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Hope
By
Linda G. Howard
A gifted member writes poetry for Connecting Point, The Special Gathering monthly newsletter. Here is one of her poems. Miss Demeree was born with Down’s Syndrome. Hope by Michelle Demeree What does hope mean to me? I believe that in life, we need to have faith and hope. A sick family member, like…
Big plans or new toys
By
Linda G. Howard
By the time I was born, my father had started several successful businesses. As a teenager, he was an ice man, selling ice to many people in his small town. After he married my mother, he started a grocery store with a brother. When misunderstanding threatened to ruin the relationship, he moved away from the…
Waiting and other distractions
By
Linda G. Howard
I admit that there are some things that I do pretty well. These are things at which I work hard to do as well as I can. They are also things I enjoy. My list seems to grow as I get older. I enjoy writing, gardening, children, playing, teaching and administration. There are several things…
Failing health and other knicknacks
By
Linda G. Howard
Sometimes I found myself wanting to treat my husband’s failing health as though it were a knicknack. In that way, I could put it on a shelf and forget all about it. I fought almost daily with this notion of detachment. Psychologist call this “compartmentalization.” In The Special Gathering, which is a ministry within the…
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