Joyous Birthday to Mom! Seventy-five years ago you entered this sphere, I am not alone in exclaiming, I am so glad you are here! My dear mom, raiser of four daughters, A daily mentor and rallying cheerleader! You always know what to say, you always uplift, And while your positivity shines, It's also laced […]
Capturing the Ordinary
Thanks to Marianna Paulson over at the Auntie Stress blog and her recent post, "Capture the Ordinary," I was inspired to draft this brief memory post. When I was a child and throughout my teens, Dad and Mom whisked our family of six (four daughters) off on many adventures, by way of my hard-working father's Trans World […]
Happy Birthday America
Happy Birthday America. For over 200 years you have represented all that mankind hopes to be. Through struggle and strife, by both inward and outward forces, your banner continues to proudly wave. You have suffered unjustly at the hands of those whose envy of what you represent cannot be quenched except to try and destroy […]
Ode to Dad (Merle Barrett) on Father’s Day
Ode to Dad on Father's Day 2014 Fifty years ago you became my dad, A dark-haired, handsome man, who rarely ever got mad. Survived you did, many little girl tears, When raising four lively daughters, over the years. To our mom you showed devotion that was ahead of your time, Helping with the dishes and […]
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Eulogy for Grandmother: Observations With Love
By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, in collaboration with her sisters, Susan Barrett Hensel, Janet Barrett Pallett and Katherine Barrett De Boer. Written for the eulogy at our grandmother's funeral in February 2000. Glenn Barrett Howard's grandchildren are grateful to have had our grandmother around until her 96th year. We know we are lucky. However, that does not make […]