Category Archives: memories

The Best Day of the Year

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Loren Rhoads

I grew up on a farm, a mile down the road from the farm where my dad lived as a  child.  My parents knew everyone “on the mile”:  where they went to church, where they worked, whether they had kids.  … Continue reading →

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My Memorial Tattoo

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

My brother died suddenly at the age of 36. Today would have been his 52nd birthday. When he died, I felt as if I’d lost an arm. Allen and I hadn’t been close as kids, but as two kids growing … Continue reading →

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Summer is fading fast

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

This is not how I thought the summer would go: full of doctor appointments and hospital visits.  I assumed that the neurologist we saw four days after school got out would have all the answers.  I suspected my daughter’s headaches … Continue reading →

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Goldy in Memoriam

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

When my daughter was almost 5, we bought her a starter pet: a pair of goldfish.  She named them, so of course the plain orange one was Goldy.  The white one with orange and black blotches was Poppy (I had … Continue reading →

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Family Obligations

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Loren Rhoads

A month ago, while we were having lunch in Japantown, my daughter started to cry. She had pain in her chest, pain so bad it frightened her.  We took her to the emergency room at the hospital where she was born. … Continue reading →

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