Tag Archives: death

Bringing Grandpa Home

Posted on June 14, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Somewhere along the line Grandma and Grandpa McLaughlin had moved from Los Angeles to the foot of California’s San Gabriel Mountains. Dating back to the early 1900s, the town of Upland was full of half-timbered craftsman homes … Continue reading →

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Another Choice

Posted on April 20, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Lukas Hron My Featured Blogger this week is Larry Paul Brown of LPB – Quest. I chose this brief post because, although for many Easter is already over, to those who grasp its full meaning, it never ended. … Continue reading →

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I Dare You

Posted on March 22, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir (Heads-up: this was one of the darkest experiences of my life) My parents loved visiting their old friends JoAnne and Jack. Which left their only child Craig and me to “play” together. Craig was almost two years … Continue reading →

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Weird Thoughts Before Dying

Posted on January 22, 2022 by mitchteemley

Source: bestgemfun.blogspot.com The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Zack was plunging to his death! He’d somehow fallen … Continue reading →

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Falling Through the Bedroom Floor

Posted on January 15, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Henry & Co. The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. The last thing Zack saw as … Continue reading →

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Redeeming All Hallows Eve

Posted on October 31, 2021 by mitchteemley

 “If we are honest, we acknowledge that we are dying throughout our life, and this is what we learn if we are attentive: grace is found at the depths and in the death of everything.” ~Fr. Richard Rohr Few people realize … Continue reading →

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Only One Death

Posted on October 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

Only one death–not an act of hate, but of love–ever brought anyone else back to life. †

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20 Years Ago Today

Posted on September 9, 2021 by mitchteemley

September, 2001, was a tumultuous month for my family. We’d sold our Orange County condo, the only home our children had ever known, and on Labor Day moved into a rented townhouse in Burbank, California. The next day I would … Continue reading →

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People Watchers

Posted on July 21, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Tricia Sankey, whose “musings of a milspouse” site is a long-standing favorite, so I’m remiss in having taken so long to share her with you. A professional editor and ghostwriter, Tricia, who also “plays … Continue reading →

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Farewell to a Beloved Family Member

Posted on July 10, 2021 by mitchteemley

Minuet – recent photo by our daughter Beth Does the fact that she was a cat make this post seem less sincere? It’s not. Anyone who’s adopted an animal knows that pets are family members–and family means loving unconditionally. Minuet … Continue reading →

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