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“The influence of each human being on others in this life is a kind
of immortality.” ~ John Quincy Adams
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“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
~ Mohammed Ali
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“It does not look likely to stir a man’s soul,
‘Tis the deeds that were done ‘neath the moth-eaten rag,
When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag.”
~Sir Edward B. Hamley, 1824
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“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way.” ~ Pablo Neruda
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“The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up as well.” ~ Advice columnist Cassandra Duffy
Happy Flag Day. Happy Pride Month.
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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving
someone deeply gives you courage.” ~ Lao Tzu
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“The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now.
As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.”
~ Lloyd Alexander
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“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching,
Love like you’ll never be hurt,
Sing like there’s nobody listening,
And live like it’s heaven on earth.”
~ William W. Purkey
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I believe in the sun, even when it rains. ~ Anne Frank
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When you wake up every day, it’s like a new birthday: it’s a new chance to be great again and make great decisions. ~ Poo Bear
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“Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written today.”
~ Herman Wouk
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“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” ~ John Wooden
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“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” ~ Oprah Winfrey
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“It’s always wrong to hate, but it’s never wrong to love.” ~ Lady Gaga
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“Knowledge -— that is, education in its true sense -— is our best protection against unreasoning prejudice and panic-making fear, whether engendered by special interest, illiberal minorities, or panic-stricken leaders.”
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
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“Your true character Is most accurately measured by how you treat those who can do ‘Nothing’ for you.” ~ Mother Teresa
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“Women and girls can do whatever they want. There is no limit to what we as women can accomplish.” ~ Michelle Obama
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“A woman is like a tea bag – you can’t tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
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“If you are always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be.” ~ Maya Angelou
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“Love should be an inspiration, not an obligation.” ~ Zsa Zsa Gabor
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“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy. So let them go, let go of them. I tie no weights to my ankles.”
~ C. JoyBell C.
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“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” ~ Maya Angelou
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“People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30-year mortgage.” ~ Doug Larson
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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the one who’ll decide where to go.”
~ Dr. Seuss
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“What puts you on the road is your desire to enjoy. What brings you home is being in love.” ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ~ Leo Tolstoy
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“Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.” ~ Lemony Snicket
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“We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something better.” ~ C. JoyBell C.
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“Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.”
~ Leo Tolstoy
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“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ~ A.A. Milne
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“This is what marriage really means: helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible beings who do not run away from life.”
~ Paul Tournier
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“There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.” ~ Homer
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“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” ~ Maya Angelou
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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~ Lao Tzu
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“A great marriage is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” ~ Dave Meurer
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“When you get married, your loyalty, first and foremost, is to your spouse, and to the family that you create together.” ~ Phil McGraw
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“It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union… Men, their rights and nothing more; women, their rights and nothing less.” ~ Susan B Anthony
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“I love being married. It’s so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” ~ Rita Rudner
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“Double standards means that all rules go out the window and you have no right to complain if you wind up on the short end.” ~ anonymous
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“A good marriage isn’t made because of a piece of paper — it’s friendship, love, fidelity, loyalty, honesty, cooperation… and sometimes a little sex.” ~ RME
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“If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can’t do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings.” ~ Deepak Chopra
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“The greatest thing about siblings is you constantly have someone putting you in check; there’s no room to get delusional about yourself.” ~ Erin Foster
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“Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together.” ~ Sam Levenson
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“Your parents leave you too soon and your kids and spouse come along late, but your siblings know you when you are in your most inchoate form.”
~ Jeffrey Kluger
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“Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk.” ~ Susan Scarf Merrell
Hi everyone, first of all, Happy Mothers’ Day to ALL Nurturers!
This weekend we’ve been celebrating my books that feature strong MOM figures on my FaceBook Author Page — These books are listed below (with some buy links.
Today’s excerpt is from Within the Law. Of all the Moms I’ve written about my personal favorite is Sylvia Hughes, mom to Tom Hughes (Within the Law) and Aunt/Step-mom to Caitlyn Smythe (His Lucky Charm); Sylvia is fierce, protective and loving of both her children, no matter what age they are, and at the same time she understands they are grown adults with lives of their own (fortunately she has her own love affair with her husband Walter to keep her busy).
This excerpt is the first time that Sylvia is meeting Alli, Tom’s fiancee.
“Calm down sweetheart.” Alli was surprised about how nervous Tom was about his parents coming to visit.
“No. You don’t understand. My mother is going to come in here and look for something wrong. She won’t stop until she finds it.” He was checking all the surfaces for dust even though Alli had spent all of the day before cleaning.
“You are driving yourself crazy.”
“My mother will drive me crazy.”
“I spoke with Caitlyn yesterday. She said your mom isn’t as bad as you make her out to be.”
