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{Re}ctify
Rectify — I always have to do it to my mom’s phone. The latest system isn’t installed. She has several, make that hundreds, unread and unnecessary emails. With no wi-fi, I had to use my hotspot to download the latest…
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{Re}hab
Now the healing begins. It will be a long process from full knee replacement to long walks at the museum. But tonight my mom rests with a new knee — we’re calling her the bionic woman. She’ll have three hard weeks of a…
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{Re}peat
We’ve all heard the silly joke: Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off and who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat were … Tonight as we prepare for my mom’s second knee replacement the silliness caught up…
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{Re}pave
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton Only I can change things. Unfortunately, it takes work and dedication and a little bravery. And, mostly I have to change my attitude. I…
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{Re}trieve
Retrieve means to go back and get something. Golden Retrievers do this naturally. Our Goldens, Frasier and Macy, would bring us all kinds of things. Going back to the store to get groceries. Going back to retrieve my…
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{Re}st
I bought another book about rest. It seems I cannot help myself. It’s called Rhythms of Rest: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World by Shelly Miller. (It’s available on Kindle Unlimited.) On a week of vacation,…
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{Re}curve
My birthday is months away, but I already know what I want. A bow and arrows and a target. Archery is a pastime of both men and women in the Regency Era, that era in which Jane Austen was a writer. When I was in…
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{Re}do
In this week’s episode of American Ninja Warrior, Drew Drechsel, one of the biggest fan favorites, fell on Stage 1 of the Las Vegas finals. Yet, he had done so well in earlier episodes that he won a “safety pass.”…
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{Re}cut
The store was bright and shiny. Everything gleamed. Snagging my attention at every turn, gems in all colors winked out at me, enticing me to look more closely. The star of the display was the “Crown of Light” diamond.…