I learned many important life lessons as a young wife married to a soldier. There is one that I keep in my heart today. It’s hard being a military man’s wife, having to start over again and again is the hardest part. Trying to make a new place a home isn’t always easy. But one…
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Generations in the Garden
I looked out the back door and into my garden. On the bench under the fragrant pine trees, my young granddaughter sits. For a moment, time seemed to stand still, all sound ceases, and my eyes felt riveted to her beautiful blue eyes. In that moment, it felt as if she was seeing my garden,…
A Gift
Walking the garden paths of the Boerner Gardens, near Milwaukee, will always be one of my fondest memories. At the time, I didn’t realize that soon the events that followed would forever change the way I would think of life. I was about to receive a wonderful gift. I remember passing through the wonderful smells…