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Barbara Falconer Newhall

The Darkening Days — And My Mother’s Last Hours

December 14, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 5 Comments

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In the years since my mother’s death, I’ve often felt regret that my mother’s last hours with me weren’t more meaningful for her, and for me.  Read more.

My Little Old Lady Christmas Tree — Showing It Who’s Boss

December 7, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

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It’s time to buy myself another little old lady Christmas tree, haul it into the house and stand it on the coffee table — creaky knees and knuckles, notwithstanding.  Read more.

Our Globalized, Multi-Faith World

November 30, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 6 Comments

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We live in a globalized, multi-faith world. Can we respect and appreciate each other’s traditions and still hold on to our own dearly held convictions?  Read more.

Help ‘Wrestling with God’ Find Its Readers

November 23, 2024 By Barbara Falconer Newhall 4 Comments

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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 8 Comments

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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 Leave a Comment

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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 14 Comments

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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.

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My Upper Lip and Other Sorrows

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I feel bad about my lip. My upper lip. Nora Ephron felt bad about her neck, a body part she made famous back in 2006 with her book I Feel Bad About My Neck. Nora also felt bad about her frizzy grey hair, parched skin, incipient mustache, flabby upper arms, and tendency toward belly fat. She was getting older.

 

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