Ronda Knuth

Mammoth Bulge

  King Solomon probably thought it unique to himself when he said, “Laughter is good medicine." But, I think it was God’s idea. The world looked rather bleak this morning. "You look tired, Mom,” Diana said as I climbed wearily onto the treadmill, “Didn't you sleep well last night?" "No. I...
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Ronda Knuth

Just Call Me Momma Tyson

  It probably has something to do with being twelve. Or, maybe it’s just that he’s his mother’s son. Whatever, everything looks bigger, badder, teetering on catastrophe to Ben. The dangly thing hanging under the car was nearly his undoing. “Will it fall off mom? Are you sure it’s gonna be...
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Ronda Knuth

Start Saying Yes to Life

    Ask me and I'll tell you, it's Luci's fault.  As a popular Christian speaker who has been there, done it all she should have known better.  I maintain good standing in the, "Sisterhood of Naïveté." Tell us it can be done, and we'll take you at your word.  While...
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Ronda Knuth

It's An Adventure!

Daughter Diana and I are to meet for our weekly jaunt to the gym. Lest you worry needlessly, let me hasten to assure you that I am not having a love affair with treadmills and belly crunches. But, I am crazy about her. Having spent a restless night, tossing and turning,...
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Ronda Knuth

Perks of the Trade

O.K. Since I know you’ve been dying to ask, I’ll just admit it . .  it’s not easy driving a shiny new coupe, and pretending like it’s yours. But, somebody’s got to do it. That’s one of the perks that comes with being married to a car salesman. Perk number one,...
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Christine Cormier

Mama almost died!

Hi my name is Christine Brackin, Cormier . I was born in Shirley , MA . January 30 th , 1952. My Father Wallace Randall Brackin and my Mother Helen Martha Andreansky, Brackin lived on Fort Devens Army base with my 3 older sisters, Carole, Patricia and Susan. Dad born January...
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Lillian Cormier

Ten Gifts

Ten Gifts
TEN GIFTS In the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred Forty Seven; We thought we'd reached what we called Heaven. September the twenty eighth was our wedding day, Little did we know the dues we'd have to pay! We pined for three months for a newborn babe; And nine months later...
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Lillian Cormier

Eric's Story

Eric's Story, by His Nana Hello there, called Nana to Eric. It was a beautiful sunny July day and he was trying out his new bike his Mom and Dad had bought for him. He was excited because he was almost ready to have his Daddy remove the training wheels. He...
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Lillian Cormier

Tennessee Tale

A TENNESSEE TALE BY LILY CORMIER Somewhere deep in the woods and mountains of Tennessee lived a man and his wife who really and truly loved nature. They hiked on the mountain trails and swam in the sparkling clear rivers and streams. One day mister Jones (that was his name) said...
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Chapter 1 - A Desire for Climate Change

Surviving The Wrath of a Major Hurricane Chapter 1 - A Desire for Climate Change For us, the winter of 2001 was long, cold and dreary.   We were living in Ashland , Massachusetts , a modest, blue collar town located about 25 miles west of Boston .   Snow had...
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Chapter 2 - Batten Down the Hatches!

Chapter 2 - Batten Down the Hatches! This "extended vacation" would come to a crashing halt for us on August 13th, 2004 .   For days we watched the news, our first experience in following a tropical storm turned hurricane as it turned north towards Florida </st1:state> .   Forecasters said...
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Chapter 3 - Barricaded Inside a 2’x6’ Closet

Chapter 3 - Barricaded Inside a 2’x6’ Closet It was time to plan our escape within the house and the most obvious option for our "hunkering down" was our master bedroom closet.   So I emptied it like a madman, tossing things out and visualizing how we were all going to...
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Chapter 4 - Heeeere's Charley!

Chapter 4 - Heeeere's Charley! I peeked out the sliders for the last time and saw trees being shaken and tossed around like rag dolls.   Even the mightiest of oak trees were being picked out of the ground like tulips.   Across the water I saw the same scene, but...
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Chapter 5 - Onto a New "Safe Room"

Chapter 5 - Onto a New Safe Room I poked my head out the closet door, and to my amazement the drywall was still mostly in place to my right, which was also the only way out.   To the left the tunnel skylight was gone and drywall was soaked, with...
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Chapter 6 - Is It Over?

Chapter 6 - Is It Over? I’m thinking “We made it!”   But did we?   It felt like the dream was continuing on.   “Did this whole thing really happen?   Did we survive or was this our imagination?”   We were so emotionally drained at this point that we...
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Hail Mary, Full of Eric

One night, long after he went to bed, 6 year old Eric got up out of bed and came into the livingroom to say that he just could not go to sleep. I immediately prescribed him the usual cure for his insomnia - go back to bed and count to one...
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That Green House

That Green House   Two years prior to buying our first house in Ashland , Anne and I had to rent.   Our first rental was a wonderful townhouse in a nice development Ashland , walking distance from where we eventually bought our first home 2 years later.   Our plan...
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The Water Bottle

Recently, a 7 year old Florida boy was up way past his bedtime, mulling around, finding ways to avoid that final goodnight hug and kiss from his mom and dad.  Being a 7 year old, he still doesn't realize how much it helps his mom and dad when he does finally...
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Tribute to my brother Jim on his 60th Birthday

James G, yes a capital G in a flash, age 60 is he! A silly poem would be inappropriate to celebrate such an admirable life.  As an infant, Jim was immediately dealt the challenge of losing sight in one eye, something that few people would have the courage and will to...
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Christine Cormier

Grandma Andreansky and Grandma Brackin

Just thought you would like to know the picture of Grandma A is the one mom sent to me to restore.  When I got it it was in pieces so I took it to a photo place and the guy restored it to the picture you sent.  It was the one mom...
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