Category Archives: letters

What to do with those war letters

Several years ago during a visit to my husband’s family in Tennessee, his mother showed me a stash of letters her father had written home while he was in WWII naval service. The fragile, faded letters were tied in bundles … Continue reading

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Letters from WWII: The Dad I Never Knew

Bruce Brodowski is author of The Dad I Never Knew:  A War Orphan’s Search for Inner Healing. Ed Brodowski was killed during WWII in Germany weeks before Bruce, his first child, was born. Sadly, even now there are children being … Continue reading

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Memories of our babies – NaPoWriMo Day6

My first child was born, along with all the other spring flowers, in April. Her birthday is always at the height of nature’s beauty. I adore the photo of her as a curious toddler reaching for tulips. Some mothers write … Continue reading

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