“Well Cat can say that. She’s a few hundred miles away.” He stopped and looked at Alli. “You two are getting pretty chummy. I don’t know if that means trouble for me?”
“You worry too much.” Alli left the room. He hoped he hadn’t insulted her.
Tom plumped the pillows on the sofa… again. He had to admit, Alli had done a nice job scrubbing the house. He was grateful because she really understood how important it was to him. She had never even grumbled about it. He was using his sleeve to wipe a possible smudge off of a glass panel on the curio cabinet when he heard Alli coming back down the stairs.
“Babe, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…” He stood silently when he saw what she was wearing. “Now, that’s really not fair. I’ve got to wear that to work.” And he knew he would never get over the vision of her wearing his uniform shirt and nothing else but a pair of flimsy panties and a delicate diamond engagement ring. The shirt was left unbuttoned.
“Your cousin said you needed to be distracted if you got too nervous.”
“I’m distracted.”
“Good.” She went into his arms. “Now you just need to relax…”
His breath was slow and steady. “I think I know just what I need to relax,” He spread the shirt open and pulled her to him. He bent to kiss her.
They heard the front door open. “Tommy! Come help your father with the suitcases.”
Alli stepped back and pulled the shirt closed. Her eyes were wide. “They’re early!”
“Uh, yeah…” He blew out a big breath. “I’ll be right there ma.” He called back.
“I have to get upstairs.”
“I’ll keep them distracted.” He did his best to compose himself and then he went to greet his mother. He made sure to hug his mom and swing her around so that her back was to the stairs. “Hi ma. You got here early.”
“Your father decided to push on through instead of stopping at a decent hour last night.” She started to look around. “So where is this Alli of yours?”
He saw Alli run up the stairs and he did his best to hide a smirk. “She’s uh, upstairs changing. She’ll be right down.” Tom turned to the door. “Let me go help dad.”
Just a few minutes later, Alli was coming down the stairs dressed neatly in a casual light blue pants suit. She was fully composed. Her hair was combed perfectly. And her smile was indescribable. Tom marveled at how quickly she put herself together.
“Mr. and Mrs. Hughes, I am so glad to meet you. Tom has told me so many nice things about you.”
Sylvia Hughes laughed. “Now I know you’re fibbing child.”
Alli smiled. “He’s also told me nice things.” She stressed the word “also”.
Walter Hughes poked his son in the side. “She’s good.”
“Ma, dad, this is Alli Davis, the woman I plan to marry.” Tom was proud of her.
“There’s a pot of coffee and muffins in the kitchen if you’re hungry.” Alli offered.
“Sounds lovely.” Sylvia led the way. When she stepped into the kitchen, Tom noticed her looking around. “I see you’ve made a few changes…”
Tom groaned inwardly. “Alli is a really good cook ma.” He prepared himself for her onslaught.
She noticed the microwave. “It’s about time you modernized a little Tommy.” Tom almost dropped. He had been prepared for only criticism. Yet, when he thought about it, his parents were both always very supportive of him. Maybe, he thought, he was just being a little paranoid.
It wasn’t until they were seated at the table enjoying their coffee and muffins that Sylvia did start in about their living arrangements.
“Ma, we’re both adults…” This was an age-old argument between them. It would probably be the same argument no matter what age he was.
“You are not married yet. You know how I feel about that. I don’t approve of that under my roof.”
He counted to ten, very quickly, before answering. Tom looked directly at his mother. “Ma, fortunately this is my roof… Remember? I bought this house from you and dad.”
Alli started to say something to Tom when Walter put his hand on hers and shook his head. She stayed quiet. Walter winked at her.
Sylvia glared at her son. “Well, why don’t you just move the wedding date up then? That would solve everything.”
“Ma, we set the date and we are sticking with it. We have been making all of our plans on that date. There are people who will be coming in from out of town. I am not going to make them change their plans. And we are living here together. That’s it. I hope that you can accept that while you are visiting us.”
Sylvia was silent for a long time. Finally she turned to Alli, “For your sake, not his, I hope that when your babies grow up, they are more mindful of your feelings.” She looked like she was ready to pout. “Children should respect their parents. You’ll know what I mean when you have your own.”
Alli gave Tom a desperate look. He looked at her apologetically. She squared her shoulders. “Uh, Mrs. Hughes, Mr. Hughes, we want you to know up front… I can’t have kids.” She braced herself.
“What do you mean you can’t have kids?” His mother frowned.
“There was an accident and… I was left unable to have children.”
“You can’t get pregnant?”
“No ma’am.” Alli bit her lip. Tom reached across to take her hand.
Sylvia looked at her and then Tom. “Well, we want more grandchildren. You had better do something about that. Adopt.”
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Hostage Heart
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Courage of the Heart
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Within the Law
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A Chaunce of Riches
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Common Bond, Tangled Hearts
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