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Monthly Archives: October 2011
May I Have This Dance?
The above photo is of a dance troupe that I had the blessing of forming and leading. I’m the third right to left, and my sister, Mynita, is second left to right. The others are good friends, sisters in the Lord. DANCING…I … Continue reading
Posted in dance, family, Jewish, Judeo-Christian, Messianic, Uncategorized
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And All That Jazz!
I can still hear my mother’s voice when she expressed a strong opposing opinion. Always, Thelma Groves ended her comments with, “And all that jazz!” Mother could have continued her thoughts on any given subject, but she knew when to … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics and Morals, family, patriotic, Uncategorized
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A Few Quirky Characters
Life is stranger than fiction; yet, a few quirky characters show up in the novels I read. For some unknown reason, I am attracted to “Philip” in W. Somerset Maugham’s Of Human Bondage, to “Joy” in Flannery O’Connor’s Good Country … Continue reading
Posted in disabilities, family, Judeo-Christian, novels, Uncategorized
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Breathing in Hebrew
Psalm 122:6 (Photo Credit: Effie-Alean Gross, 2007) Since I was a teenager, I have been fascinated with language. My girlfriends and I made up a code language, using “i-b” after the first consonant of each syllable in a word. We … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish, Judeo-Christian, Language, Messianic, Uncategorized
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