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Friday Tidings
Welcome to a weekly blog where stories, ideas, and thoughts for the journey are shared.
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When Care is Your Calling
Mel: Some heroes where scrubs. Sometimes, we meet amazing individuals like Mel on the toughest days. He says his passion is bringing...

Karen Farris
12 hours ago1 min read
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Amazing Avon
Avon and her daughter Karen in 2019 I had just turned twelve when I officially began my babysitting career with the Anderson family. I...

Karen Farris
May 92 min read
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Faster Together: A Story of Respect and Rivalry
I didn’t know much about the sport of track and field until my son started competing in high school. I quickly realized it’s a sport that...

Karen Farris
May 21 min read
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The Fascinating Fendall Yerxa
This week, while I was eating my sack lunch on a bench at the University of Washington, I found myself staring at one of the old...

Karen Farris
Apr 252 min read
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The Final Door
I’d flown to Tucson, Arizona to be with my father. I imagined that I could just sit quietly by his hospital bed, but the nursing staff...

Karen Farris
Apr 182 min read
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The Hitchhiker
I found this grainy photo of my mom, and on the back, in my grandmother’s cursive, it was labeled “The Hitchhiker”. It was the summer of...

Karen Farris
Apr 111 min read
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Legendary Blossoms
Here’s a Friday flashback. Circa April 2011. My son, Tommy, was a junior at the University of Washington using his trademark energy and...

Karen Farris
Apr 41 min read
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A Year from Now
On my weekly walk to see my granddaughter, I go past an interior design store that has this huge picture in its front window. I like to...

Karen Farris
Mar 281 min read
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Chapter Ninety Five
When I married her son, Bernadean might have felt there were things about my life to concern her. She may have wondered if I was the best...

Karen Farris
Mar 211 min read
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Love not Luck
I found the four-leaf clover in an unusual place. A small clover had been sealed between two small plastic discs and then encircled with...

Karen Farris
Mar 142 min read
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Threads of Connection
It was one of those sunny, but too cold to be outside days, when I decided to use my great-grandmother’s sewing machine for the first...

Karen Farris
Mar 72 min read
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The Needed Preventer
Recently a friend was chatting with me about life passing by without her leaving much of a mark on humanity. We both are at the age when...

Karen Farris
Feb 282 min read
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Too Puzzled
Let me begin by confessing it was my idea to pull out the 500-piece puzzle. Even though I help my granddaughter with her much easier...

Karen Farris
Feb 212 min read
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Secret Valentine
Long ago, Mom was our small town’s librarian, and I remember her telling me about an older man coming to the library almost every day...

Karen Farris
Feb 142 min read
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Be There
I’ve heard that mothers of sons sometimes have a harder time letting them go. Perhaps, but if letting go means gaining a bonus daughter...

Karen Farris
Feb 71 min read
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Bright Spots
Throughout the dark days of January, I looked for bright spots on my walks to and from the bus stop—they bring cheer this time of year....

Karen Farris
Jan 311 min read
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Looking Deeper
Mom’s small pickup pulled over on a wide spot along the dirt road. It had been at least an hour’s drive on its washboard surface. My...

Karen Farris
Jan 242 min read
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It's Just Skin
In 1929 money was scarce. Jobs even more so. But a young woman was determined to become a nurse. The sick needed care, and Grace felt...

Karen Farris
Jan 172 min read
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Take Two
Mr. Clinton, was the friendly, greasy hands, jack-of-all trades, bike mechanic, who ran our local sporting equipment store. My parents...

Karen Farris
Jan 101 min read
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Just for a Season
Sometimes people are in our life just for a season, but they can leave their love with us in unforgettable ways. Three people did this...

Karen Farris
Jan 32 min read
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12 hours ago1 min read
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May 92 min read
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