have no trouble sleeping. Seriously, the house can fall down around me and I would sleep right through it. I know you hate me, right? You’re in good company. I was thinking about…
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It’s All Make Believe
Think about all you know about religion. Not any one particular denomination, church, ideology or dogma. They are all the same in the foundation of what you see in the practices and beliefs. All religions, faiths and spiritual paths are all myth to someone and truth to a different someone else. All beliefs have certain…
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New Year Negativity
Why are so many people passive aggressive and negative about 2022? I have heard so many jokes and comments that this year is going to be a repeat of the last two terrible years. I should have extended my social media hiatus a little longer. So many posts about that whine about how bad 2020-21…
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Why Not Trick or Treat?
I was asked why do I hate Halloween. My first thought was hate is too strong a word. I do not hate Halloween. I enjoy the cute children in costume knocking at my door. Their happiness shines through innocently doing what the adults in their lives expect them to do. I don’t hate the modern…
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Emerald Coast Review 2021
The West Florida Literary Federation (WFLF)’s Emerald Coast Review (ECR) has published the voices of regional writers in an anthology since 1989. This year marks the 21st volume. It is available for purchase on Amazon. You will find Lori O’Gara’s contribution on page 116. It is a bittersweet memory of her childhood and a tribute to…
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Dear Lord…tell me a story.
Me: I need to hear how it ends? What happens when the storybook closes? I know that the story is not over. You have much more for me, well, for all of us humans to do, but what is the point if you are there at the end already. God: Why are you so worried…
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Dear Lord…make it stop.
Me: Oh God! What is wrong with people? What is happening to my children? This world is full of people who have twisted reality so much that the truth is hidden. What seems harmless is damaging the thought process of our children. Truth has been watered down so much that lies have taken control. The…
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Dear Lord….I can’t but you can
Me: I can’t. I can’t handle the stress. I can’t deal with the uncertainty of life. I can’ t handle the hurt, the trouble that others cause. I can’t handle the incompetency of the humans around me. Lord: You don’t have to handle it. I’ve got you. From me comes deliverance. If you call upon…
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