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Building Home

Posted on May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 by handwclo

The phrase “home is where the heart is” has always resonated with me. As a kid, I didn’t stay in one house for long. We moved when my parents divorced, when my mom got serious with a boyfriend, again when she broke up with the serious boyfriend, and when a friend of hers offered a … Continue reading Building Home →

Tagged Family, life, live your best life, love, memories, Mom, Reflection, stories, writing2 Comments

Days You Get Through, Days You Get To

Posted on May 3, 2026 by handwclo

Some days you need to get through and some days you want to get to.

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Check In

Posted on April 24, 2026 by handwclo

Check in… because when you can’t anymore, you can’t.

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Bittersweet Birthdays

Posted on April 16, 2026 by handwclo

It’s not grateful but sad, it’s grateful and grieving.

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The Moments Without Proof

Posted on February 15, 2026 by handwclo

Is it the music or the lyrics? Or is it the music and the lyrics? For me it’s always the lyrics. Lyrics have the power to bring me to life, remind me of my past, tell me I’m not alone in the world, and even inspire me. A recent inspiration came from listening to the … Continue reading The Moments Without Proof →

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Control

Posted on September 11, 2025 by handwclo

Realizing that most things I worry and beat myself up over are out of my control is freeing. Having the understanding that we all have our own lives to live – every one of us in the same boat – figuring it out, gives me a peaceful feeling.

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Hope

Posted on January 11, 2025 by handwclo

And, although many times I’m left thinking someone has false hope or their situation is hopeless, I also remember that I don’t know better than the hopeful one.

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Will You Miss This House?

Posted on September 16, 2024 by handwclo

I’ll miss the old times whether we are still in this house or not.

Tagged Family, friends, home, house, love, memories, miss, Nostalgia, old times, Reflection3 Comments

Someone Else’s Memories

Posted on May 12, 2024May 11, 2025 by handwclo

While I was going through this exercise, it sadly occurred to me that, not only are the people gone, but that their memories, the stories that they didn’t tell, are gone too.

Tagged childhood, Family, life, love, memories, Mom, parenting, Reflection, stories, writing2 Comments

Standing Still as Time Marches On

Posted on April 20, 2024 by handwclo

As life marches on we forget that time stands still.

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