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Volume 1, Chronicle 4, It’s Personal
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 4, IT’S PERSONAL: Let me tell you a story from the steps. First, the prologue. The piece that follows was written for my 8 month old granddaughter on Easter 2021. Today, January 19, 2024 seems a good… Continue reading
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Volume 1, Chronicle 3
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 3, Let me tell you a story about what I learned 50 years ago today, January 14, 1974, other football thoughts & a 99 on a science test: Super Bowl 8 was played on the 13th day… Continue reading
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Vol. 1, Chronicle 2
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 2, let me tell you a story about THE TICKET: Today, thousands of tickets for movies, concerts, & museums reside on cell phones with a QR code waiting to be used like those for admittance for tonight’s… Continue reading
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Volume 1, Chronicle 1
VOLUME 1, CHRONICLE 1, PREAMBLE: “Let me tell you a story”… That’s how it started a little over 3 years ago with a note to my new granddaughter to a small circle on social media. Now, thanks to one who… Continue reading
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Good Friday Roars
Your grandmother, Jules that belongs to the two of you handcrafted & hung this greenery on our front door on Palm Sunday 2020, joining a social media effort to form a sense of community & hope in the forming concentric… Continue reading
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Still Doing Dumb Stuff, Only Slower
Miss Julie’s Pool Boy stumbled putting on his gym shorts this morning, he’s not adept at his own stunt work. Continue reading
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An Anniversary of Helpers & Wet Grass
Some things are certain in the Baptist world when staff turns over or testing arrives, attendance will fade & criticism will rise, ’cause Baptists are gonna Baptist, y’all & there’s no testimony, good or bad, without a test. Continue reading
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Lottie’s Song
Let me tell you your first great- great-grandmother story. Continue reading
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A Door & Stairs
My dad went home 10 years ago today. Between mid-August & mid-September 1968 my parents moved to town, met & got invited to church by neighbors. Continue reading
Stories from the Steps 