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Cubs Win!!!

Posted on November 9, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

In case you’ve been under a rock somewhere and haven’t yet heard the news, the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series. This is big news everywhere. The loveable losers have become loveable winners. Honest—there are tee shirts that laud … Continue reading →

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Sharing Your Own Story – Step 2

Posted on January 21, 2016 by rhondakalkwarf

I wrote earlier about how creating lists is a good way to start saving your story. The next step is to consider a theme. How will you tell your story or the story of your loved one? Do you want … Continue reading →

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The Spirit Still Lives

Posted on November 16, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

I remember Grammy. Grammy was my great-grandmother. In our family, she’s the one who took care of us.  She cooked, she cleaned, she made our lunch and she was there every day when we came home from school. As a child, … Continue reading →

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A Mother Reminisces

Posted on May 7, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

With Mothers’ Day approaching, I’m thinking about motherhood. Specifically, my own experience. Please forgive my indulgence today as I expound upon my joys being mother. For years, I said that each phase of my children’s development was my favorite. I … Continue reading →

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World’s Columbian Exposition

Posted on February 2, 2015 by rhondakalkwarf

Ever since I read Erik Larson’s book, The Devil in the White City, I’ve been fascinated by the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition. The book is the story of the fair interleaved with a murder mystery … Continue reading →

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New Traditions

Posted on December 22, 2014 by rhondakalkwarf

For the last few weeks, I’ve been sharing some of the holiday traditions in our home. My family holds our traditions dear, perhaps stubbornly so. Goodness, I’m rejoicing this year they will allow me to substitute Brussel sprouts for the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Celebrations with Family

Posted on December 15, 2014 by rhondakalkwarf

Yesterday, we celebrated Christmas with my extended family. Over the years, the group has expanded and contracted. Like all families, we’ve had births and deaths, marriages and divorces, and moves. Last year, we were seventeen. This year, we were six. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Traditions and Gratitude

Posted on December 8, 2014 by rhondakalkwarf

Like many, my husband and I have embarked on a mission of Gratitude. Each day, we take time to acknowledge and appreciate those aspects of our lives for which we are grateful. We try to do this first thing in … Continue reading →

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Christmas Traditions

Posted on December 2, 2014 by rhondakalkwarf

Each year on the first Saturday of December, we venture out to cut down our Christmas tree. Over the years, we have visited several different tree farms as older farms run out of big enough trees and new farms open … Continue reading →

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Lost at Sea

Posted on November 15, 2014 by rhondakalkwarf

November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo as it is affectionately known by those who participate. 300,000 people around the world are busy trying to write a 50,000 word novel in the 30 days of November. I am one … Continue reading →

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