Category Archives: memories

Making Christmas Memories – and Eggnog Cutout Cookies

Posted on December 15, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

I’m copying my December 10, 2005, post here as WordPress is blocking it from views for some reason and someone recently asked for my eggnog butter cookie recipe. Things have changed for our family since 2005, but I still make … Continue reading →

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Poetry Can Be Lifewriting

Posted on April 7, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

April is National Poetry Month, a time when I like to tell people that poetry can be a kind of life writing. When my daughters were children, I wrote poems to document my feelings for them during their stages of … Continue reading →

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Life Story of a Lost Baby

Posted on January 7, 2024 by moonbridgebooks

Our family suffered a tragedy when a shocking pregnancy complication resulted in a young couple losing their healthy child in its second trimester. Nothing could be done to save the baby and her days-long torment finally and mercifully ended during … Continue reading →

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