Category Archives: Community

What I want for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2023 by becmom45

Most everyone is familiar with the movie, A Christmas Story. The star of the show is eight-year-old Ralph Parker. It is set at the beginning of the Christmas season. Right off the bat we are told what Ralphie wants the … Continue reading →

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An Occurrence Each Summer

Posted on May 25, 2023 by becmom45

It’s that time of year again: the time where everything turns green, the bright yellow orb shines annoyingly in the sky, sending down its rays to heat up the interior of our home, and yellow school busses disappear from neighborhoods. … Continue reading →

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Down the Hill

Posted on February 23, 2023 by becmom45

When you were a kid, did you ever roll down the side of a hill? My friends and I did that a lot. We had it down to a science. We’d start at the top just on the edge of … Continue reading →

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And Again…

Posted on February 1, 2023 by becmom45

We moved last weekend. This is our thirteenth move. Every time we pack up I say “This is it! I am going to stay here until I die!” Sometimes we left a place I absolutely loved. Two of those times … Continue reading →

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How?

Posted on October 21, 2022 by becmom45

This morning, after another difficult night, I sat in my glider rocker in my reading room in the dark, in the early hours of this October morning. As has happened increasingly more often lately, my mind wandered to subjects that … Continue reading →

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Money can’t…

Posted on August 31, 2022 by becmom45

It’s Sunday morning as I write this. These mornings are the only day of the week it is quiet. We live on a busy corner with a large dirt pit next door. There is also construction going on to the … Continue reading →

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Show Yourself Friendly

Posted on August 9, 2022 by becmom45

My last post was about the correlation among mental health, loneliness, and friendship. This morning on my walk I was thinking about the subject again. I was trying to connect the dots from my own life of how and when … Continue reading →

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The Loneliness of Mental Illness

Posted on August 4, 2022 by becmom45

This will be a short entry. It’s one of those that may be too short for a blog entry but too long for a Facebook status. It’s a subject that is much talked about in the mental health groups I’m … Continue reading →

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One Way Ticket

Posted on July 19, 2022 by becmom45

In my years on earth, I’ve worked several different types of jobs. I worked as a gas station attendant, I taught elementary school, I worked in department stores, I delivered newspapers and phone books, I scored standardized tests, and I … Continue reading →

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A Yearning

Posted on July 14, 2022 by becmom45

I grew up on an island. It is a porkchop-shaped piece of land that is surrounded by the Niagara River: the same Niagara River that feeds Niagara Falls. There’s a set of bridges, one at the north end of the … Continue reading →

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