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Help ‘Wrestling with God’ Find Its Readers

November 23, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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“Wrestling with God” is a multi-faith book and a great gift for the upcoming holidays. It’s what our strife-ridden world needs right now.  Read more.

A New Roll-Out for ‘Wrestling with God’ — Just in Time for the Holidays

November 16, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Big news! Today is the day. It’s a new roll-out for my prizewinning book “Wrestling with God.” Join the celebration. Buy a copy or two!  Read more.

I’m Not Going to Rant About the Election Results. Here’s Why

November 9, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m not going to rant about the election results. The world doesn’t need another angry argument. I’m going to write about my garden. Or try to.  Read more.

Widowed: Some Thoughts Before Election Day — From Jon

November 2, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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Thoughts before election day: My husband’s 2010 opinion piece on the Pledge of Allegiance assumed a social trust that’s since gone missing in America.  Read more.

My Dear Old Manual Typewriter — Good-Bye, Good-Bye

October 26, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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It had been years since I last typed a story on my dear old manual typewriter. Its platen was cracked, its keys tangled. Time to say good-bye.  Read more.

When My Mother Was the Grandma

October 19, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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My mother was the grandma in the family. She deserved respect from our kids. Not because she’d earned it, but because she was the grandma.  Read more.

I’m Playing Hooky From My Blog Today

October 12, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

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I’m playing hooky from my blog today. So this is not a blog post. This is me complaining — again — about my consarned to-do list.  Read more.

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How to Grandmother – When the Grandkids Live 2,500 Miles Away

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My friend Nancy is a potter – a world-class ceramist to be exact – and a grandmother. Much as she loves her work, Nancy wants to spend time with her grandsons – and not just a Thanksgiving dinner here and a birthday party there. The trouble is, the young boys live a continent away. Read more.

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