Category Archives: Memoir
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Together Again
4February 15, 2021 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
This is the eulogy I wrote for my father, Harold Robert Reed, who died on January 21, 2021. Due to …
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Hello and Goodbye.. for now.
19December 31, 2017 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
When I was a young mother and a clergy wife, because the season was so very busy, I used to …
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The New Normal
19January 29, 2017 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Blogging is a bad platform for the slow and reflective. Which is how I tend to approach my writing, particularly those …
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You’re Not the Boss of Me: Eldercare Edition
9November 27, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
If you’re a regular reader of my currently irregular posts, you know my father has not been well this year. …
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The Caregiver
28August 21, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
“Did I plug a cord into the charger for water?” my father asked. It was the weekend before Mother’s Day. …
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4 Reasons You Should Stop Blogging (Or At Least Slow Down)
34July 31, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
Writing has always been my way of making meaning out of experience. There are many advantages to the practice. It …
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Milestones and Millstones
8June 26, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow
My father took an early retirement, at 55. My mother, four years younger, taught her third grade class for nine …
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