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Friendship, Chalupas & Key Lime Pie
By: Patricia Francis Good You might wonder what friendship, Mexican chalupas and keylime pie have in common. Well, the answer is my friend, JaneMarie Young. Occasionally, we cook lunch for each other inour homes. Recently, when Jane Marie came to my house, Iserved chalupas and key lime pie, which unbeknownst to me,were her favorites. We…
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MY BEST HUMANE SOCIETY STORY
By: Patricia Francis Good Working in a Humane Society you hear a lot of stories about the wayhumans mistreat innocent animals. I remember some. I try to blockout others too horrible for me to believe. And then, there was this onestory that I can’t forget. Many of the abused animals came to our Humane Society…
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The Most Miraculous Thing I’ve Ever Witnessed
By: Patricia Francis Good My mother was in her element when she was outdoors…she just loved it! I am much like my mother, in this regard. And, the most miraculous thing I’ve ever witnessed happened one day outdoors with her. After several heart attacks, my mother had been weakened considerably. That is everything but her…
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The Box Prayer
By: Patricia Francis Good My sister-in-law, Diana Francis, joined the Navy Reserves to earn enough money to live out a childhood dream. I’m sure she never imaged that decision would lead her to serving in Kuwait. As probably every reservist must believe, Diana never thought she would be activated. But she received her orders to…
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Shatter Cake
By: Patricia Francis Good Definition of Shatter (verb) Everybody has shattering experiences in their lives. I’ve had my share. This particular year of 2012 I got very sick and lost my job. That shattered me to my core. And then one night, something happened that made me re-think the word “shatter”. Here’s my story… The…
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UC TV Interview, January 2026
Universal City Television,UC TV,is a Public Education & Government (PEG) channel located in Universal City, Texas. In January 2026, they interviewed for Pat all about her book Good Stories that Light the Way.
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“There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
-Amanda Gorman, u.s. poet