Category Archives: MS

My Happy Place

Posted on May 1, 2024 by becmom45

If you know me well, you know that I love the cold and snow of winter. That persuasion doesn’t win me any friends. I’ve lived in the Northern part of the country my entire life, yet I am surrounded, no … 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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But this isn’t right!

Posted on October 27, 2021 by becmom45

Raise your hand if you feel life has given you a pile of manure instead of a pot of flowers. I’ll give you a minute… My guess is, if we were sitting in a crowded auditorium and that question was … Continue reading →

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Nothing but Time

Posted on August 5, 2021 by becmom45

If you know me in real life, and you know me fairly well, you know that my dad owned a service station. Now we know them, in most of America, as gas stations. Forty years ago, though, the local gas … Continue reading →

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I Just Assumed…

Posted on January 24, 2021 by becmom45

I once had an adventurous side. I rode dirt bikes and a fast go-kart as a 9 year old kid on a path through a field next to the Exxon station my dad owned. He said I had a lead … Continue reading →

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I Used To…

Posted on October 31, 2020 by becmom45

I used to have a good life… I was a busy mom of four little ones… I stayed home full time even though I should have worked full time… I washed more cereal bowls every week than a Perkin’s kitchen … Continue reading →

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Life With an Extra Part

Posted on September 26, 2020 by becmom45

The human body is a remarkable wonder. It takes every little process working together to keep us alive and well. Have you ever stopped to realize all your body does? And why? And how? The first thing we see when … Continue reading →

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For Better or for Worse…

Posted on December 31, 2019 by becmom45

It has been a very long while since I have written anything here. Suffice it to say, for the most part, 2019 has been one of the most difficult years of my life. My recap will come next week. That … Continue reading →

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Displaced

Posted on June 26, 2019 by becmom45

Twenty-two years ago, my husband and I and our four little kids left the only place any of us had ever lived. We left behind family and more acquaintances than friends, and moved 1,000 miles away to a state where … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Niagara

Posted on June 19, 2019 by becmom45

The above picture, this porkchop shaped island, is where I grew up. It is surrounded by the waters of the Niagara River. At each end of “The Island”, as it is referred to by locals, is a bridge. The southern … Continue reading →

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