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The Power Compels You: Celebrating Milestones During a Pandemic

Posted on June 1, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
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While we might think of Covid as something that keeps us separated, in some cases it brings family home at just the right time

It took two years, but my daughter finally had her confirmation. Who knew, when the process first began back in 2019, that COVID would

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Pam Pardy: Bandaid on a Bullet Hole

Posted on May 15, 2021
By Pam Pardy-Ghent
on From The Archives, Local, Web Exclusives

Mothers are magical, mythical creatures curing gaping, wildly bleeding wounds with butterfly kisses and bear hugs. When order cannot be restored with lightly laid on lips, a bandaid with winged ponies may steadily slow a tumbling trail of salty tears and bubbling blood.
Those fairytale-like mommy moments don’t always come

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