Tag: family
member name: Kimberly Ripley
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August 15, 2008 11:46 AM EDT --
It occurred nearly every Sunday after church. The family...and that term was very loosely defined...gathered around the dining room table at my grandmother's apartment for Sunday dinner.
The . . .
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December 11, 2007 05:14 PM EST --
Marjorie Tilton had been divorced since the 1930's. Divorce was a scandalous affair back then-especially when filed by the wife. But this was one feisty woman, and she wasn't one to be . . .
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January 14, 2008 04:46 PM EST --
Formal attire typically means black tie or an evening gown for the ladies.
Casual attire runs the gamut these days...anything from jeans and sneakers to dress slacks and a nice sweater.
Business . . .
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October 04, 2009 04:53 PM EDT --
Last night we celebrated the birthday of a dear family friend at our home. Even though she is not related to us in any way, all of my kids have grown up calling her "Auntie." Two of them have never . . .
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August 16, 2009 11:49 PM EDT --
Our family traveled to Bar Harbor, Maine just over a week ago, for my baby brother's wedding. I call him my "baby" brother, because he is exactly two months to the day younger than my middle child. . . .
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September 23, 2009 11:08 PM EDT --
Greetings, Gather writers. It's Thursday (or at least it will be soon!) and I want you to dig way down into the deepest resources in your creative minds for something wonderful to post to the Writing . . .
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May 20, 2009 08:43 AM EDT --
He didn't shy away when he learned I had three small children. Most men would have run; never glancing sideways on their way out the door. We added two children to the brood, and with them came extras....they're . . .
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September 24, 2009 09:31 PM EDT --
This was the theme for today's Writing Essential:
"Who can or could (if the person is no longer living) walk into a room and completely turn your day around?
My answer is my . . .
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May 25, 2009 11:07 AM EDT --
Our house is always a hub for crazy antics, constant noise, and lots of loud laughter. This weekend has been no excpetion, however, I was slowed down a bit yesterday with a serious asthma flare up. . . .
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July 12, 2007 12:57 PM EDT --
This is reprinted from "Breathe Deeply, This Too Shall Pass: Thirty Tales of Trials and Tribulations of Parenting Teens" by Kimberly Ripley
The book is available at Amazon.com, Barnes & . . .
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July 25, 2009 11:21 PM EDT --
I was reminded of this poem that my great-grandmother so often read to me when I was just a small child, as I watched both of my grandchildren, Lilly and Aiden, enjoy the new swing we put up in . . .
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December 28, 2007 09:44 PM EST --
So often we ask the question, "Why, Lord?"
Sometimes there is no answer.
This is one of those times.
On Christmas afternoon a young man threw himself off a building in our city, . . .
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January 01, 2008 06:51 PM EST --
Restroom Reflections
(Ever thought of putting in a port-o-let?)
Ask ten people what their impression is of a public restroom, and it is quite likely that . . .
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January 05, 2008 10:12 PM EST --
Mothers spend many sleepless nights caring for their children-sometimes when those children are in their 20's.
Mothers seldom eat hot food.
Mothers pray without . . .
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January 17, 2008 04:56 AM EST --
Rockin' 4 Lilly
CHAD PERRONE IN CONCERT....
with special guests
CARDBOARD MANSION
Sunday January 20
7PM
Middle Street Baptist Church Fellowship . . .
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April 13, 2009 12:00 AM EDT --
Your hair is gray. Don't you think you should color it?
You used to be so thin. What happened to you?
Don't you take care of yourself? You could really use a facial.
You don't . . .
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January 06, 2008 10:06 AM EST --
I don't think I've ever actually posted a question here at Gather. This one has weighed on my heart and mind for a long time now, and I'd truly appreciate hearing other's perspectives . . .
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January 17, 2008 08:43 PM EST --
I need ideas from all my Gather friends for selling tickets to Elizabeth's fundraising concert. I realize it's all been put together very quickly, and she's accomplished some pretty amazing . . .
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February 13, 2008 12:55 PM EST --
I may have posted this a few months back....probably not in this exact format, but am reposting it today for Kathryn Esplin-Oleski's Wednesday Writing Essential.
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March 24, 2008 02:30 PM EDT --
There are occasions when my mind tends to do far worse than wander. In fact I think it takes a hiatus from time to time. I try to cover it up, but never to much success.
"Your name is...." . . .
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