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Abraham Villarreal
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6 days ago

The big things are what matter this holiday season

A friend commented that the turkeys at the grocery store seemed smaller than last year. I told him that was impossible. An 18-pound turkey is an 18-pound turkey. Maybe the price tag was larger. I think everything seems smaller than we remember when we were younger. Christmas trees and presents…

Thanksgiving

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The big things are what matter this holiday season
The big things are what matter this holiday season
Thanksgiving

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Nov 20

Thanksgiving reminds us of the importance of place

During this time of the year, I think of the people I would like to sit with at the Thanksgiving dinner table. The people that are now gone but still have a place. More than anything we want in life is to have a place. Each year, one of the…

Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving reminds us of the importance of place
Thanksgiving reminds us of the importance of place
Thanksgiving

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Oct 31

A place where food places open and close everyday

In the city of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, there is a food establishment that opens and closes every day. Not just opens and closes for the day, but opens for its first day of business, and closes for its last day. It’s hard to keep up with how many restaurants…

Food

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A place where food places open and close everyday
A place where food places open and close everyday
Food

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Oct 23

A place with a name worth visiting

I’m lucky to have friends who bring me small souvenirs from their trips to faraway places. On the side of my metal office shelf cling several magnets that tell stories of adventures throughout the world. I need more adventures throughout the world. I think we all do. Adventures to places…

Interesting

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A place with a name worth visiting
A place with a name worth visiting
Interesting

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Oct 15

Christmas nougats and other things worth the wait

It’s October, and I just ate a peppermint Christmas candy nougat. The kind that is roughly shaped like a rock but tastes chewy and soft. It’s white with red stripes and a green Christmas tree shape in the center. When you unwrap it, some stays on the wrapper, and each…

Christmas

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Christmas nougats and other things worth the wait
Christmas nougats and other things worth the wait
Christmas

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Oct 9

Simple, everyday conversations are still worth it

Maybe I was born in the wrong generation, but I still like to talk to people. People I know and people I don’t know. Talk to someone when placing an order. Talk to someone when picking up my groceries. Talk to someone when paying for my morning coffee. …

Conversations

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Simple, everyday conversations are still worth it
Simple, everyday conversations are still worth it
Conversations

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Oct 8

A phone friend that knows everything you know

Last night I spoke to an old friend and former colleague. It was one of those conversations where I picked up the phone, she answered, and the very first statements went something like this: “I just read that Joe passed away.” “That’s too bad.” “Do you know how he passed?”…

Friendship

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A phone friend that knows everything you know
A phone friend that knows everything you know
Friendship

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Aug 25

Old hymns are old, but still meant for today

I never thought I would like old hymns as much as I like them these days. When I say old hymns, I mean the kind of songs that people sing in church that sound like they’ve been around since before grandma and grandpa were around. When I started singing them…

Church

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Old hymns are old, but still meant for today
Old hymns are old, but still meant for today
Church

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Aug 16

Life changing moments can be different for all of us

In the blink of an eye, or the flash of a light, things change. You don’t realize it until later, much later. The full impact of a life changing moment takes time to cement itself. To let itself be known. That was probably true for a friend who went from…

Maine

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Life changing moments can be different for all of us
Life changing moments can be different for all of us
Maine

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Jul 31

Choosing to surrender is choosing freedom

I’ve been reading about surrendering lately. It’s something that’s hard to do. Thinking about it makes us feel like failures, like we are not in control. Maybe that’s the point. Americans aren’t supposed to surrender. Growing up, we read in our textbooks that we went to war. Many wars, and…

Surrender

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Choosing to surrender is choosing freedom
Choosing to surrender is choosing freedom
Surrender

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