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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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ODE TO MY SISTER KATHY WALDEN ON HER 60TH BIRTHDAY
By: Patricia Francis Good On this the occasion of your 60th birthday party, I wanted to reflect back, for a moment, on one of the many significant contributions of your life. Perhaps you have no idea how your life has affected others. The particular point I’m about to make is one that I have thought…
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DADDY & THE HONOR GUARD
Friday Honor Guard Squad (Dad second from left) Dad with one of the last remaining Doolittle Raiders My father, Richard J. Francis a/k/a/ Dick Francis, joined the Friday Squad of the Ft. Sam Houston Cemetery (all-volunteer) Honor Guard (Memorial Service Detachment-MSD) on November 5, 2004 in San Antonio, Texas when he was 84 years old. …




