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I’ll Follow Me Everywhere

Posted on November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 By Sister Rain

We all have had to put the past behind us in order to move on with a new normal. Seven years since my vision loss, I have realized that even when we stop looking back and focus on the future, what came before is still with us. The distance between then and…

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Monday Kickoff

Posted on November 11, 2019 By Sister Rain

“The clock is either for you or against you.” — an announcer during a football game It’s Monday. Try to catch everything that’s thrown at you. Run like hell. When necessary, take a timeout. Monday Night Football GO HAWKS  

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Hide And Beak

Posted on November 8, 2019 By Sister Rain

“You can hide from the world, but the people who love you will always find you.” — Sister Rain

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Loss Change

Posted on November 6, 2019 By Sister Rain

“The love changes us more than the loss. It’s so very difficult to remember this but so very important that we do. It just may be the key to survival.” — Sister Rain  

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A Visually Challenged Bird Mom Walks Into A Bar

Posted on November 4, 2019November 6, 2019 By Sister Rain

We have all seen photos of people where there’s a black bar across their eyes to protect their identity. Our eyes show the world who we are. When I just saw one such picture, I had the thought that my eyes have a black bar of sorts across them from…

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Coffeehouse Of Horrors

Posted on October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 By Sister Rain

  If I eat a chocolate chip muffin while wearing a Hershey’s KISS costume, does that make me a cannibal?

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My Takeaway

Posted on October 30, 2019 By Sister Rain

What is it about a takeaway coffee cup? Expensive and environmentally unfriendly. The baby bottle of adults. Holding one evokes thoughts of yoga pants, entrepreneurs and baristas who become friends. Community. So much better than your favorite mug at home. Rainy days. “You’ve Got Mail”. Seattle. Paparazzi. As if anyone’s looking…

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Dislocated Shoulders

Posted on October 28, 2019 By Sister Rain

As you read this, where are your shoulders? I’m guessing up around your ears where most of us find them. I’ve noticed lately while sitting with Piper, our parrot, or watching TV that my shoulders are in the locked and upright position, or should I say uptight, position. I catch…

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Don’t Quit Before The Miracle Happens*

Posted on October 25, 2019 By Sister Rain

Step 1: Find miracle workers   √ Step 2: Believe   half-√     * Quote author unknown  

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Now I Know

Posted on October 23, 2019 By Sister Rain

I started this blog in 2010 when I was searching for a job during the country’s financial crisis. Back then, it was drilled into us that “It’s who you know” that will land you your next position. Recently I have realized that this doesn’t only apply to finding employment, it pertains…

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I am a writer.
I am a wife, bird mom and friend.
I am a curious and passionate traveler.
I am an advocate for the visually impaired.
I am legally blind.

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