Coping with Cancer

No More Faking Fine. It is the title of a book by Esther Fleece that has been gracing my nightstand for the past month. Esther shares her childhood experience of giving testimony in her parent’s acrimonious divorce and being told sternly by the judge, “suck it up”, when she became overwhelmed with emotion. This phrase …

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Cherries, sugar, corn starch, flour, shortening, water, and a pinch of salt.  Combine in carefully choreographed steps and you have…cherry pie.  When the pie is fresh from the oven, you cut it into pieces and you delight in your creation. (with a nice cup of lemon tea, please) Sometimes, I feel like it is too …

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