This glorious thing called life

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MASKS

Who knew that a stroll down aisle five in the grocery store on a beautiful fall day would also take me on a stroll down memory lane. As I paused in front of the candy corn and pumpkin bowls stacked on the shelves, visions of Halloweens past came flooding back. Trick or treating with my friends is one of my favorite childhood memories, not only because it was fun to see how much candy I could get into the faded white pillow case that I used to collect my treats, but because for a few hours I could pretend to be someone other than myself. We would run from house to house in our neighborhood begging for treats and many people did not even recognize us until we removed our masks and revealed who we really were.

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Welcome!

Mark Twain once said, “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”

Hello and welcome to my blog! On the surface, it may seem odd that I would write my first entry on the topic of death, but as you read on, you will see it is about so much more than that. It is a story about life and friendship and the process of living.

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