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Favorite Quotes

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Jan C. Johnson

Last week, I told you about my journal, and promised to share some of my favorite quotes. So today I’ll open its pages and let greater minds than my own do the talking. Why didn’t I think of this long … Continue reading →

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A Sweet Elderly Couple

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

Grief Anticipated, Part 2 When I was little, my dad could do anything. Tall, slender, and movie-star handsome, he was also strong and smart. During those golden times when he wasn’t out of town on his railroad work, he came … Continue reading →

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Sitting on the Tracks

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Jan C. Johnson

Grief Anticipated, Part 1 The diagnosis came by telephone while our whole family was eating Christmas Eve dinner. A tumor had wrapped around my dad’s esophagus, pushing it partly closed at one point. That explained why Dad had been having … Continue reading →

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